3M VHB Tug of War

Another cool video showing the capabilities of 3M VHB tape.

3M VHB on Modern Marvels

3M VHB tape was featured on Modern Marvels a couple of years ago. This is a great video that shows the capabilities of VHB tape.

Please contact us for pricing and more info on VHB tapes.

NovAcryl Photopolymer In-Stock (OH, TX, CA Warehouses)

Nova manufactures NovAcryl photopolymer in Bryan, OH and has 3 strategic warehouses on OH, TX, CA which means NovAcryl is always in stock and ready to ship.

With the current economic situation and the natural disasters that have impacted Japan's supply chain, many substrates used in the sign industry have been difficult to get. With a manufacturing plant located in Bryan, OH, Nova can assure that all NovAcryl photopolymer substrates are available, in-stock and ready to ship.

Nova is continuously manufacturing and shipping top quality photopolymer substrates, which means that NovAcryl will always be available from one of our strategic U.S. locations. Never see a disruption in supply chain again - US manufactured and putting people to work. 

Contact us today to order material from one of our multiple locations. Let us be your manufacturing and distribution partner for your photopolymer business.

2011 ISA/SDC Presentations

The 2011 ISA Supplier Distributor Conference was held in Indian Lakes, IL in June this year. The event was fantastic with a great line-up of speakers and events making it the most successful SDC Conference to date.


ISA has posted the presentations on the 2011 ISA Supplier Distributor web page. All of the presentations are worth looking at especially the presentation by Dave Conklin from Prospect MX, an internet marketing firm.


Dave explains why internet marketing is important and discusses the value of SEO, Search Engine Optimization.  Dave's presentation really helps understand how the internet works and how we can all use it to grow our businesses. 


The presentation was recorded and can be viewed on a special page dedicated for the SCD Event.

Process Control: How To Ensure ADA Compliancy using NovAcryl Photopolymer

Walk through the process of using the 21 Step Stouffer Scale with Mike Santos. The Stouffer Scales is considered the "holly grail" of photopolymer processing and ensures that the Novacryl photopolymer has been exposed properly with correct shoulders resulting in ADA compliance. 

Mike also walks through he process of using a Production Log that helps keep the process in check. The use of the production log and Stouffer Scales are requirement for becoming a Novacryl Preferred Fabricator.

Why Photopolymer - A Discussion with Mike Santos about the Photopolymer Process

A discussion with Mike Santos, Director of Sales and Product Development for Nova Polymers. While in Nova's Dallas, TX warehouse, Mike discusses photopolymer, it's advantages and why photopolymer is the predominant material used for ADA Braille signs.

National Small Business Week 2011

This is week is National Small Business Week. This is an opportunity to recognize small business across the country and the contributions small businesses make to society as whole. 

• approx. 27.2 million small business in US
• 50% of American work for or own a small business
• 60%-80% of new jobs growth
• drive innovation, growth and competitiveness

We also want to look at new ways to keep and/or get business growing by looking at new technologies and growth opportunities within our markets. One way to do this is to continue manufacturing more products in-house like ADA complaint photopolymer signage.

Nova's processing equipment is build in our manufacturing facility located in Bryan, OH . Bringing this technology in-house supports your opportunity to grow as well as supports another US based manufacturer. 

Processing photopolymer has a low cost of entry, requires no licensing fees, has a short learning curve, utilizing existing equipment and processes and yields a higher quality and more profitable product than competitive methods like applied while integrating seamlessly into any production workflow.

So, if you're in the sign industry than you're either a small business or work with many. This week we can be proud to be major part of the economy while helping everyone navigate through their day. 

--MS

Thanks for Visting Nova Polymers at ISA 2011 Expo

This past weekend was the ISA 2011 Expo in Las Vegas. The show was fantastic and we had the opportunity to meet many new people. The show was an overall success while reaching near record attendance - a positive sign that things are rebounding in the industry.

A few highlights from the show include the ADA for Room Identification that was delivered by Dave Miller of Wednesday afternoon (contact us for more info if you didn't get a chance to see). We also had an Orbital X photopolmyer processor in our booth along with the Epson 7900 inkjet printer. The 7900 was running film negatives and positives created by our Workflow Manger Braille and design software.

It was great meeting everyone and we enjoy being a part of such a great event and industry!

-MS