AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–3M introduces the 3M Digital Media System 700 and 800 Series Projectors, featuring innovative Vikuiti Super Close Projection technology. 3M Digital Media Systems 700 and 800 Series Projectors combine projection and sound into a single tabletop or wall-mounted solution supplying core tools needed to get an audience watching and participating at the same time. The projectors are a simple and cost-effective solution designed to deliver the best possible presentation for business purposes.

Vikuiti Super Close Projection is an innovative technology that allows projectors to sit close to a screen or display area, projecting larger images from a shorter distance. The technology helps to reduce shadows and glare from direct projection light. The 800 series projectors are wall-mounted and deliver a 60-inch image from only 2.5 feet from the screen. The 700 series projectors sit on a tabletop and deliver an 80-inch diagonal image from only 3.5 feet from the screen.

Perfect for business, 3M Digital Media System 800 and 815 Projectors are wall-mounted with telescoping/variable-position arms that can be adjusted to provide 50-inch to 85-inch diagonal images. On the wall, they make the most of small or architecturally challenging spaces such as conference rooms or offices. The 815 projector’s interactive whiteboard features allow for the use of existing equipment, minimizing costs and reducing more extensive installations. The 3M Digital Media System 800 Series Projectors allow for flexibility in room layout and open up space, eliminating the need for carts or tables to hold the equipment. These projectors include an integrated 40-watt stereo surround sound TruSurround XT sound system.

To get the same large image sizes as 3M’s super close projectors, traditional projectors would need to be placed anywhere from 6 feet to 15 feet away from the screen. “This requires presenters to use space in the center of the room, creating heat, noise and cable clutter,” said John Griffiths, product marketing manager, 3M Precision Optics. “With the new Vikuiti Super Close Projectors, you get a crisp and clear image every time with the projector at the very front of the room, making it easier to effectively get your message across to the audience.”

3M Meeting Products

3M is a leading supplier of meeting and presentation solutions for the meeting room, training room and the classroom. Products include transparency films, overhead projectors, and an extensive selection of digital projection and annotation products.

Vikuiti brand products do amazing things with light to change the way we see the world. 3M Vikuiti Super Close Projection can be integrated into many different platforms and used in a wide range of products that provide superior display performance. Vikuiti Super Close Projection currently is available in 3M’s Digital Wall Display and Digital Media System 700 Series tabletop platforms, as well as the 800 series wall-mounted platforms.

About 3M

3M is a $23 billion global diversified technology company and one of 30 companies that make up the Dow Jones Industrial Average. With locations in more than 60 countries, 3M serves customers through six business segments: electronics and telecommunications; consumer and office; display and graphics; safety, security and protection services; health care; industrial and transportation. For more information, including the latest product and technology news, visit www.3M.com.

3M and Vikuiti are trademarks of 3M.

Contacts

LaBreche
Molly Ryan, 612-392-7604
mryan@labrechereputations.com

Tiledepot.US will sell and provide customer support services and tech support for Fin Pan’s complete line of Preformed Shower Pans, Preformed Niches, Preformed Seats, Preformed Curbs, Preformed Slopes, EZ Backer Board and Tile Backer Board including Customer support and tech support.

Commenting on the announcement, Mr. Motti Vaknin President of International Flooring Center, Inc. / www.tiledepot.us. Said: “We look forward to being Fin Pan Distributor. They have an excellent preformed product and backer board line with a full range of solutions for the tile industry, that can provide major advantages for our customers.”

Mr. Motti Vaknin, President of International Flooring Center, Inc. / www.tiledepot.us, said: “International Flooring Center, Inc./ www.tiledepot.us is pleased to represent Fin Pan Inc. in California. We are confident that this will be a successful relationship. Selling fin Pan product for over 4 years, we trust the product, and our customers love it, now we will be able to deliver our full line of Preformed product quickly to our customers.

With their Online Store International Flooring Center, Inc. / www.tiledepot.us. expands their local coverage thru out the united states including Canada and other countries.

About Fin Pan

Fin Pan, Inc. and it’s subsidiary, T Clear Corporation’s, innovative thinking have created a family of quality, long-lasting building products starting with concrete backer board and thin concrete extrusion technology combined with energy efficient polystyrene insulation to produce interior and exterior sustainable applications.

For more information abut Fin Pan, please visit www.finpan.net

For information: www.tiledepot.us or Contact: contact@tiledepot.us Phone: 877-880-8453

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If you’d like more information about our product, or to schedule an interview with Motti Vaknin, please call our office at 877-880-8453 or e-mail at contact@tiledepot.us

The second inquiry pertained to the installation of hydronic tubing on top of an existing concrete slab as a way to delivering radiant heat to the space. Unfortunately the replies did not start and end with something like: “That is a terrible idea, forget it!” Much to my surprise and disappointment the replies appeared to be sincere and included: “I’ve seen a four-car garage where they just poured 3 inches of cement (they used cement with 1-pound stone and a thin layer of double bubble insulation) over the old floor and just raised the doors. Fuelman”; “I shot my 3/8-inch tubing in with plastic clips and a Hilti nail gun. Piping was 6-12 inches on center. They poured 1 ½ inches directly over pipes. Dan”; and, “I built my basement with a similar setup as you’re talking about –above 1400 square feet with a 4-inch slab; radiant heat barrier (bubble, foil, bubble); wire mesh with tubing tied to mesh; and 3 more inches on top. Works great. Joe”.

Please tell me that professionals in the radiant heating industry are not doing this to their customers! The idea of raising a concrete slab or floor an additional 2 to 4 inches is simply a bad idea from virtually all perspectives. As a matter of fact raising the height of a concrete basement floor is worse than lowering the basement ceiling to box in furnace ducts.

True radiant heat professionals should be prepared to answer the following questions from prospective customers:

1. Just how good does a basement look when each door has been shortened by 4 inches?
2. How good of an idea is it to bury non-treated studs in 2 to 4 inches of concrete?
3. Is the height differential between the bottom step and all of the other steps really that noticeable?
4. Is the finished product something that I will be proud to show to my friends and your potential future customer?
5. What radiant heating alternatives exist that will satisfy my heating needs and do not require either raising my floors or lowering my ceilings?
6. Why haven’t you suggested Heatizon Systems Tuff Cable or ZMesh radiant heating and floor warming products to me?

By: Steven D. Bench
http://www.heatizon.com/

The Group has always been an innovator, the leader in technology and design rather than the emulator. From Marazzi came the first mass production of multi-colored, patterned tile using the silk-screen process. Marazzi developed and patented the monocottura (single-fired) process that continues to be state-of-the-art technology in the ceramic industry today. Another giant leap was accomplished by Marazzi with the introduction of the rotocolor silk-screen technology that allows detail and variations never before achievable with previous glaze methods.

As an integral part of the Marazzi Group, AMERICAN MARAZZI TILE, was incorporated in 1980 with the mission of becoming the premier domestic manufacturer in North America. Built from the ground up, the original factory began production in September, 1982 – we’re now celebrating 20 years of manufacturing in the United States. Continued growth and financial stability have allowed ongoing plant expansions to bring increased capacity and greater flexibility. Located in Sunnyvale, Texas (that?s east of Dallas y?all) the company employs 390 people and produces over 100 million square feet of tile per year.

We’re not about to rest on our laurels, although we want you to be assured of our capabilities. Past performance is a proven indicator of future performance – count on American Marazzi Tile to outperform the competition!

http://www.marazzitile.com

Contact Information
American Marazzi Tile
359 Clay Road
Sunnyvale, TX 75182-9710
United States of America
Tel: 972-226-0110
Fax: 972-226-9263
contact@marazzitile.com

Heatizon System is the leader in luxury radiant heating, radiant snow melting, radiant roof snow melt and deicing, and radiant floor warming systems. Our systems are perfect for any home or building because they provide safe, reliable, and cost-effective solutions to heating, snow melting, warming needs. Heatizon Systems products are installed in ‘zones’, allowing our customers to integrate radiant heat into as few or as many, as large or small, of areas as they wish. Each zone or area allows you to maximize energy efficiency, reduce utility costs, and enjoy the comforts of radiant heat wherever you spend your time or need the protection.

Heatizon Systems has been making radiant in-floor heating, radiant snow melting, radiant roof snow melt and de-icing, radiant floor warming, and/or radiant freeze protection products since 1979. All of the products that Heatizon Systems makes are energized by electricity and are designed to deliver years of trouble free comfort, convenience and risk reduction. Most of the products that Heatizon Systems makes are low voltage and utilize one of two heating elements, ZMesh or Tuff Cable. Heatizon Systems has many radiant experts on staff to answer any questions related to the operation or installation of our products.Today we are nested in the heart of the Great Salt Lake Valley. Heatizon Systems offices are located at 4137 South 500 West, Murray, Utah 84123. We have a national sales team, and have registered installers, dealers and distributors all throughout the United States.

Heatizon.com

Contact Information:

Heatizon Systems
4137 South 500 West
Murray, Utah 84123
(801) 293-1232 Telephone
(888) 239-1232 Toll Free
(801) 293-3077 Fax.
info@heatizon.com

As the world leader in standards, development, product certification, education and risk management for public health and safety, NSF reviews products, determines at the time of the review that the product complies with the relevant NSF consensus standard and protocol, and will conduct periodic audits to review whether the product continues to comply with the standard. 3M is one of a very few RV and marine filter manufacturers certified by NSF.

As a certified manufacturer, 3M RV/Marine is authorized by NSF to use the NSF Mark on or in connection with the sale, use or distribution of their filtration products. The NSF Mark conveys that an independent, third-party organization has determined that the product complies with the relevant standard and serves as proof of product performance.

“We are very focused at 3M to ensure that our product development in the filtration category works in tandem with a commitment to public health and safety,” said Tom Holler, Director of Business Development for 3M RV/Marine. “NSF Certification is a critical catalyst to this objective, verifying that the strict quality standards of our products achieve appropriate alignment with NSF expectations.”

The following 3M RV/Marine products are listed on the NSF website, www.nsf.org: USF-A, USF-C, US-A1, WV-B2 and WV-B3.

About NSF International

NSF International, an independent, not-for-profit organization, helps protect you by certifying products and writing standards for food, water and consumer goods (www.nsf.org). Founded in 1944, NSF is committed to protecting public health and safety worldwide.NSF is a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Food and Water Safety and Indoor Environment. Additional services include safety audits for the food and water industries, management systems registrations delivered through NSF International Strategic Registrations, organic certification provided by Quality Assurance International and education through the NSF Center for Public Health Education.

About 3M – A Global, Diversified Technology Company

Every day, 3M people find new ways to make amazing things happen. Wherever they are, whatever they do, the company’s customers know they can rely on 3M to help make their lives better. 3M’s brands include Scotch, Post-it, Scotchgard, Thinsulate, Scotch-Brite, Filtrete, Command and Vikuiti. Serving customers around the world, the people of 3M use their expertise, technologies and global strength to lead in major markets including consumer and office; display and graphics; electronics and telecommunications; safety, security and protection services; health care; industrial and transportation. For more information, including the latest product and technology news, visit www.3M.com.

Scotch, Post-it, Scotchgard, Thinsulate, Scotch-Brite, Filtrete, Command and Vikuiti are trademarks of 3M.

Contacts

Co-Communications
Jessica Lyon, 860-658-5700
jessica@cocommunications.com
or
3M
Glenn Carter, 651-737-0687
Corporate Communications

All Florim USA products are manufactured at a state-of-the-art plant in Clarksville, Tennessee?the largest single-site tile manufacturing facility in the United States. Utilizing advanced technologies, equipment and systems; the IS0-9001 certified plant is capable of producing more than 150 million square feet of tile annually.

Although Florim USA is a big company, it focuses on the needs of its customers with personalized service. Florim USA’s four brands are represented by individual sales teams?teams made up of knowledgeable, accessible tile professionals. In addition, each brand is backed by exceptional marketing and merchandising support, creating a complete sales program unparalleled in the industry.

Contact Information
Florim USA
300 International Blvd.
Clarksville, TN 37040
United States of America
Tel: 931-645-5100
Fax: 615-647-9934
Toll Free: 877-370-5503
irene@gavi.cc

http://www.florimusa.com/

Contact Information
American Biltrite/Colors Plus
200 Rue Bank
Sherbrooke, QC J1H 4K3
Canada
Tel: 819-829-3300
Fax: 819-829-3300
Toll Free: 800-479-0190

flooring@american-biltrite.gc.ca

http://www.american-biltrite.com/

Contact Information

Award Hardwood Floors
401 N. 72nd Ave.
Wausau, WI 54401
United States of America
Tel: 715-849-8080
Fax: 715-849-8181
Toll Free: (888) 870-7705

http://www.awardfloors.com