6 Issue 248 - August / September 2023 www.signlink.co.uk INDUSTRY / NEWS signlink signlink signlinkmagazine Carousel Lights supplies wayfinding British signage company, Carousel Lights has recently produced a series of illuminated wayfinding signage for the Young V&A museum in London. Following a three-year renovation, the Young V&A (formerly V&A Museum of Childhood) was officially re-opened by HRH The Princess of Wales on July 1st, 2023. Young V&A is a new national museum for 0-14-year-olds and their grown ups, and has been designed in collaboration with children, who challenged the museum to create ‘the most joyful museum’. Carousel Lights had an important part to play in this as it produced wayfinding signage that met all the specific criteria for the museum. The company’s experience in supplying wayfinding signage to the museum and heritage sector was crucial for this having worked on projects for The Royal Academy, The National Trust, the O2, and hospitality clients such as Malmaison hotels. Carousel Lights' experience enabled the company to advise the designer on the best technical product to bring the vision to life, and a key factor was to ensure the lighting solution for the V&A signage was an efficient and cost-effective option. To meet this brief, Carousel used LED neon replica product ‘Neon Ultra’ due to its energy efficient properties, versatility, standard and RGB colour solutions, DMX animation, Pixel programming, and the ability to replicate a number of different fonts and graphic styles. Designed to be relatable and appeal to children, Carousel Lights says the toilet sign in particular gathered a lot of attention. The sign has pre-programmed DMX controllers wired to the Neon Ultra which was animated to give the appearance of the toilet handle being pushed down and the cistern filling with water and emptying again. With the animation on loop, the sign provides a functional wayfinding solution but with a fun and playful twist, which was the criteria for the children’s museum. (Above left) The brief was to produce functional wayfinding with a playful twist for the children’s museum. (Above right) This toilet sign which gives the impression of the toilet flushing has garnered a lot of attention Hybrid Services opens showroom From Tuesday 18th to Friday 21st July, Hybrid Services opened the doors to its newly refurbished showroom. Located in Crewe, Cheshire, the new, extended showroom houses a huge range of Mimaki hardware with a number of applications on display, as well as remodelled meeting areas and upgraded hospitality facilities. On show at the showroom is the JFX600-2513 8" x 4" high production flatbed printer; the brand new TxF150-75 direct-to-film printer; and the recently launched 330 Series production range of machines which offers dye-sublimation and solvent solutions. Brett Newman, managing director of Hybrid Services, comments: “[the showroom] is the perfect opportunity to explore and truly appreciate the game-changing solutions that exist in the Mimaki line-up.” The opening of the showroom was commemorated by a ribbon cutting ceremony on Monday 17th July. Mimaki Europe CEO Mr Takakiro Hiraki and the Mayor of Chesire East, Cllr Rob Fletcher were joined by UK&I resellers for the celebration. Visitors to Hybrid’s newly opened showroom had access to deals on hardware as well as a number of prizes In response to new European Union (EU) restrictions, Intertronics, a producer of adhesives, coatings, sealants, and equipment, has launched a new solution that doesn’t require EU-approved training. From August 24th, 2023, the European Parliament’s Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation, and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) restrictions will mean industrial and professional users of certain diisocyanate products must be trained and certified to handle them. In response to this, Intertronics has released Point-One, Structural Polyurethane Adhesives which are based on micro-emission technology. Intertronics supplies adhesives, coatings, sealants, and equipment to customers working with lighting/LED, display, electronic, plastic bonding, and medical applications. The new REACH restrictions will mean users of products with a total monomeric diisocyanate concentration of >0.1% must be trained and certified in handling diisocyanates. The change has been made in order to minimise the adverse health effects induced by exposure to diisocyanates in the workplace which can cause respiratory sensitisation, skin irritation, and occupational asthma. Intertronics has released new polyurethane adhesives to help recent health and safety concerns Carys Evans By David Osgar By David Osgar Adhesive manufacturers combat new EU training requirements
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