About Newstripe Ralph Newman founded Newstripe, Inc in 1981. The first factory was his garage and the first product was a simple, inexpensive striping machine similar to the current SCOTSMAN model. From that humble beginning Newstripe has grown to a comprehensive product design and development company manufacturing more than thirty products. Our state of the art manufacturing facility is designed to provide products to virtually any mid-tech industry. Currently, Newstripe s major product lines are: