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NEW PRODUCTS B y Wa d e S w o r m s t e d t Product Showcase: ARCHITEC TUR AL-SIGNAGE COM PO NE NTS Steve Aust is ST's Senior Associate Editor. A member of its editorial staff since 2000, his work emphasizes vinyl graphics, architectural and environmental graphics, and 3-D signage. Gyford Standoff Systems Hardware Gyford StandOff Systems (Reno, NV) designs and manufactures precision aluminum and stainless-steel decorative mounting hardware at its plant with U.S.sourced materials. The company offers six product lines that include various standoffs, rod hardware and wire-suspension systems. Options include: * Standoff caps - standard round, low-profile, hex, square or security barrels - standard round and square grippers; and, adjustable and non-adjustable grips and clips; * Suspension-wire surface mounts, clips, shelving components, panel-clip mounts and individual parts and accessories; * Rod-and-wire surface mounts, connectors, spreader rods, connectors, panel-clip surface mounts and individual components; * And, StructureLite extrusions, hinges, connectors, brackets, clamps and plates. (775) 829-7272; www.standoffsystems.com SignComp Frames and Extrusions SignComp (Grand Rapids, MI) manufactures numerous architectural-sign installation hardware and sign-frame extrusions. The company offers several series of post-and-panel profiles that provide numerous shape and finish choices; monolithic- and radius-end frames; panel retainers (hinged and unhinged), covers and dividers; kit components for post-andpanel signs and various hinge-body extrusions; and such hardware as cap, divider, hinge, cover and body screws, among others. (877) 784-0405; www.signcomp.com Monarch Metal Hanging Systems Monarch Metal (Bohemia, NY) manufactures aluminum hanging systems that contain no visible fasteners and allow installation of signs and wall-mounted artwork without screwing into panel faces. Indoor options include MF250 for projects with only 3/8-in. clearance above the panel, MF375 for installations that need ½-in. clearance above the panel, and MF 625 for jobs that need ¾-in. clearance. Outdoor-grade components include MFTape, for glass, aluminum-composite material or phenolic-resin panels where substrates can't be attached with a screw; MFSS Clip, where extra strength or corrosion resistance is required; MFSSCHAN, for corrosion-resistance installations where 1 in. or larger projections are needed; MFSTR-050, for jobs that require larger bolts, and MFSTR-1125, for cladding and curtain-wall applications with 1 in. of airspace. (631) 563-8967; www.monarchmetal.com 44 SIGNS OF THE TIMES June 2014 http://www.standoffsystems.com http://www.signcomp.com http://www.monarchmetal.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Signs of the Times - June 2014

Signs of the Times - June 2014
Columns & Departments
Features
ST Update
Technology Update
What Shops Need to Know about Windows XP
Vinyl Apps
Strictly Electric
LED Update
Software Update
Technology Review: X-Rite’s ColorTRUE app
Technology Review: Color-Logic’s process metallic color system
New Products
Advertising index
Editorially speaking

Signs of the Times - June 2014