Energy Nirvana on the horizon
One of the biggest costs to any sign-maker is power, and it is not getting any cheaper. So what if you could reliably and cheaply generate all your needs for a relatively low capital investment? Or power ceased to be an ever-spiralling cost altogether? On top of that, what if you could use this technology to not only power signs for your clients, but actually be the sign at the same time?
Chipping away at youth unemployment
Sitting as chair of a recent round table discussion panel hosted by Ricoh, the newest manufacturing entrant into the world of signs and wide-format graphics, it was interesting that the two topics generating the most heat were margin erosion and the dire lack of youth recruitment.