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The New Product Showcase is the launching pad for the industry's hottest new products and services making their trade show
debut at EXHIBITOR2010. New Product Showcase entries are also eligible for the prestigious Buyer's Choice Award, recognizing
the top new products of the year.
THIS YEAR'S ENTRIES:
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 Move over, Chia Pet. Naturexhibits’ VEG (short for Vertical Exhibit Gardens) is an entirely organic, floradisplay technology designed around a soilless growth medium that allows a variety of living plants to cover vertical and curved surfaces. You can also use the VEG to surround three-dimensional objects of all sizes and to “carpet” entire ceilings. VEG replaces conventional print media with plant media specifically grown to accurately match your company’s branding, color schemes, font styles, and logo in lively detail.
Contact: Naturexhibits, Laguna Beach, CA, 949-887-7738, www.naturexhibits.com
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 OK, so it’s not a giant pillow. But the convenient pillowcase-and-zipper design of the 10-foot Sophora Tensioned Fabric Display sure makes it easy to attach double-sided graphics — and let your messaging do the talking for you. Manufactured by PosterGarden, the Sophora’s proprietary connector system — which features hands-free locking pins — obviates the need for tools and makes for easy assembly of the display’s aircraft-grade aluminum framework. Full-color graphics are printed on EcoKnit fabric, which is 100-percent recyclable. Optional accessories include a hard carrying case with a foam-molded interior and halogen or LED accent lighting.
Contact: PosterGarden, Portland, OR, 503-297-9982, www.postergarden.com
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 With its multiple data-capture options and badge-swipe functionality, the euroPod kiosk by Showcraft makes the perfect command post for gatekeepers to track admissions to your demo, product presentation, or other booth activity. At the same time, the oblong-shaped kiosk, which measures 82-by-47 inches, boasts double-sided fabric displays and full-color laminate panels that ensure your messaging and corporate branding remain front and center for the show’s duration. What’s more, the product’s lightweight, aluminum design and modest 50-by-25-by-26-inch dimensions when disassembled and packed make transporting the euroPod a whole lot less expensive than any trip you might take across the pond.
Contact: Showcraft, Burnsville, MN, 952-890-4200, www.showcraft.com
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 With the LED Gooseneck Task Light from Display Supply & Lighting Inc., you get all the flexibility — literally — that you need to shed light on your subject. Whether you’re adding accent lighting to graphics, supplying a reading lamp for presenters to use at a lectern, or looking to brighten up a display area, this task light’s bendable gooseneck arm and
interchangeable clamping mechanisms offer the versatility needed to provide illumination in a variety of applications. Available in black or silver finishes, the metal fixture’s gooseneck is 18 inches long and comes with a 2.5-watt LED bulb. It can be drill-mounted or clamped to a Skanda base, rendering it compatible with more than 60 mounting clips.
Contact: Display Supply & Lighting Inc., Itasca, IL, 630-285-9660, www.dslgroup.com |
The AD-01 Roll-up Banner offers a wrinkle-free display that sets up in seconds. Available from Clear Display System Corp., the AD-01 requires only a screwdriver to adjust the banner tension, alleviating puckering
and wrinkles.
Contact: Clear Display System Corp., Taiwan, 886-2-8667-3300, www.easy-truss.com
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 Signature Systems’ EcoDeck offers exhibitors an alternative to conventional raised wood floors. EcoDeck raised floors are tough enough to support loads of up to 16,000 pounds, yet sufficiently lightweight — typically 50 percent lighter than wood — that a team of two can assemble a floor measuring 1,000 square feet in 30 minutes or less. Manufactured from recycled plastic, EcoDeck is shipped in preassembled panels. Each panel comprises four 19.75-by-19.75-inch tiles that lock together securely without the need for tools, metal fittings, or fasteners. Finished edging and a variety of surface laminates are available to create custom exhibit floors of all sizes that can be raised up to 4 inches above the ground.
Contact: Signature Systems, New York, 800-713-9221, www.exhibitflooringsolutions.com
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 The Expand BrochurePocket from Expand International reminds us that sometimes the simplest of ideas can be the smartest. A durable, transparent literature holder, the Expand BrochurePocket attaches to any graphic panel with the use of — drum roll please — simple magnets supplied by the manufacturer. The BrochurePocket can accommodate standard letter-sized brochures as well as A4-sized brochures, which are popular in Europe. Package dimensions for shipping are roughly 6.5 inches wide, 12.75 inches high, and 3 inches deep. It weighs 1.7 pounds.
Contact: Expand International, Stratford, CT, 800-758-3020, www.expandmedia.com
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 A far cry from a typical folding table, the Occasions Custom Modular Table system from Skyline Displays Inc. is a single lectern-sized table, measuring 40 inches tall, 26 inches wide, and 16 inches deep that folds down easily and packs neatly into a shippable case weighing less than 25 pounds when fully loaded. Two or more Occasions tables may be linked together to create a long booth counter. Comprising a unique combination of plastic, fabric, and substrate or paper materials, the tabletop, front, and side panels of the Occasions Custom Modular Table can be customized with solid-color or custom graphics.
Contact: Skyline Displays Inc., St. Paul, MN, 800-328-2725, www.skyline.com
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 You’ll never hit the wall for new design ideas with the Protia Panel Display System from PosterGarden. Typically used as a booth backdrop complete with display shelves, this modular line is available in a wide range of standard configurations including six wall structures measuring up to 9.5 feet wide by 7 feet tall and four tower assemblies with dimensions of up to 7 feet tall by 2 feet deep. Thanks to its modular design — individual wall panels measure 2-by-2 feet and tower panels measure 1-by-2 feet — the Protia is also fully customizable so you can mix and match components to exercise your own creative flair. Full-color graphics attach to the Protia’s plastic frame and can be printed on both the front and back sides of its DuraPlast foam-board panels, which are 100-percent recyclable.
Contact: PosterGarden, Portland, OR, 503-297-9982, www.postergarden.com
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 The 2-watt LED Recessed Apeiron Series from Display Supply & Lighting Inc. doesn’t care where in the world you plug it in. Thanks to the Apeiron Series’ self-regulating power adapter, this light is compatible with both domestic and international electrical outlets. Outfitted with either a round or square bezel, the Apeiron Series Colored Light can be used to illuminate the underside of cabinets, provide soffit lighting, or
brighten display cubes. LED color-output options include cool white, warm white, green, blue, royal blue, cyan, red, red-orange, and amber. The stainless-steel fixture is 3.5 inches in diameter and is available in polished chrome, polished gold, brushed nickel, white, and off-white finishes.
Contact: Display Supply & Lighting Inc., Itasca, IL, 630-285-9660, www.dslgroup.com |
 Promising to sweep up attendees’ attention like a tidal current with its undulating design, WaveLine Tension Fabric exhibits are as hassle-free as they are whimsical — assembling in as little as 10 minutes. Offered by BrandStand America, they feature two-sided, dye-sublimated printing on recyclable polyester, which resists wrinkling while stretching to attach to WaveLine’s framework by heavy-duty zipper, eliminating the need for tools of any kind. Its lightweight frame is constructed from clear, anodized aluminum tubes, which measure 1.25 inches in diameter and
are interlinked by bungee cord. WaveLine displays come in 10- and 8-foot sizes, with viewable wall dimensions of roughly 123-by-90 inches and 93-by-90 inches, respectively. The WaveLine is also available in 8- or 6-foot tabletop configurations that sport a viewable area of approximately 93-by-61 inches and 74 -by-61 inches, respectively.
Contact: BrandStand America, Nokomis, FL, 866-994-4001, www.brandstand.us
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 Thanks to the Envoy Exhibit System from Skyline Displays Inc., you can say goodbye to time-consuming makeovers of your modular exhibit each time you want to adjust your messaging or alter your look. Envoy’s proprietary fabric-connection system makes it a cinch to swap one fabric graphic display for another without changes to any of your exhibit’s existing hardware. Skyline offers a choice of panel treatments including fabrics suitable for opaque and backlit panels.
Contact: Skyline Displays Inc. St. Paul, MN, 800-328-2725, www.skyline.com |
 Short on booth space, but long on brand messaging? No problem. Advent Firm’s three-sided, rotating wall display allows you to communicate more information than a typical static wall graphic — even when constrained by a crowded trade show floor. Comprising four wooden, pyramid-shaped panels suspended vertically, the wall features a specialized motor and braking system to automate rotation. The panels rotate one-third of a turn three times per minute to create 20-second viewing intervals for each of the three sides. Vinyl graphics are scored to fit the entire surface area of each panel, and the panels are then enclosed within an exterior wall frame to which graphics can also be applied. Functioning as a single unit, the wall’s frame and four rotating panels stand 8 feet tall and 12 feet wide, but the entire structure can be fabricated in other sizes to accommodate various booth configurations.
Contact: Advent Firm, Houston, 713-462-8347, www.adventfirm.com
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 The Easy Pillar truss display system from Clear Display System Corp. offers a variety of display configurations and combinations. The aluminum system offers an elegant aesthetic that’s also fast and easy to assemble. It can be used independently or connected to various aluminum systems.
Contact: Clear Display System Corp., Taiwan, 886-2-8667-3300, www.easy-truss.com |
 Touch-activated dimming built into the face of the stainless-steel LED Surface Mount Profile Light puts control of a 120-degree arc of light at your fingertips. This 2.5-watt fixture from Display Supply & Lighting Inc.
sports a round bezel measuring 3.5 inches in diameter. The bezel can be mounted to most solid surfaces including walls, tabletops, cabinetry, and podiums to provide LED illumination in various shades of white.
Contact: Display Supply & Lighting Inc., Itasca, IL, 630-285-9660, www.dslgroup.com
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 With Instant Metrics by Marketech, event marketers will never again find themselves without the hard numbers to back up their program’s success. Instant Metrics is a pocket-sized calculator for inputting attendee numbers, product-demonstration counts, and lead-generation activity. Once you’ve loaded in the raw numbers, step-by-step directions allow users to calculate cost per lead, cost per participant, cost per demo, and other relevant performance metrics. After the show, you can map these results back to your overall goals and objectives to produce quantitative return-on-investment analyses.
Contact: Marketech, Westboro, MA, 508-836-2633, www.marketech360.com
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 With Freeman’s Autostereoscopic 3-D monitor, multimedia presentations seem to literally leap off the screen at attendees. The black, 42-inch LCD monitor boasts an innovative lenticular system that delivers a stereoscopic visual experience in 1,920-by-1,080 resolution without the need for 3-D glasses. Universal fittings in the back panel make mounting the unit a snap. The monitor also supports standard two-dimensional media.
Contact: Freeman, Dallas, 800-453-9228, www.freemanco.com
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 With its 3-by-2-inch LED display, the iDigiTAG is a digital nametag that allows wearers to introduce themselves with more than just a simple hello. Load it with company-specific content such as your brand logo, special show promotions, and even product presentations. Manufactured by Say it with Style — Targeted Promotional Solutions, iDigiTAG offers pre-designed video loops that can be downloaded from the company’s Web site and tailored to suit your needs. Alternatively, users can upload custom content of their own creation directly to the iDigiTAG via USB port. It attaches by a magnetic badge or can be worn on a lanyard, both of which are included. It’s powered by a rechargeable, six-hour battery (included) and also comes with a charger.
Contact: Say it with Style — Targeted Promotional Solutions, Las Vegas, 702-327-9042, www.siwspromos.com
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 There’s more than immediately meets the eye with the Arrive Case Table and Workstation by Skyline Displays Inc. The carrying case easily transports as many as three banner stands at a time to your event, where it then converts to a versatile workspace complete with a countertop, a built-in laptop tray, wire-management grommets, and attachable graphics panels. The entire user-friendly unit is designed to
conform to standard UPS and FedEx freight guidelines, allowing you to avoid exorbitant shipping costs.
Contact: Skyline Displays Inc. St. Paul, MN, 800-328-2725, www.skyline.com
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 Tired of the same old banner display? Put a new twist on your graphics with the PictureScape Exhibit System from Skyline Displays Inc. A variable-angle connection system combined with customizable extrusion lengths and angles enable PictureScape frames to produce virtually any two-dimensional shape from fabric graphics components. The frame sets up and breaks down with an Allen wrench.
Contact: Skyline Displays Inc., St. Paul, MN, 800-328-2725, www.skyline.com |
 Worried about seating arrangements at your next show? Take a load off with Endless Seating from CORT Trade Show & Event Furnishings. Available in interlocking-square and curved-base designs, seating can be grouped in sectionals to create inline, circular, semi-circular, and serpentine loveseat and sofa configurations that accommodate virtually any space. Removable seat backs come in two styles: 12-inch low back or 39-inch high back. Steel framing and vinyl upholstery ensure durability. Stock colors include either black or white.
Contact: CORT Trade Show & Event Furnishings, Las Vegas, 888-710-2525, www.cortevents.com
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 Looking for ways to cut shipping and drayage costs when transporting multiple banner stands? ExpoDisplays offers an efficient solution with its new Trios case. Internally molded to snugly fit up to three collapsible
10-foot banner stands, this vacuum-formed, hard ABS plastic case weighs about 4 pounds — and approximately 40 pounds when loaded with three banner stands. Measuring 36.5-by-15-by-11.5 inches,
the Trios can be wheeled or carried into the exhibit hall. The case ships standard with both UPS and FedEx.
Contact: ExpoDisplays, Birmingham, AL, 800-367-3976, www.expodisplays.com |
 If attendees are routinely donning their shades when they come anywhere near your display, you may want to consider the 2.5-watt LED Recessed Ember Series light. Produced by Display Supply & Lighting Inc., it features a baffle assembly that distributes light asymmetrically, which eliminates practically all glare so that attendees can start seeing your display rather than being blinded by it. A universal power adaptor allows the fixture to interface with most electrical sources worldwide. Available bezel shapes include round (1.8-inch diameter), square (1.8-by-1.8 inches), and oval (1.8-by-2.3 inches). All fixtures have a depth of a mere 0.75 inches. The stainless-steel unit comes in polished chrome, gold, brushed nickel, white, or off-white finishes. Its snap-in mounting system requires a 1.25-inch-diameter hole with which to mate. The LED Recessed Ember Series is also dimmable with most conventional rheostats.
Contact: Display Supply & Lighting Inc., Itasca, IL, 630-285-9660, www.dslgroup.com
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 Eat your heart out, Tom Cruise. Like the actor’s computer command center in the movie “Minority Report,” Kaon v-Connect Pro from Kaon Interactive serves as a virtual platform facilitating face-to-face, real-time interaction between your product experts back at the home office and booth visitor at the show. Sporting a 46-inch, touchscreen monitor (also available in 24- and 42-inch versions) and proprietary, streaming AV technology, the Kaon v-Connect Pro is akin to an online mission control booth, where off-site reps treat attendees to guided tours of everything from 3-D product models and engineering schematics to presentations, videos, and company literature. There’s even an interactive whiteboard for facilitating live collaboration. Better yet, your home-office personnel only need a Web browser with Internet connectivity to interact with show attendees. No special software is required.
Contact: Kaon Interactive, Maynard, MA, 978-823-0111, www.kaon.com |
 If your exhibit walls could talk, they may well ask to be dressed by Moss Inc., a global provider of tensioned-fabric solutions to the exhibit, event, and retail-interiors industries. With its EZ Fabric Wall System, Moss offers a lightweight wall framework made of anodized aluminum that is designed to accept both pliable fabric graphics and rigid panel displays. Available in standard sizes of 39-by-93 inches, 32.5-by-93 inches, and 19.5-by-93 inches, the EZ Fabric Wall System is compatible with a variety of accessories, such as monitors, shelves, and light fixtures.
Contact: Moss Inc., Elk Grove Village, IL, 800-341-1557, www.mossinc.com
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 The Dimensional VideoLogo provides a quick way to draw more attention to your logo without re-branding from the ground up. While preserving the integrity of your logo’s original design, the Dimensional VideoLogo from PeopleVisionFX is a video-projection monitor that is sculpted in three dimensions — to any scale — out of vacuum-formed plastic in the shape of your logo. The visual effect gives your logo a hefty 3-D makeover that’s sure to draw eye-popping attention to anything you choose to display on the monitor’s screen.
Contact: PeopleVisionFX, Roselle, NJ, 973-509-2056, www.peoplevisionfx.com |
 Brighten your brand identity and messaging at your next show with the PictureCube Exhibit System. Offered by Skyline Displays Inc., the proprietary display fabric connects to the PictureCube’s aluminum-extrusion framework. The PictureCube’s low-temperature fluorescents backlight your graphic displays in block shapes that vary in size from small cubes to 10-foot walls and 16-foot towers. The PictureCube may be used as a single freestanding unit or rigged for suspension from ceilings for a more dramatic effect.
Contact: Skyline Displays Inc., St. Paul, MN, 800-328-2725, www.skyline.com
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 No wind, no problem. With the patented Extend-A-Banner System from Annin & Co., fabric flag-style exhibit signage remains taut and clearly visible at all times. Extend-A-Banner’s Fiberglas rod, nylon snap hooks, and bungee cord make attaching banners to the halyard of any standard flagpole a breeze — even when there isn’t one. It can accommodate banners 3-by-6 feet, 5-by-6 feet, 4-by-8 feet, and 5-by-10 feet. Custom sizes are also available. The 3- and 5-by-6-foot systems are recommended for flagpoles ranging in height from 20 to 25 feet. The Extend-A-Banner for 4-by-8-foot pennants works with flagpoles up to 35 feet high. For flagpoles 40 feet and higher, the 5-by-10-foot system is ideal.
Contact: Annin & Co., Roseland, NJ, 973-228-9400, www.annin.com
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 BruLite Flooring from Brumark allows you to build dramatic flair into your exhibit design from the ground up. Constructed of lightweight waterproof aluminum and translucent acrylic graphics illuminated from within by wireless LED lighting, each BruLite backlit flooring module measures 24-by-24-by-8 inches and can support up to 800 pounds. Heavy-duty hook-and-loop fasteners make setup, breakdown, and interconnecting multiple modules a cinch.
Contact: Brumark, Marietta, GA, 800-291-9606, www.brumark.com
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 The Flex-Plain by Cees Smit Group International is a versatile tensioned-fabric display system that can be configured to create virtually any exhibit design element, shape, or structure one might dream up — from straightforward banner displays to large-scale, pavilion-style booths and exhibit tents. Flex-Plain displays are fashioned from lightweight aluminum framing and interlocking composite extrusions to which printable fabric panels attach by flexible cords. Flex-Plain panels are offered in Pantone colors and are also available in a wide variety of flame-retardant fabrics including Lycra, satin, cheesecloth, and linen.
Contact: Cees Smit Group International, Weesp, Netherlands, 31-294-419-457, www.ceessmit.com
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 Available in 48 different configurations ranging from 10-by-10 feet to 10-by-20 feet in size, the Sacagawea Portable Hybrid Display from Classic Exhibits Inc. provides all the options and versatility you want to create a custom-looking exhibit. Sacagawea display kits include aluminum-extrusion framework, lightweight tension-fabric graphics, and a back-wall knob assembly for easy setup and breakdown. Optional accessories include monitor mounts, workstations, speaker lecterns, various lighting configurations, and additional standalone banner displays. The entire Sacagawea Portable Hybrid Display packs into roto-molded cases lined with die-cut foam packaging, each of which weighs 80 to 90 pounds when completely loaded.
Contact: Classic Exhibits Inc., Milwaukie, OR, 503-652-2100, www.classicexhibits.com
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 Inconspicuously positioned sensors trigger the LED Interactive Panel from Display Supply & Lighting Inc. to illuminate whenever motion is detected in the unit’s immediate vicinity. When motion ceases, the lights go off. The 12-by-12-inch panels can be interconnected — with up to 12 panels powered by a single electrical outlet — to create a host of design applications including tabletops, counters, serving areas, ceilings, and even floors.
Contact: Display Supply & Lighting Inc., Itasca, IL, 800-468-1488, www.dslgroup.com |
 The ExhibitVision Banner by Exhibitwise Inc. is a retractable display that incorporates a built-in, rear micro-projector designed to support a wide range of media including PowerPoint presentations, animations, and video content projected on an area of the banner that is equivalent to a 20-inch (diagonally) monitor. It runs off of a space-saving 256MG USB thumb drive — eliminating the need for any bulky, external hardware such as a PC or DVD player. Weighing a mere 25 pounds, the ExhibitVision Banner is a convenient, lightweight alternative to much heavier, conventional monitors. When collapsed for transport, it packs neatly into two compact nylon tote bags. An optional hard shipping case with room for both totes is also available.
Contact: Exhibitwise Inc., Tucker, GA, 770-448-9511, www.exhibitwise.com
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 Invite exhibit attendees to walk all over you with Flex-O-Lite’s FloorCaster video display. The FloorCaster is a 17-inch (diagonally) video screen that’s only 35mm thick. When integrated with Flex-O-Lite’s PromoDek-brand flooring or with most other manufacturers’ floor systems, it can withstand everything from heavy foot traffic to the weight of an automobile. An integrated, PC-based media player and dynamic soundboard ensure that virtually all multimedia file types are supported. Flex-O-Lite also offers a standalone floor monitor called the FloorCaster II that boasts a 19-inch, HD monitor angled at 45 degrees for enhanced visibility.
Contact: Flex-O-Lite, Inglewood, CA, 800-999-1984, www.flexolite.net |
 Tired of that clunky exhibit display you’ve been lugging around for years that’s difficult to assemble and includes lots of parts that you’re just as likely to lose as you are to break? If so, the Axis from Fusion Imaging may be the answer to your prayers. It’s a supremely simple back wall that’s framed in lightweight aluminum to which graphics made from a single panel of dye-sublimated fabric are easily attached. Setup of the 15-pound unit can be accomplished in as little as three minutes. The Axis comes in 8-by-8-foot and 8-by-10-foot sizes.
Contact: Fusion Imaging, Kaysville, UT, 801-546-4567, www.fusionimaging.com
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 You’ll never again lose track of another credit-card order taken on the show floor with NewLeads Inc.’s Show Order System (SOS) point-of-sale software application. SOS automates the entire sales process by tracking all of your orders, adding discounts, crediting sales reps by territory and alerting distributors to initiate shipping. Orders are transmitted electronically from the show to your customer-service center, where an encrypted record of the sale is stored as backup to the secure copy that resides on the credit-card scanner itself. SOS integrates with most standard customer-relationship-management, order-entry and enterprise-resource-planning platforms.
Contact: NewLeads Inc., Ventura, CA, 805-658-3330, www.newleads.com
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 With Triga USA’s Tool-less Modular Fabric Displays, there are virtually no limits to the design possibilities you can bring to bear on your next exhibit. From three-dimensional towers and giant billboards and pop-ups to back walls and booths configured in any shape or size you can dream up, Triga’s tensioned-fabric displays let your imagination soar. What’s more, Triga’s materials are extraordinarily lightweight. For example, a 100-foot long wall that stands 8-feet high weighs less than 400 pounds. And the best part? You won’t need a single tool to fashion any of your creations. That’s because Triga’s patented tensioning devices and modular interoperability make assembly as easy as building with toy Legos.
Contact: Triga USA, Costa Mesa, CA, 714-824-8953, www.trigadisplay.us
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 The LTXTREME is a tri-laminate, reinforced polypropylene alternative to conventional shipping-case panels manufactured from ABS-clad plywood. Unlike other shipping-case panels, the LTXTREME has none of the large center voids or other design shortcomings that typically contribute to compromises in strength and durability in even the largest case sizes. And because polypropylene is up to 30 percent lighter than plywood, LTXTREME panels will save you money every time you ship. They’re also moisture-resistant, UV-tolerant, and 100 percent recyclable.
Contact: Wilson Case Inc., Hastings, NE, 800-322-5493, www.wilsoncase.com |
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