THE NBM B.I.G. SHOW at the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center opens its doors this week to visitors and more than 150 exhibiting companies.
The show is the only event where you can explore new opportunities in similar markets by combining the latest 2016 technologies, trends, equipment, supplies and services for those businesses serving the sign making, digital printing, apparel, apparel decorating, embroidery and screen printing markets, as well as in the sublimation, awards, engraving and custom gift markets, according to Sue Hueg, vice president of NBM Events.

The event offers a wide variety of training opportunities to visitors in the awards and engraving market. The show's Training in the Classroom schedule includes:
Thursday, July 14
Epilog Laser: Getting the Most from Your Investment: Laser Tips, Tricks & Techniques from 8:30 to 10 a.m.
Trotec Laser: Lasers—Learn. Leverage. Lead. Plus a Focus on Fiber Technology and Marking from 10:30 a.m. to Noon
Mutoh America: Flexi Software: Tips, Tricks & Advantages of Print-then-Cut Workflow from 10:30 a.m. to Noon
Universal Laser Systems Inc.: Getting the Most from Laser Material Processing from 1 to 2 p.m.
Roland DGA Corp.: Increase Your Product Offerings and Profits with Dye-Sublimation and Roland's Texart Printers from 3 to 4 p.m.
Friday, July 15
IEC-Instate Electric Co.: Introduction to Color Management: Tips and Tricks for Wide-Format Printing 8:30 to 10 a.m.
JDS Industries: Working with Photos in Photoshop and Tracing Logos in CorelDraw from 8:30 to 10 a.m.
Mike Fruciano: Combine the Brilliance of Color Printing with Laser Cutting presented by GoVivid from 1 to 2:30 p.m.
David Gross and Jeff ButlerJ: Road to Sublimation Success presented by Condé Systems Inc. from 1 to 2:30 p.m.
Digital Art Solutions: CorelDraw, the Vital Skill Set from 1 to 2:30 p.m.
Saturday, July 16
Kevin Lumberg: Profit with Sublimation! presented by Johnson Plastics from 8:30 to 10 a.m.
Magnum Magnetics: Printing Magnets Pumps Profits from 10:30 a.m. to Noon
HP: New & Unique Latex Applications: Growing Beyond the Conventional from 10:30 a.m. to Noon