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Sunitron Inc

Concord, ON

Since 1986, our goal is to supply clients with custom-designed end-to-end solutions. We provide 24-hour service, coupled with our support and warranty commitment. Visit us on Youtube or Toll-Free 1-877-630-8811

ShopBot Tools Inc

Durham, NC

ShopBot's CNC tools give sign makers the ability to produce original, high-quality work in a variety of materials, including wood, MDF, plastics, high density foam, and aluminum.

South Asia Plastics Group Ltd

Scarborough, ON

Wholesale distributor of plastic: PP corrugated, Expanded and Celuka foam PVC, aluminum composite sheeting, HIPS, PS foam board, HDPU, acrylic, polycarbonate and flexible banner media. Cut-to-size service now available.

Magnum Magnetics

Marietta, OH

We offer a variety of direct-printable magnetic media to work on most popular commercial printers, including digital, inkjet, and offset presses. Made in the U.S.A. It’s Easy to Print Magnets!

Nippon Carbide Industries

Cerritos, CA

Exclusive manufacturer/distributor of NIKKALITE BRAND reflective sheeting for graphics (high resolution digital printing/thermo die cutting) for fleet marking, decals, etc. Also full line traffic products. (ASTM Specifications)

Canon Canada Inc

Brampton, ON

Canon's class-leading quality, reliability, and versatility make us the first choice for sign-makers. Our wide-format portfolio includes Arizona flatbeds, Colorado roll-to-roll, and imagePROGRAF, which offer solutions to fit any business.

Rollsroller Enterprise Inc

Mississauga, ON

ROLLSROLLER & ROLL-X, inventors of flatbed applicators, offers patented features and several models to suit every sign makers needs. Visit our facility for a demo on all models.

ND Graphics

Concord, ON

We are Canada's leading supplier to the sign and imaging markets. With 10 stocking locations, we offer sales, service, technical support, training and financing. Need it? We've got it!

Express Sign Products

St Marys, ON

Express Sign Products stocks a complete inventory of inkjet media, reflective films, hundreds of colours of plotter vinyl, application tape, inks, and sign frames. Warehouses in Alberta and Ontario.

Ultima Displays Canada

Markham, ON

Ultima Displays is a trade supplier of modular and portable displays. A one-stop trade show and marketing solutions supplier of banner stands, outdoor products, fabric systems, and custom modular exhibits.

ORAFOL Canada

Oakville, ON

ORAFOL Canada distributes all ORAFOL products including: vinyl graphic, digital media, laminating films, reflective products, and industrial tapes used in signage, digital & screen printing, and traffic & safety applications.

PLASKOLITE

Columbus, OH

To better serve our customers, Plaskolite offers thermoplastic sheet products in a wide variety of sizes, colours and patterns, as well as customized "Run-to-Size" dimensions, special patterns and thicknesses.

Neo Tech Industries

Markham, ON

The leading manufacturer and distributor of portable display systems, serving the industries of trade shows, events, corporate communications, retail, advertising supplies, and elsewhere there is a need for visual communications.

Tape Technologies Inc

Green Cove Springs, FL

Styletech Brand films include many different etch films and sign making/digital printing films. We are the originator of and have the most Glitter Films for the craft market. Styletechcraft.com

BIK Hydraulics

Toronto, ON

BIK Hydraulics has developed into an industry leader through our ability to stock, build, and sell boom trucks & sign installation trucks in high volume.

KATZ Americas

Sanborn, NY

KATZ Americas is part of a global group aimed at sustainably producing and converting the highest-quality wood pulp board and paper-based products into rigid hanging signage and POP displays.

Norlok Technology Inc

Brantford, ON

Over a quarter of a century designing and manufacturing Letter Lok clinching machines. Replaces spot welding and riveting for channel letter fabrication. Featuring SPR option for fastening aluminum composite material.

Nekoosa, RTape, Catalina Graphic Films, Mojave Digital Media and CET Films

Nekoosa, WI

Nekoosa aims to carry on a 50+ year tradition manufacturing carbonless papers while developing a portfolio of pressure sensitive vinyls and films, application tapes, polyester synthetic paper and other substrates.

Gans Ink and Supply Co Inc

Los Angeles, CA

Leader in dye-sub solutions, wide-format printers, and media. Four Product of the Year awards in 2018 for Non-Textile Banner, Backlit Film Media, Adhesive Back Non-Vinyl, and Best Textile Wall Covering.

PATTISON Outdoor Advertising

Mississauga, ON

PATTISON Outdoor Advertising is Canada’s largest out-of-home advertising company, providing unmatched reach and coverage to almost 200 markets. Products include classic outdoor, transit, digital, airport, office and street furniture.

Point-of-purchase (POP) signs and displays are essential to any business that welcomes customers into either a permanent bricks-and-mortar or a temporary ‘pop-up’ store.

Projection mapping brings horror to Casa Loma

Toronto’s Casa Loma, a Gothic Revival-style estate that has become a major tourist attraction and special event venue, was recently transformed visually with projection mapping for a Halloween attraction dubbed ‘Legends of Horror.’

Vehicle Graphics: Opportunities in commercial and personal graphics

Based in Vaughan, Ont., vWrapz is known for digitally printing and installing large-format, full-colour vinyl advertising wraps on vehicles, including cars, sport utility vehicles (SUVs), minivans and buses, as well as for suppliers, sign shops and advertising agencies as far away as California.

Illumination: Market trends for LED signage and displays

Market research shows the value of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) used in signage and professional displays around the world reached nearly $2.3 billion U.S. in 2015, up from just over $2 billion in 2014, and this market is forecast to grow to nearly $3.6 billion in 2019.

Printing on Canvas: Why print shop owners are saying “Yes” to this lucrative market

Additionally, since many print shop owners are under pressure to provide a one-stop solution for their customers, offering prints on canvas can be a profitable way to attract and retain clients.

Wide-format Printing: Capturing new opportunities

Today’s wide-format digital print service providers (PSPs) have an increased number of opportunities to broaden their offerings and increase revenue. To do so, however, they must contend with an increasingly crowded marketplace and fierce competition.

Managing colour for success

People outside the printed image business do not always appreciate why colour management is so important. To them, red is red and blue is blue. Getting colour right, however, can still be a major challenge in today’s industry, whether using offset lithographic, inkjet proofing or wide-format production printers.

Church-goers: Beautifying a downtown space with public art

As part of the landscape design for a new residential building on Toronto’s Church Street, local firm Eventscape engineered, fabricated and installed an 18.3 x 3-m (60 x 10-ft) feature wall, which was designed to obscure an old brick wall.

Wide-format Graphics: Digitally printed office decor

There are countless studies that suggest the atmosphere in an office greatly affects the productivity of its workers. One component of creating a positive atmosphere is how the space looks.

New inks and substrates drive growth in wide-format printing

The ability to place inks on an ever-broader range of substrates is driving the growth of the wide-format printing sector, according to new research compiled by InfoTrends and released by the International Sign Association (ISA).