ImageWorks Display® Expands Digital Presence with Comprehensive New Website Featuring Online Shopping, Virtual Collaboration, and Industry Insights

WINSTON-SALEM, NC – 02/10/2025 – (SeaPRwire) – Retail merchandising innovator ImageWorks Display® has taken a bold step forward in digital transformation with the official launch of its fully reimagined website, designed not only to showcase its renowned display products but also to serve as a central hub for customer engagement, education, and collaboration. The updated platform offers new digital tools, streamlined shopping experiences, and an expanded content library that reflect the company’s decades-long evolution from a niche display provider to a comprehensive whole-store solutions partner for convenience and retail chains nationwide.

The new website is positioned as more than just a product catalog. It integrates multiple features designed to meet the shifting dynamics of retail environments and the increasing demand for end-to-end solutions that balance shopper convenience with operational efficiency. Through its redesigned interface, ImageWorks delivers what many in the merchandising industry are calling a future-ready online destination that helps retailers of all sizes reimagine their store layouts, strengthen shopper engagement, and maximize profitability.

A highlight of the site is its dedicated online shopping portal. This functionality gives retail clients fast and simple access to ImageWorks’ portfolio of in-stock fixtures, including the Xulta® back bar line and the Planniq® family of center store fixtures. These ready-to-ship solutions are now easier to order than ever before, empowering store owners and merchandisers to implement design improvements quickly without the delays that typically accompany custom development. With the addition of this direct purchasing option, ImageWorks signals a new level of accessibility and responsiveness in its customer service model.

The site further enhances its educational offerings by publishing practical “how-to” blog articles that combine industry trend analysis with actionable recommendations. Each blog illustrates how retailers can apply ImageWorks solutions to increase sales, improve shopper flow, and optimize product visibility. By linking industry insights with real-world product applications, the blog series positions ImageWorks not only as a manufacturer but also as a thought leader in merchandising strategy.

Another standout addition is the ability to take a virtual tour of the ImageWorks Display Client Collaboration Center, the company’s state-of-the-art facility that blends a showroom, innovation lab, and meeting space into one environment. Long regarded as a cornerstone of the ImageWorks integration strategy, the Collaboration Center provides retailers with the opportunity to co-create tailored solutions alongside the company’s design and engineering teams. With the new digital platform, prospective clients can now preview the facility remotely, gain inspiration from completed projects, and schedule appointments to begin collaborative design sessions.

This evolution underscores the broader journey of ImageWorks Display itself. Founded in 1996, the company built its reputation on custom display manufacturing before establishing leadership in specialized tobacco back bars. Over nearly three decades, the company has expanded into a “total store solution” provider, offering a wide spectrum of fixtures that integrate seamlessly across back bars, center store gondolas, cooler shelving, and more. The firm’s signature lines—Xulta Impact® and Xulta Classic® back bars along with the Planniq Tech®, Core®, Strong®, Lock®, Bev®, and Queue center store gondolas—are widely recognized in the industry as benchmark solutions for durability, design consistency, and retail performance.

What sets ImageWorks apart is not only its product quality but also its emphasis on engineering innovation and customer collaboration. The company is particularly known for its durable product pushers, regarded in the industry as “the pushers that never break.” These pusher technologies, combined with strategic merchandising insights, help retailers achieve better product visibility and improved sales throughput. By co-creating solutions with clients, ImageWorks extends its role beyond that of a supplier, functioning as an extension of its clients’ merchandising teams.

The company’s service philosophy further reinforces its value proposition. ImageWorks is committed to providing lifetime product support, robust supply chain management, and premium client service. This client-first approach has earned it a place in countless small business convenience stores as well as large-scale retail chains across the United States. Company leaders emphasize that its success is measured not just in sales but in the strength and longevity of its client partnerships.

As ImageWorks Display continues to expand its presence and capabilities, the launch of the new website symbolizes a renewed commitment to innovation, transparency, and customer empowerment. By blending technology with nearly 30 years of retail expertise, the company is setting new standards for how display manufacturers engage with clients in an increasingly digital-first era.

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Litmus Automation and Panasonic Partner to Advance Japan’s Smart Manufacturing with Edge-to-Cloud AI Solutions

TOKYO, JP – 02/10/2025 – (SeaPRwire) –  Japan’s manufacturing sector is undergoing a profound digital transformation, and two companies are stepping forward to accelerate this shift. Litmus Automation Japan, a subsidiary of global Industrial IoT (IIoT) innovator Litmus, and Panasonic Solution Technologies Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Panasonic Holdings with deep expertise in system integration, today announced a strategic alliance to deliver scalable edge-to-cloud industrial solutions designed to meet the demands of modern production environments. By combining Litmus Automation’s edge data platform with Panasonic’s broad integration capabilities and cloud services, the partnership aims to empower factories in Japan with real-time insights, AI-driven decision-making, and the ability to future-proof operations.

At its core, the collaboration represents an answer to several pressing challenges facing manufacturers in Japan: the modernization of aging production infrastructure, the drive for greater sustainability and energy efficiency, and the urgent need to compensate for a shrinking and aging workforce. With industrial enterprises seeking faster and smarter ways to bridge the gap between operational technology (OT) and information technology (IT), the combined offering from Litmus and Panasonic promises an end-to-end solution that not only connects shop-floor machinery but also enables advanced analytics, machine learning, and predictive capabilities that extend throughout the enterprise.

The solution leverages Litmus Edge, a platform recognized globally for unlocking and standardizing industrial data in real time. Supporting more than 250 industrial protocols—including OPC UA, Modbus, and Ethernet/IP—Litmus Edge provides manufacturers with a way to connect both modern and legacy assets without the need for costly re-architecture. Once captured and contextualized at the edge, the data can be seamlessly transmitted to cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS), as well as to manufacturing execution systems (MES) and enterprise-level IT platforms. Panasonic, for its part, contributes decades of integration expertise to ensure that data flows reliably and securely from plant-level systems into enterprise dashboards, enabling holistic decision-making.

Among the features highlighted by the partnership are the ability to:

• Collect, normalize, and contextualize OT data in real time at the edge.
• Deploy AI and machine learning models (including Python and TensorFlow-based models) directly on site for rapid inference and anomaly detection.
• Accelerate the onboarding of diverse data from both legacy and new equipment across factories.
• Provide centralized dashboards and key performance indicators (KPIs) to support management visibility.
• Enable predictive maintenance and remote monitoring for reduced downtime and cost savings.
• Deliver secure, bilingual (Japanese/English) support and services tailored to the needs of local manufacturers.

Strategic Benefits and Industry Impact
This alliance positions OT data as a strategic asset for Japanese manufacturers. Through the integration of Litmus Edge and Panasonic’s cloud and systems expertise, businesses gain visibility across the entire edge-to-cloud continuum. The joint solution enables improved productivity by driving efficiency in energy use, optimizing predictive maintenance schedules, and reducing industrial waste. Moreover, by automating manual processes and supporting remote operations, the partnership addresses labor shortages and helps manufacturers sustain competitiveness in a rapidly changing market.

Tetsuro Sato, Executive Officer of Technology at Panasonic Solution Technologies, emphasized the importance of the alliance. “At Panasonic, we have long been focused on solutions centered on digital transformation and AI to support the manufacturing industry. This collaboration with Litmus Automation will accelerate real-time data collection, analysis, and utilization across shop-floor operations, giving manufacturers faster and more accurate insights for decision-making. Together, we expect to deliver tangible improvements such as higher equipment utilization and lower defect rates—directly addressing customer challenges and strengthening their competitive edge.”

John Younes, Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder of Litmus Automation, also expressed enthusiasm: “Partnering with Panasonic marks a pivotal step in supporting Japan’s manufacturing sector as it modernizes and scales. By pairing our edge data platform with Panasonic’s proven integration expertise, we can deliver real-time visibility and smarter operations while paving a faster path to digital transformation.”

Market Readiness and Current Deployments
The alliance is not just theoretical—it is already producing results. Litmus and Panasonic have begun working with several leading manufacturers in Japan, including a joint production deployment now underway. The companies report that additional large-scale rollouts are planned, underscoring the growing demand for integrated edge-to-cloud platforms in the industrial sector.

As Japanese factories continue to embrace Industry 4.0 initiatives, the need for solutions that combine connectivity, analytics, and scalability will only intensify. The Litmus-Panasonic partnership delivers exactly that: a comprehensive, future-ready approach that empowers manufacturers to modernize operations, enhance workforce efficiency, and integrate AI-driven insights into everyday business decisions. With industrial competitiveness increasingly tied to data utilization and digital capabilities, this collaboration could serve as a model for the next wave of smart manufacturing across Japan.

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