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Banner and SEG Sewing Equipment

S Kaplan Sewing Machine Co., Inc.

Signmaking Hardware

S. Kaplan provides easy-to-use heavy-duty single- and double-needle sewing equipment for finishing banners, large-format graphics and silicone-edge graphics (SEGs).
With a full line of guides and attachments for hemming and sewing pole pockets, S. Kaplan offers simple equipment to allow sign shops to keep production in-house by using one machine for most applications.

973-242-8700

Banner and SEG Sewing Equipment

S Kaplan Sewing Machine Co., Inc.

Signmaking Hardware

CNC Routers: New trends in hardware and software

Progressive innovation allows companies to differentiate themselves and gain a competitive advantage in their market. Without it, businesses can quickly become lost to conformity and complacency. This applies just as much to the sign industry as to any other business segment.

ISA reports above-average sign industry growth

The sign, graphics and visual communications industry is growing faster than the pace of the overall economy, according to the International Sign Association’s (ISA’s) newest quarterly report.

Wide-format Graphics: Getting started with soft signage

In recent years, fabric printing has moved beyond clothing and apparel, dye sublimation and screenprinting with the advent of digital direct-to-textile printing. Thousands of solvent-based, eco-solvent, durable aqueous ‘latex’ and ultraviolet-curing (UV-curing) wide- format digital inkjet printers can be used today to produce a broad variety of unique fabric applications.

Revitalizing the Burt

After True North Sports and Entertainment acquired Winnipeg’s Burton Cummings Theatre, it commissioned a new marquee sign, both to modernize the venue and to pay homage to the history of what is affectionately referred to as ‘the Burt.’ The changeover meant a chance to benefit from modern materials, including...

Profile: Kalitec

When Jean Lapointe founded Kalitec in 1989 in his apartment in Laval, Que., he had a very Canadian goal in mind: to develop a street sign post that could endure harsh, snowy winters, particularly given the threat of damage by snowplows and other vehicles.

Developments and trends in wide-format printing

As digital technology continues to improve, inkjet printing takes more market share from analogue methods. Beyond its established foothold in signmaking, it is reaching such applications as interior décor, textiles, packaging and industrial printing.