Lenticular alignment system.
This is a compression display unit used to display 3D images. The pictures show the view from different angles. Composite images are aligned on an alignment table and perforated so that they can be located correctly. The display unit compresses the image to a lens but does not laminate it. Ie the image can be changed and the lens re-used time and time again. The normal procedure is to individually align the images and laminate them to the lens. A very tricky and wasteful operation as once laminated the images cannot be unlaminated and the 3D effect is lost as is the image and the lens.

Mounting table.
This was a backlit table 4’ x 8’ used to align the composite image to the lens vertically and horizontally, The image was then perforated so that with location pins it could aligned and displayed in any compression unit with the correct lens without making any adjustments on site.

Automated Alignment system.
By using optical sensors we devised a machine to align and laminate a roll of images to a roll of lenticular material, The images aligned, laminated and die cut it in a continuous operation.

Paper handling systems.
In the late ‘80’s and 90’s ICD produced several hundred automated vacuum photographic systems, made to simplify the mass production of medium to large photographic transparencies and prints for advertising purposes. Some of the installations produced photos for billboards 15 or more feet wide and 6 feet high. In the early 90’s we also made machines to trim and cut the images from full rolls of paper and compression cutting knives to accurately cut heavy photographic materials so that they could be butt mounted up to 20 feet long.

In the early 80’s we used to make business charts – Academic Year Planners – ICD International Year Planners, perforated production control and scheduling boards, Magnetic displays. It was through the magnetic displays that we were able to identify the need of the photographic industry. One of the larger photographic labs in Montreal ordered a magnetic board to hold up museum artrifacts and art so that they could be photographed. This was difficult and time consuming because art had to be held down perfectly flat with magnets. At that time we were making perforated modular charting boards and had the idea that using the perforated modules we could build vacuum unit that would hold the art without magnets. We experimented and perfected the method combining vacuum with magnetism that led to our success with the vacuum exposure system.
Now we are in the interior design and display field producing the Perfect Aquarium in various forms, Water Falls, Bubble Walls and other water related relaxation tools.