February 15, 2011
SignEquip, a long time Canadian sign
equipment distributor, known in the industry for it’s
unparalleled customer support, has acquired distribution of
the Ezy Taper® Cold Laminator/Mounting Machine.
Developed by a sign fabricator in Australia, the affordable
Ezy Taper® is sure to revolutionize the sign industry with
its flawless laminating, mounting, and so much more. The
first opportunity to see the Ezy Taper® in action at an
event this year will be at International Sign Expo 2011
in Las Vegas, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center,
April 28th-30th. Demonstration videos can be viewed on
the SignEquip website, and it can be ordered by
contacting SignEquip.
According to George Corbin,
Service/Technology Manager at SignEquip, “The most notable
feature of the Ezy Taper® that caught my eye was the
ability to mount printed vinyl to a piece of diamond plate
that had rivets welded to the back side, without damaging
the rubber on the rollers. The other big feature, in my
mind, is the ease of webbing for changing between
lamination, premasking, and mounting. This is better
than any other laminator I have used or trained others to
use.”
Other notable features of this innovative,
multi-use machine are that it applies easily and quickly
with no bubbles, stretching, creasing, or misalignment on
almost any substrate. In the usually hit and miss
business of laminating and print mounting, waste is
significantly reduced, as is the time and labour of
repeating botched up jobs. And it is not only a laminating
or mounting machine. This uncomplicated, easy-to-use,
single operator machine also flood coats, positions
application tape, and applies vinyl graphics. It’s
extremely affordable. Also, there’s no down time when a
power outage occurs.
Yes, the Ezy Taper® is manually operated. In
this hi-tech world this may seem like a backward step, but
make no mistake, it works more efficiently and just as
quickly as electric units. The bonuses are the operator
has more control and it does an exceptionally better job
than most powered laminators.
The Ezy Taper® has a string of awards to its
credit. In 2004, it won a silver medal at the Geneva
Inventors Exhibition, which is recognized
internationally as one of the most prestigious global awards
for inventors. In 2006, the Ezy Taper® won the Premier
of Queensland - Emerging Exporter Award for Moreton Bay
Region, and was then selected as a candidate for the State
Awards. And in 2008, it was recognized as Best New
Product by Sign-A-Rama.
The proof, however, is in the reaction of Ezy
Taper® owners. These are some words from ecstatically happy
users in Australia, “only regret in truth, is that we
didn't buy it sooner...", “amazed at how good it is and
how much time it has saved”, “dramatic difference in the
amount of work produced by a sole operator”, “mounting
boards only take a few minutes and are an easy 1 person job”,
“the key words are ‘efficiencies’ and ‘reliability’”.
SignEquip’s CEO, Blair Corbin, comments,
“When I first saw the Ezy Taper® in action at the ISA Expo
last year, I knew this was an innovative product that would
make a huge difference in the sign industry. This machine
makes a normally difficult job fun; it’s just that easy! It
does a flawless job particularly for, but definitely not
limited to smaller shops. The reason I emphasize small
shops is affordability. The only other applicator to do
a comparable job would be a flatbed laminator in the
$20,000.00 range, which is nearly 3 times the price of Ezy
Taper®. There’s a place for this machine in all high
production shops and mom and pop shops alike.”
