Here’s your quick morning update on news in the sign industry for Wednesday, April 20.

1. Last month’s Digital Signage Expo (DSE) trade show and educational conference set all-time records by drawing more than 200 exhibitors—including 45 first-timers—and 4,100 attendees to a show hall that topped 7,804 m² (84,000 sf).

2. McRae Imaging in Mississauga, Ont., has purchased its second Reggiani ReNoir 340 press from Electronics for Imaging (EFI), significantly boosting its maximum output of digitally printed textile graphics.

3. By more fully educating customers about the dynamic advertising opportunities of LED-based electronic message centres (EMCs), sign companies can enjoy a substantial return on investment (ROI).

4. Epson recently donated a 0.6-m (2-ft) wide SureColor P7000 inkjet printer to the Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA) for use in member training sessions and digital equipment evaluations.

5. Engravers can help improve a sign shop’s productivity, efficiency and profit margins, but one of the first challenges to choose between laser or rotary equipment, based on which technology will best meet a specific company’s needs.