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Sign Shop Profile: FusionCast

April 14, 2014

FusionCast is a sign manufacturer that came about by fluke. One day in 2007, a sign dealer and his manufacturing partner, who had been mixing different combinations of polymers and metals in a warehouse in Mississauga, Ont., discovered a blend of high-density urethane (HDU) and bronze had solidified in the bottom of a bucket.

Digital Signage: Holt Renfrew’s towering video walls

April 9, 2014

Gridcast Media, a digital signage consultancy in Richmond Hill, Ont., recently partnered with light-emitting diode (LED) display manufacturer NanoLumens to design two towering video walls for a Holt Renfrew department store in Toronto’s Yorkdale Shopping Centre.

Furnishing Vancouver’s streets

March 3, 2014

In a project co-ordinated by TransLink, which manages public transportation services, the city of Vancouver recently enhanced all of its street furniture, including bus shelters (examples pictured), kiosks, maps and newspaper boxes.

Digital Signage: Trends in the education sector

March 3, 2014

In an effort to improve student, visitor and faculty communication, educational institutions of all levels are adopting digital signage. Used for wayfinding, emergency notifications and other applications, digital signage offers the educational sector an effective medium to increase communication.

Space for oddities

February 27, 2014

Last fall, the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) hosted the North American debut of ‘David Bowie is,’ a new hit exhibition organized by the Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum in London, England.

A dynamic role for sign shops

February 26, 2014

While digital signage has developed as a different medium from printed and other ‘static’ signage, there is no doubt it is affecting the traditional sign industry. One need only walk into any Tim Hortons franchise to see an array of digital screens that have permanently replaced the menu boards that in the past were printed by sign companies.

Proper care and maintenance for vehicle wraps

February 26, 2014

While many sign shops have entered the vehicle wrap market, where large-format graphic printing must be followed by skillful, specialized installation techniques, they often still have questions about how to clean and maintain a vehicle wrap for their customers.

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Sign Shop Profile: FusionCast

Digital Signage: Holt Renfrew’s towering video walls

Furnishing Vancouver’s streets

Digital Signage: Trends in the education sector

Space for oddities

A dynamic role for sign shops

Proper care and maintenance for vehicle wraps

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Sign Shop Profile: FusionCast

Digital Signage: Holt Renfrew’s towering video walls

Furnishing Vancouver’s streets

Digital Signage: Trends in the education sector

Space for oddities

A dynamic role for sign shops

Proper care and maintenance for vehicle wraps

Roland VS‑540 Printer/Cutter–White & Metallic Ink

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Products

Onsrud 37-00 series engraving bits

Custom HPL Trail Signage

DPF V9500 and Series V3370 Overlaminate

POLE BANNER HARDWARE ... MADE IN CANADA

HP Latex 730 / 830 Printer Series

Custom HPL Interpretive Panels

Read the Latest Issue