Interactive floor installed at museum and science centre

A gesture-based interactive floor display has been added to the Exploration Place Museum and Science Centre in Prince George, B.C. Installed to coincide with the opening of a new ‘Biome’ exhibit, the floor’s images react as guests walk across it. “Our guests are totally amazed when they realize their gestures trigger action in the floor,”…

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Amaro rebranding wins vehicle graphics award

Groupe BO Concept (GBC), based in Anjou, Que., won first prize in the vehicle graphics category of the recent 2012 Quebec Sign Show’s awards program. The prize honoured a fleet rebranding project for Amaro, a Montreal-based natural spring water bottler. More than 80 Amaro-branded vehicles were rewrapped in 2011, when Joannie Rochette—the Canadian figure skater…

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NXT in line

The new NXT series of computer numerical control (CNC) routers from Hendrick offers heavy-duty steel construction for rigidity and stability.

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New polycarbonate line opens

Palram Americas, which manufactures polycarbonate and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) sheets for the sign industry, celebrated the opening of an additional production line with a two-day event on April 30 and May 1. The new ‘Line 44’ adds the ability to produce polycarbonate sheets and coils up to 2.6 m (104 in.) wide, untrimmed. It will…

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Mobile-enabled digital signage blitzes Couche-Tard

Rolling out a new digital signage and mobile broadcasting network in Couche-Tard and Mac’s convenience stores, iSign Media Solutions’ field technicians are now visiting 550 locations in Quebec to ensure they are up-to-date. Based in Richmond Hill, Ont., iSign is in negotiations with Moneris Solutions—which maintains Couche-Tard’s point-of-sale (POS) equipment—to take over network maintenance after…

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OMAC reveals top OOH campaigns

The Out-of-Home Marketing Association of Canada (OMAC) has unveiled the most popular out-of-home (OOH) campaigns from around the world, based on feedback the organization received from visitors to a dedicated Facebook page. Compared to the previous year, more than twice as many entries were viewed this time and twice as many people cast their votes…

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Start out big

The Anapurna M2540 FB from Agfa Graphics is an entry-level ultraviolet-curing (UV-curing) flatbed inkjet printer designed to accommodate the growing market need for graphics on rigid substrates, from signs and displays to architectural and interior décor.

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