Innovation Highlighted at Membrane Switch Symposium

More than 250 attendees raced to Indianapolis, IN for the annual Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA) Membrane Switch Symposium. It was held June 15-16, 2005.

For the first time, the symposium included a small trade show featuring products from 21 industry suppliers, the Membrane Switch Innovation of the Year Award, and a Golden Image Competition specifically for this printing segment.

Autotype Americas won the Innovation of the Year for its Capilex CX emulsion. Other products in the running were Autotex AM film with Microban (Autotype Americas); Ultra-thin, seven-segment LED (Nicomatic); and XCMS-0007 and XUV-001 dialectric (both from Spraylat). Eastprint Inc. won big at the Golden Image Competition in the Simple Switch and Complex Switch subcategories and the Other Electronics Products category, taking home the gold and silver, respectively.