Ever heard of Belgium’s Auto Fix? It’s the unit of Bemis that offers vehicle wraps in, you guessed it, Belgium. A company there is tapping into a profitable niche with used vehicles. Click here to read this article. Maybe it will inspire you to target new markets so you can generate new revenue streams.

Blogger Stephanie Hemling is shouting out from the SGIA this week. She’s impressed with the vehicle wrapping demonstrations. This is a premier event on the back of the PDAA’s WrapQuest in Pompano Beach a few days earlier. Vehicle wrapping is taking over Florida this week. Are you ready to get in on the action?

Let us know what you learned at SGIA.

The Hampshire Chronicle News reports Sam Williams completed the ultimate conversion when he got his team of vehicle wrapping technicians to wrap two 40-foot articulated lorries, turning them into shining emblems for the England rugby team, and one of its sponsors.

Williams told the Hampshire Chronicle, “I run a specialist vehicle-wrapping business, Raccoon, based in Durley. I secured a deal to wrap two vehicles, and when they turned up they were monsters! My team worked fast, though, and got the livery onto the vehicles in a single day.” Read the rest of this entry »

Decals are one thing, but who ever came up with the idea to completely wrap a car, bus, truck or van with vinyl?A new article offers you some insight…

As lifestyles became faster than ever, the only way for marketers to stay abreast with their clients is to catch up with their speeds — thus, the birth of mobile ads and the vehicle wrapping industry.The trend is believed to have started with long-haul trucks in the mid-90s.

Since these vehicles travel great distances, advertisers saw an opportunity to reach a wider audience by placing colorful vinyl ads on their bodies. And, because it proved effective in generating recall, delivery trucks.

Click here to read more about the birth of the vehicle wrapping industry.

Mutoh America just announced a new line of high-performance variable drop mild-solvent printers. The Blizzard series will make its debut at the SGIA in Orlando. Mutoh promises these printers offer impeccable output quality at 430 square feet an hour and can reach top speeds up to 861 square feet an hour in production mode. Read the rest of this entry »

MACtac has expanded its line of IMAGin vinyl with new Multi-Print Media (MPM) products. MACtac’s JT5529BFD and JT5929BFD series of products transition easily from digital inkjet to screen printing platforms due to the layflat polycoated liner component in the product construction.

These products not only reduce costs by reducing the need to carry two different types of media to achieve the same high-print quality, they also improve installation by taking advantage of MACtac’s IMAGin B-Free air egress adhesive system.

The MACtac MPM products provide durability up to 10 years outdoors and are conformable over complex curves, rivets and corrugation without lifting, peeling or shrinking. The B-Free adhesive system makes repositioning easy during the installation process and provides a secure bond within 24 hours of application.

Click here to learn more.

Gerber Scientific Products, Inc. has announced their newest offering in the wide-format UV inkjet printer marketplace – the Gerber Solara ion. The Gerber Solara ion is the culmination of Gerber’s growing expertise in field of inkjet printers. Capitalizing on their experience and success with the Gerber Solara series of inkjet printers, GSP has developed a technologically advanced printer format that meets the varied needs of wide-format, outdoor durable digital printing applications. The result is the merger of a true flatbed and true roll-to-roll printer – the Gerber Solara ion. Read the rest of this entry »