Tradetec Skyline

Tradetec Skyline uses exhibit design and planning strategies that do not cause unnecessary waste of materials due to short life, poor design, inefficient construction and manufacturing processes. Using less materials than your traditional custom exhibits. Looking at statistics, for example an Island Exhibits from Tradetec weighs about 3.9 pounds per square foot, whereas, your typical custom exhibit house exhibit weighs 9.9 pounds, per square foot. Lighter weight exhibits, will reduce your drayage and shipping costs. This also means using less materials.

Product that weighs less, will also be taking up less space than your traditional custom exhibit, during the transportation process. This saves energy costs, and reduces greenhouse gas emissions during the life of the exhibit.

Here are some of the ways Tradetec Skyline is helping Green Up your exhibit:

Graphics: With a new color management system in place, reprinting for graphics errors has been reduced by 80% compared to last year. As well as promoting gang printing, Skyline has also purchased a new computer controlled cutter for more precision – again, producing less waste.

Painting: Skyline paints its thousands of metal parts with electrostatic powder paint, which produces nearly no waste and does not require environmentally harmful solvents for clean up.

Shipping: It is our principle to consolidate shipping wherever possible, which reduces the number of boxes and packaging used.

Skyline contributes to environmental sustainability in two ways: By providing lighter weight, modular exhibits that have smaller environmental impact than traditional custom exhibits, and by minimizing the impact on the environment from our manufacturing operations.

These two facets – lightweight modular trade show exhibits, and more environmentally friendly manufacturing, can be viewed through the lens of Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

• Exhibit Systems: Many of Skyline’s exhibit systems are based on metal frameworks. Skyline makes every effort to optimize each and every sheet of metal used. For example, with the purchase of a new robotic welder, comes substantially less scrap and waste.

• Graphics: With a new color management system in place, reprinting for graphics errors has been reduced by 80% compared to last year. As well as promoting gang printing, Skyline has also purchased a new computercontrolled cutter for more precision – again, producing less waste.

• Painting: Skyline paints its thousands of metal parts with electrostatic powder paint, which produces nearly no waste and does not require environmentally harmful solvents for clean up.

• Shipping: It is our principle to consolidate shipping wherever possible, which reduces the number of boxes and packaging used.

• Computer Monitors: Skyline switched from CRT to LCD to reduce energy consumption.

• Lighting: Skyline installed compact fluorescent lights in most of the factory to reduce energy use. We also had large clerestory windows installed around our entire set up floor to maximize natural light and reduce energy costs.

• Packaging: We have replaced a portion of our foam usage during packaging and shipping, with an air-filled cushion technology that can be deflated after shipping, and honeycomb cardboard which is recyclable.

• Printing: By making our marketing materials available in electronic format via our website, this allows us to cut down on excess printing. Skyline also implemented technology that converts incoming faxes into emailed documents, so we don’t have to automatically print fax pages.

• Quality: Our computerized ordering process has also been reconfigured so fewer mistakes are being made at inception, improving order quality and avoiding waste even before an order comes in.

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