BOISBRIAND, Quebec,16 January, 2012

Founded by brothers Benoit and Denis Paquette, Imagerie DB is well known among Canada’s most prominent and demanding retailers.  It offers clients a wide variety of solutions – from eye-level point-of-purchase pieces to vehicle and building wraps, from banners and billboards to posters and floor graphics – on virtually every media and substrate currently available.  With the Rho 500R, complemented by the Rho 900, the company is enhancing its ability to offer cutting-edge digital output on time and on budget.

“Imagerie DB is respected for providing our clients with the latest, most creative and effective graphics and visual communications solutions,” Benoit Paquette said.  “The Rho 500R, because of its versatility, range and quality, will help us strengthen this reputation with our clients.  And it will make our operations more responsive and efficient – it is a highly efficient, highly productive machine.  We fully expect that’s its operation and reliability will be as good as our Rho 900, and we have been very pleased with that printer.”

The award-winning Rho 500R prints six-color, 600-dpi images on vinyl, mesh and other superwide roll media at speeds up to 3,760 s.f./hr.  It also prints three independent images from three separate job queues on three different 1.6-meter rolls all at the same time to achieve high efficiency and handle a broader range of applications.  The Rho 500R operates unattended, uses less ink than comparable superwide platforms, and minimizes operational costs due to its high productivity, advanced workflow and remarkable versatility.

The 98-inch-wide Rho 900 combines efficient automated media handling and “process color additions” with high-speed printing capabilities – up to 2,400 s.f./hr. – to deliver high productivity and a broader color gamut.  Its sophisticated media handling system employs an auto-feed table with belts, sheet feed gate with guides for parallel board printing and automatic two-point pin registration system to ensure accurate front-to-back registration.

“Imagerie DB is a premier creative digital printer in North America, and we’re extremely pleased to have them as a Durst customer,” said Christopher Howard, Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing for Durst U.S.  “We’re finding that, more and more, the print providers who are on top of this industry with the best solutions and the best operations are choosing Durst.”

About Imagerie DB

Imagerie DB, headquartered in Boisbriand, Que., specializes in large-format digital printing, producing banners, signage and related visual graphics to promote brands and sales for a wide range of fashion, retail and other clients.  For information about the company and its services:  call 450-434-7374, e-mail production@imageriedb.ca, online http://www.imageriedb.ca.

About Durst

Durst Phototechnik AG is a leading manufacturer of professional digital imaging systems.  The company operates manufacturing facilities in Brixen andLienz,Austriaand has major offices in the U.S., France, United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, Mexico, Brazil and Singapore.  The Durst reputation for quality, precision, innovation and reliability spans more than 70 years.

VALHALLA, NY, January 4, 2012 

Known for their high quality and excellent customer service, Unigraphic has been in the printing business for over 47 years providing commercial print services, digital printing and mailing services to an extensive client base of local, regional and national brands and retailers. Their large format business was largely in billboards and banners, but recently their customers were asking more and more for point of purchase display graphics.

Brian Hegan, sales manager at Unigraphic summed up the challenges Unigraphic faced. “We’ve had a steady business with many large retailers who are headquartered in New England, doing a lot of offset work, and some large format work. Then we started to see a lot more demand for high quality display graphics and POP. Our existing equipment just couldn’t keep up with the increased demand.” Hegan gave an example of a POP job for a popular retail fashion chain that required 24” x 36” and 22” x 28” posters. “That job would take 40 hours of press time and would tie up the shop for a week or more, which meant turning away other jobs.”

“We all agreed that point of purchase was the future for Unigraphic,” Bob Quinlan said, “the new jobs our customers were asking us for were POP. We were missing out on jobs because we couldn’t handle the work load or be competitive, that’s when we decided we were going to make investments in large format equipment to improve our capabilities and aggressively go after the POP business.”

Quinlan and his two brothers, Chief Operations Manager Mike and Executive Vice President Jack, started looking for a solution. “We looked at everything out there,” Bob Quinlan said, “and the Inca Onset S40 from Fujifilm just blew everyone else away, with the best quality, the highest speed and the most up-to-date technology.” The Inca Onset S40 with automation will produce 94 full-sized (63” x 123.6”) high-quality prints per hour, or 292 – 40” x 60” sheets per hour. “With the S40, those jobs that used to take a week, will take only hours to produce, and cost half as much,” Hegan said. “The Inca S40 not only gives us the capacity, it will enable us to turn jobs faster and be more competitively priced.”

Hegan also plans to expand the work Unigraphic is doing for its existing customer base. “We have one large retail client that we do all of their offset print work, but we’re not getting the large format and POP. With the S40’s print quality and speed, that’s an ideal account for us now. We can handle all of their needs.” Hegan also expects to win new business. “We’re accepting RFP’s now that we had to pass on before, and we’re able to take on more work from new accounts,” Hegan said. “Print buyers who we couldn’t help before are now asking us to provide proposals. The word is getting out about our new capabilities with the S40, and we expect we will win a lot of new business.”

Unigraphic is planning an open house to showcase their new capabilities. “A lot of printers don’t like customers in the plant, but we love it,” Hegan said. “Our plant shows very well and we’re proud of it. Buyers who come in to see what we do and how we do it often give us opportunities to quote new business.”

“This is a game changer for Unigraphic,” Bob Quinlan said. “Not many other shops will have the equipment we have in one building or the capabilities—we now have the advantage over other print providers and expect to capitalize on the opportunity.”

To learn how the Inca Onset series available exclusively from Fujifilm, can help grow your business, take the Onset Challenge at www.onsetchallenge.com

To learn more about Unigraphic, Inc., please visit them on the web at www.uni-graphic.com

About Fujifilm
FUJIFILM North America Corporation, a marketing subsidiary of FUJIFILM Holdings America Corporation consists of five operating divisions and one subsidiary company. The Imaging Division sells consumer and commercial photographic products and services including film, one-time-use cameras, online photo services and fulfillment, digital printing equipment and service. The Electronic Imaging Division markets consumer digital cameras. The Motion Picture Division provides motion picture film, and the Graphic Systems Division supplies products and services to the printing industry. The Optical Devices Division provides binoculars, and optical lenses for closed circuit television, videography, cinematography, broadcast and industrial markets. FUJIFILM Canada Inc. markets a range of Fujifilm products and services. For more information, please visit www.fujifilm.com/northamerica, or go to www.twitter.com/fujifilmus to follow Fujifilm on Twitter. To receive news and information direct from Fujifilm via RSS, subscribe at www.fujifilmusa.com/rss.

FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation, Tokyo, Japan, brings continuous innovation and leading-edge products to a broad spectrum of industries, including electronic imaging, digital printing equipment, medical systems, life sciences, graphic arts, flat panel display materials, and office products, based on a vast portfolio of digital, optical, fine chemical and thin film coating technologies. The company was among the top 16 companies around the world granted U.S. patents in 2010, and in the year ended March 31, 2011, had global revenues of $25.8 billion*. Fujifilm is committed to environmental stewardship and good corporate citizenship. For more information, please visit www.fujifilmholdings.com.

* At an exchange rate of 86 yen to the dollar.

ROCHESTER

Founded in 1958 in Manhattan, Edison Litho has grown to become the only printing plant in the U.S.with three operational KBA presses, which enable the company to print on paper, board, plastic, foil and many other substrates.  In 1989, Edison Litho moved from its old 12,000-square-foot facility to a new 60,000-square-foot plant in North Bergen.  In 2002, the facility expanded to 80,000 square feet and now includes an in-house bindery.

The addition of the Rho 900 marks Edison Litho’s entry into production digital UV inkjet printing, and a whole new range of printing capabilities for clients whose output requirements go beyond more traditional litho printing.

“We spent months evaluating production digital printers, and the Rho 900 was the clear winner,” said George Gross, President of Edison Litho.  “It will allow us to meet a wide range of customer needs while upholding our high standards of quality.  The Rho 900 is a very versatile, productive and reliable addition to our roster of printing equipment.”

The 98-inch-wide Rho 900 combines more efficient automated media handling and “process color additions” with high-speed printing capabilities to deliver greater productivity and a wider color gamut.  Its highly sophisticated media handling system employs an auto-feed table with belts, a sheet feed gate with guides for parallel board printing and an automatic two-point pin registration system to ensure accurate front-to-back registration.

“We’re very pleased that Edison Litho has chosen Durst for its expansion into production UV inkjet printing, and we’re proud to be associated with them” said Christopher Howard, Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing for DurstU.S.  “It’s a good sign for Edison Litho customers – and the mark of a successful enterprise – that the company is evolving as the possibilities of print output evolve.”

About Edison Litho

Edison Lithographic & Printing Corp. of North Bergen,N.J.is one of the nation’s leading wide-format offset lithographers, and also offers digital printing capabilities.  A strong advocate of environmental integrity, Edison Litho is certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and the Sustainable Forest Initiative (SFI).  For information about the company and its services, call 201-902-9191, or visit Edison Litho online at:  http://www.edisonlitho.com.

About Durst

Durst Phototechnik AG is a leading manufacturer of professional digital imaging systems.  The company operates manufacturing facilities in Brixen and Lienz, Austria and has major offices in the U.S., France, United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, Mexico, Brazil and Singapore.  The Durst reputation for quality, precision, innovation and reliability spans more than 70 years.

VALHALLA, NY, November 28, 2011 

Jarob Inc. has been in business for 41 years, starting out as a fabricator of architectural signage and graphics. Jarob’s business philosophy is to invest in technology to grow the business, so they have continually invested in new digital printing equipment since 1998. Initially equipped with three roll fed solvent printers, Jarob brought in its first UV flatbed digital inkjet printer in 2005 and six months later invested in an Inca Spyder from Fujifilm. Pleased with the performance and productivity of the Inca Spyder platform, they added an Inca Columbia Turbo to further increase capacity as they continued to grow the business.

“Jarob has a very aggressive growth strategy,” said VanPortfleet. “We don’t want to be reactive, we want to be the leader. We don’t want to chase the competition, we want them to have to chase us.” So Jarob set out to find the best wide format digital inkjet printer for their business, looking at all available options in high speed, high productivity, and high quality platforms, ultimately selecting a 6-color Inca Onset S40 with automation. “We looked at everyone in the market,” said VanPortfleet, “and the Inca Onset S40 had the best productivity for the price and best cost per print. I wanted to invest in the next step up in technology and productivity and the Onset S40 simply outperformed the competition.”

“The S40 gives us the advantage in the 500 – 750 impressions range,” said Andrew Bishop, director of sales, marketing, and design at Jarob. “We now have the ability to go after jobs we may not have bid on before, or jobs where our pricing could not be competitive.”

Jarob’s plan also included bringing outsourced work back in house. They realized an immediate benefit and a boost to their ROI when they began to reclaim jobs they were outsourcing. “From a sales perspective, we were outsourcing a lot of work to screen printers. The S40 allowed us to go after more of that business and bring it back in-house. We’ve brought about 80% of the outsourced work back already,” Bishop said. The Inca Onset S40 has given Jarob a four-fold increase in capacity, faster turnaround, and more competitive pricing, and they plan to take full advantage of their new capabilities. “We plan to offer more services to our existing customers, and to gain market share,” Bishop said. “My goal is to fill the S40 up as fast as possible.”

Shortly after the Inca Onset S40 was up and running, Jarob held an open house to introduce the new machine and its capabilities to customers and employees. “It was a chance for everyone to see the samples and see the print quality,” VanPortfleet said. “Seeing it live gave it a real ‘wow’ factor.” Customers were very impressed with the speed of the machine as the automation system stacked up sample after sample. “We ran the S40 side by side with the Turbo, and it was eye opening to see how much faster the Onset prints. We explained to everyone that jobs that took a week to run on the Columbia Turbo were produced in a day on the Onset. Everyone could immediately see the impact it would have on our business.”

VanPortfleet continued, “Once we started to send out samples to prospective customers, things really picked up. There was much more interest coming in, more quotes going out, and we received many more sample requests. We are changing conventional thinking about both quality and price with the S40. The Inca Onset S40 definitely opened a door to increased business for us,” VanPortfleet said. “We let everyone in the area know about our new S40 and the spectacular work we were doing. Customers who previously said they were happy with their current supplier saw our samples and now want to talk to us.”

The investment in the Inca Onset S40 positively affected the sales team and the company’s employees. Bishop said, “Our team was very motivated by the purchase, we felt that if management was willing to make that level of investment in us, and believe in our ability to sell, we weren’t going to let them down. We’re seeing more customers this year than we have in other years combined, and we’re aggressively promoting Jarob and its new capabilities. Jarob was once a well-kept secret, but not anymore. We’re confident the S40 is going to help us grow and expand the range of customers we service.”

To learn more about the Inca Onset series available exclusively through Fujifilm, please visit www.onsetchallenge.com

To learn more about Jarob, Inc., please visit them on the web at www.jarob.com

About Fujifilm

FUJIFILM North America Corporation, a marketing subsidiary of FUJIFILM Holdings America Corporation consists of five operating divisions and one subsidiary company. The Imaging Division sells consumer and commercial photographic products and services including film, one-time-use cameras, online photo services and fulfillment, digital printing equipment and service. The Electronic Imaging Division markets consumer digital cameras. The Motion Picture Division provides motion picture film, and the Graphic Systems Division supplies products and services to the printing industry. The Optical Devices Division provides binoculars, and optical lenses for closed circuit television, videography, cinematography, broadcast and industrial markets. FUJIFILM Canada Inc. markets a range of Fujifilm products and services. For more information, please visit www.fujifilm.com/northamerica, or go to www.twitter.com/fujifilmus to follow Fujifilm on Twitter. To receive news and information direct from Fujifilm via RSS, subscribe at www.fujifilmusa.com/rss.

FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation, Tokyo, Japan, brings continuous innovation and leading-edge products to a broad spectrum of industries, including electronic imaging, digital printing equipment, medical systems, life sciences, graphic arts, flat panel display materials, and office products, based on a vast portfolio of digital, optical, fine chemical and thin film coating technologies. The company was among the top 16 companies around the world granted U.S. patents in 2010, and in the year ended March 31, 2011, had global revenues of $25.8 billion*. Fujifilm is committed to environmental stewardship and good corporate citizenship. For more information, please visit www.fujifilmholdings.com.

* At an exchange rate of 86 yen to the dollar.

Costa Mesa, California (PRWEB) November 29, 2011

At 175 impressions per hour and a print area of 62” x 102“, the :M-Press Tiger can handle any size job, in short order, on virtually any substrate that can be sheeted, and measures between 0.007”and 0.39” thickness (80# cover paper stock to 1/8” thick substrates). Variable data workflows are integrated with the :M-Press allowing Primary to include variable data elements for the Packaging and POP markets.

As digital printing technology improves with quality and speed, the gap is closing between digital, screen and lithography. Primary Color strives to meet their clients needs for bigger, faster, better, and they evaluated the available options in the marketplace for digital, screen and litho. They saw the :M-Press Tiger as a perfect match for them.

“Our initial test prints had a smooth ink lay down and the reds are the best I have seen in a long time. The press is color managed to a G7 environment and to all our other devices. I have to say the :M-Press is amazing and I believe it is going to change the print world,” mentioned Dan Hirt, Primary’s President.

Primary Color will be a hosting an Open House this December 8th from 3:00pm to 9:00pm and is free for anyone who would like to attend. Those who want to learn more about the :M-Press Tiger or want to tour Primary’s industry pioneering print facility are encouraged to register here.

About Primary Color: 
Primary Color’s mission is to provide superior graphic communication products and services by focusing on technological innovation and environmental sustainability while implementing a culture of personal and corporate integrity.

ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill.

As a print service provider, Belitec specializes in wide-format inkjet printing and laminating for display graphics. The Screen Truepress Jet2500UV is elevating the essentials to improve the image detail and color consistency on a surprising array of projects and substrates.

“Our print quality was always quite strong, but the print quality with the Truepress Jet2500UV is far superior to what we had been able to produce,” said Jean-Philippe Laliberté, printing and prepress operator. “The definition is noticeably improved. Images are sharper, cleaner and more vibrant.”

Belitec has been doing business in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, since 1982. The company established a niche providing fast turnarounds on outdoor and indoor signs, point-of-purchase displays, banners and back-lit signage. Numerous short-run projects, many as short as one or two large storefront signs, move quickly through the Belitec shop in a day. Same-day or next-day turnarounds are pretty much the norm.

“We chose the Truepress Jet2500UV to replace a 6-year-old wide-format printer from another manufacturer,” Laliberté said. “It was a slower machine, and it really wasn’t up to speed either in terms of print quality. We compared different machines and ran many different test prints on some of our favorites. Overall, the Truepress Jet2500UV produced the most impressive prints.”

Belitec’s customers benefit from the Truepress Jet2500UV’s fast print speed and photo-quality, high-impact graphics. The Truepress Jet2500UV achieves production speeds up to 366 square feet per hour. Image quality rivals that of offset printing thanks to the eight-level grayscale printing heads and maximum output resolution of 1,500 dpi.

Print jobs at Belitec are evenly split between roll-fed and rigid materials. Even with scheduling jobs according to their media to minimize changeovers, Belitec switches back and forth from flexible to rigid substrates sometimes seven times in a day. Prints are instantly dry and ready for use. Screen’s flexible UV inks do not crack when the printed piece is bent or stretched.

“The inks adhere extremely well to the various rigid and flexible substrates we use,” Laliberté said. “The Truepress Jet2500UV delivers excellent results on vinyl, static cling, fabric, acrylic, foam core, corrugated plastic — so many types of media. The machine handles the media changes smoothly.”

About Screen (USA)
Screen (USA), a wholly owned subsidiary of Kyoto, Japan-based Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd., is a leading supplier of systems and components for the graphic arts industry. Its diverse line of integrated products includes digital printing systems for a variety of applications, including print on demand, variable data, flexo/packaging solutions, industrial and sign/display printing. For more information, please visit Screen’s website at www.screenusa.com. All trademarks and registered trademarks used herein are property of their respective owners.

ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill.

One of Screen’s most exciting printing technologies, the 98.4-inch Truepress Jet2500UV prints detailed, vibrant and extremely durable output. Designed to handle roll-fed and rigid media, it prints on paper, film and textiles, as well as metal, wood and plastic.

The Truepress Jet2500UV delivers 1,500 dpi resolution using a true eight-level grayscale variable pattern with 6 to 42 picoliter drops. The advanced physical properties of Screen’s TruepressInk produce industry-leading adhesion on acrylic sheets, ceramics and stone. Once exposed to UV light, the brightly colored, ultrafine inks are very stable and will not fade, even on such non-standard substrates as denim and leather.

Standout features of Truepress Jet2500UV

• Ideal for billboards, vehicle wraps, posters, transit advertising and exhibits
• Print see-through graphics without having to rely on perforated window film
• Able to print up to seven image layers in one pass
• CMYK in the standard configuration, plus optional Lc, Lm and white inks
• Minimal setup time and maintenance-free operation for maximum throughput

The Truepress Jet2500UV integrates seamlessly with the Wastach SoftRIP TX Gold Edition workflow. Wastach SoftRIP TX Gold Edition enables higher color matching precision and more reliable data throughput while also streamlining postpress tasks.

Screen (USA) continuously broadens its relationships with reliable vendor partners. Files printed live at SGIA Expo on the Truepress Jet2500UV will be processed with the Zünd G3 Digital Cutter. Zünd cutters eliminate bottlenecks in the finishing department by automating all cutting and trimming functions.

Users of the Truepress Jet2500UV can deploy the software needed for customized branded storefronts. At SGIA Expo, Screen will highlight Online Print Solution’s OrderDesk, a catalog-style, online corporate storefront. OrderDesk enables printing firms’ clients to select template items, such as banners, signs, POP displays, brochures and newsletters, from a predefined list. Nexjob, a job submission and quoting tool aimed at non-template items, converts end users’ artwork files into PDFs for proofing, approval and price quoting.

Screen (USA) will demonstrate the Truepress Jet2500UV at SGIA Expo 2011 in booth #2511, October 19-21 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans.

About Screen (USA)

Screen (USA), a wholly owned subsidiary of Kyoto, Japan-based Dainippon Screen Manufacturing Co., Ltd., is a leading supplier of systems and components for the graphic arts industry. Its diverse line of integrated products includes CTP recorders, automated workflow solutions and digital printing systems. Digital printing applications include print on demand, variable data, industrial and sign/display printing. For more information, please visit Screen’s website at www.screenusa.com. All trademarks and registered trademarks used herein are property of their respective owners.

ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill.

“Other flatbed and hybrid printing devices simply could not compare to the Truepress Jet2500UV in meeting our production needs,” said Brian Medinski, president. “The Truepress Jet2500UV allows us to print all manner of colors, images and textures on large sheets of glass.”

Established in 2000, Accura Glass creates elegant store fixtures, glass wall dividers and one-of-a-kind assemblies used by some of North America’s best-known brands. Accura Glass has done work for Tiffany’s, Prada and Holt Renfrew, among other familiar names. The company employs 20 people and generates $4 million in annual revenue.

Accura Glass co-founders Brian Medinski and Grigorii Khizguiiaev, who are both expert glass fabricators, have invented new tools and techniques to produce stunning bent glass, custom-laminated glass and UV-bonded showcases. With their new printing line, they are now able to produce custom imagery on the glass, which they then laminate to the interlayer making it a safety glass as well as to protect the image by encapsulating it.

A major market that Accura Glass has targeted is storefront glass typically seen in shopping malls and office buildings. Many such projects call for glass sheets up to 14 feet tall. Mr. Medinski said this size glass eliminated flatbed style printing systems from consideration.

“The flatbed systems we looked at could not accommodate the huge size,” he explained.

Then Accura Glass encountered another limitation in existing printing technology: a narrow field of high-resolution hybrid printers on the market.

“The high output resolution was the deciding factor in the Truepress Jet2500UV’s favor,” Mr. Medinski said. “Some of our projects require extremely high tolerances for text and line art. At 1,500 dpi, the resolution of the Truepress gives us the detail and crisp edges our clients require for fine-line imagery.”

About Screen (USA)
Screen (USA), a wholly owned subsidiary of Kyoto, Japan-based Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd., is a leading supplier of systems and components for the graphic arts industry. Its diverse line of integrated products includes digital printing systems for a variety of applications, including print on demand, variable data, flexo/packaging solutions, industrial and sign/display printing. For more information, please visit Screen’s website at www.screenusa.com. All trademarks and registered trademarks used herein are property of their respective owners.

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 19, 2011

The new offerings include:

• The HP Scitex FB7600 Industrial Press, with new HP FB225 Scitex Inks, workflow improvements for increased productivity and versatility and an optional multisheet loader.
• The 16.6-foot (5-m) HP Scitex XP5500 Industrial Printer with new billboard print modes, industry-leading print speeds⁽¹⁾ and unprecedented ink coverage.
• The 10.5-foot (3.2-m) HP Scitex XP2500 Industrial Printer, which delivers up to 15 percent more throughput than its predecessor.
• Enhanced HP Scitex Print Care offerings for the new printers to help customers maximize uptime and serviceability.⁽²⁾
• EskoArtwork i-cut Suite, a print-to-cut workflow solution enhanced for HP Scitex printers, from HP Solutions Business Partner ESKO.

“As the leader in industrial wide-format graphics, HP is helping customers transition from analog to digital printing and take advantage of higher value pages to further grow their businesses,” said Xavier Garcia, general manager, Scitex Wide-format Solutions, HP. “With today’s introductions, our customers can go after these pages with the confidence that HP digital solutions will deliver the productivity, versatility and reliability they demand.”

The HP Scitex FB7600 and XP5500 industrial presses will debut in HP booth 919 at the 2011 SGIA Expo in New Orleans, Oct. 19 – 21. At the show, HP also will kick off the first HP Print Excellence Awards for HP Scitex and HP Designjet customers to recognize best-in-class wide-format graphics applications. The contest will culminate at the drupa 2012 tradeshow, where HP will announce winning customers and applications.

HP Scitex FB7600 Industrial Press improves productivity and workflow

Delivering high productivity on a range of flexible and rigid media, the HP Scitex FB7600 Industrial Press offers a variety of productivity enhancements – including in-line saturation control for backlit applications, hot folders and job queue – to help PSPs expedite their workflow. The device can print up to 95 full boards an hour and has a new point-of-purchase print mode that produces 55 full boards an hour with indoor quality.⁽³⁾

New HP FB225 Scitex Inks adhere better on plastics and improve flexibility on corrugated media,⁽⁴⁾allowing customers to reduce the time required for finishing and expand their businesses with new applications. The inks also have reduced odor⁽⁵⁾ and the ink system is GREENGUARD Children & Schools CertifiedSM,⁽⁶⁾ offering reassurance that the prints produced are suitable for use in indoor environments.

“The new features of the HP Scitex FB7600 Industrial Press make it possible for us to offer both speed and quality at a competitive price,” said Tim Boore, head of Digital Technologies at United Kingdom-based Image Factory. “The edge-to-edge printing feature saves time and reduces material waste during the finishing process. We were pleased with the previous inks, but the new HP FB225 Scitex Inks offer increased flexibility and have expanded our application versatility.”

The HP Scitex FB7600 Industrial Press is expected to be available worldwide on Nov. 1.⁽⁷⁾ Existing owners of the HP Scitex FB7500 Industrial Press who want improved versatility and efficiency can easily upgrade their existing technologies with the HP Scitex FB7500 Industrial Press Upgrade Kit.

HP Scitex XP5500 and XP2500 printers deliver quick return on investment

The HP Scitex XP5500 Industrial Printer is ideal for high-volume PSPs that require a reliable, 24/7 printing solution. Offering a combination of low-cost-per-square-foot printing at industry-leading speeds,⁽¹⁾ the device prints up to 3,500 ft2/hr (325 m2/hr) in billboard mode using HP Specialty Billboard Scitex Ink. Additionally, PSPs can increase their return on investment through better ink coverage than comparable solvent and UV-ink printing systems,⁽⁸⁾ and with the ability to print on a wide range of media.

Designed for high-volume PSPs seeking a UV-curable alternative to solvent ink printing, the HP Scitex XP2500 Industrial Printer offers a low cost per square foot at print speeds up to 2,850 ft2/hr (265 m2/hr). Customers can choose one of the new print modes that use HP Specialty Billboard Scitex Ink for high ink coverage, enabling PSPs to produce billboards or close-view applications without switching inks. This specially formulated ink provides media versatility and operational efficiency for a variety of outdoor and indoor applications.

The HP Scitex XP2500 and XP5500 printers are scheduled to be available worldwide on Nov. 1 and Dec. 15, respectively.⁽⁷⁾ HP also will offer HP Scitex XP5300⁽⁹⁾ and XP2300 Upgrade Packages for existing customers who want improved versatility and a new level of service with HP Scitex Print Care.

New workflow solution for HP Scitex from ESKOArtwork

ESKOArtwork i-cut Suite is a print-to-cut workflow solution that tackles bottlenecks in the manufacturing of wide-format graphics by simplifying the cutting process, including PDF preflight, editing and correction, nesting and layout and the production of printing and cutting files.

ESKOArtwork i-cut Suite is compatible with all HP Scitex printers, raster image processors and cutting devices. The enhanced solution exclusive to HP Scitex customers includes a library of optimized HP Scitex profiles. ESKOArtwork i-cut Suite is available through ESKO distributors and resellers.

HP discusses sustainability at SGIA Expo seminar

Stephen Goddard, environmental leadership program manager for the Graphics Solutions Business at HP, will present a seminar titled “Sustainability and the Environment” on Wednesday, Oct. 19, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. CT. The session will answer PSPs’ most pressing environmental questions to help them achieve their sustainability goals and preview new program developments from HP.

Goddard will be joined by Marci Kinter, vice president for Government and Business Information at SGIA and chairwoman for the Sustainable Green Printing Partnership, as well as other industry suppliers.

HP offers flexible financing solutions for customers deploying the latest HP digital printing technologies through HP Financial Services, the company’s leasing and life cycle asset management services division. An HP Financial Services representative is onsite at SGIA to provide details of applicable offers.

More information about HP’s wide-format graphics industrial printing solutions is available atwww.hp.com/go/gsb, through the HP Graphic Arts Twitter feed and on YouTube atwww.youtube.com/hpgraphicarts. Additional information about HP at the 2011 SGIA Expo is available atwww.hp.com/go/SGIA2011.

About HP

HP creates new possibilities for technology to have a meaningful impact on people, businesses, governments and society. The world’s largest technology company, HP brings together a portfolio that spans printing, personal computing, software, services and IT infrastructure at the convergence of the cloud and connectivity, creating seamless, secure, context-aware experiences for a connected world. More information about HP (NYSE: HPQ) is available at http://www.hp.com.

⁽¹⁾ Compared to super-wide-format, roll-to-roll printers between $100,000 and $500,000. Based on the fastest rated speeds as published by manufacturers as of February 2007. Test methods vary.

⁽²⁾ HP Scitex Print Care also is available with the HP Scitex LX600, LX820, LX850, FB500, FB700, TJ Series and FB7500 Printer.

⁽³⁾ Numbers provided are based on maximum number of full-size beds per hour (full bed size 1.65 x 3.2 m, 5 x 10 ft).

⁽⁴⁾ See more than 40 media types already tested at www.hp.com/go/mediasolutionslocator.

⁽⁵⁾ Compared to HP FB221 Scitex Inks.

⁽⁶⁾ The ink system using HP FB225 Scitex Inks is listed in the GREENGUARD Product Guide for signage. Using a GREENGUARD Certified ink system does not indicate the end product is certified. Additional information is available at www.greenguard.org.

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⁽⁸⁾ Based on internal HP testing. Actual results and testing methods may vary. Tested on 100 percent cover file at BB330 mode.

⁽⁹⁾ HP Scitex XP5300 Industrial Printers Serial Number 648 and up.

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“We believe in employing the latest technology to improve quality, consistency, and efficiency in the printing process,” said Andy Riberdy, president of McCoy, Ltd. “We looked at our existing equipment and decided that new digital inkjet technologies could increase our print quality and speed up turnaround times. We felt that we needed to make new investments to enable us to offer our customers more value and effectively compete for new business.”

Conducting a methodical and careful search, McCoy considered a number of wide format inkjet printing platforms, eventually narrowing their focus to the Inca Onset S40 from Fujifilm. “We looked at a number of competing technologies,” Riberdy said, “but what really drove the decision for us was the astounding print quality of the S40, which none of the other platforms approached.”

The ability of the Inca Onset S40 to produce outstanding print quality was a perfect match for McCoy’s demanding requirements. “The S40’s high quality gave us the edge we were looking for,” Riberdy said. “A good portion of our clients do fashion work where flesh tones are critical along with color and gloss. We’re producing near-offset quality on the S40, and our customers have been very impressed.” In addition to higher print quality, McCoy enjoys increased cost savings and higher efficiencies when printing on the Onset compared to traditional offset printing. “Work previously done offset is now being printed on the Onset,” according to Riberdy, “Getting up to color on our offset press results in significant waste which gets extremely costly when printing on high value substrates such as plastic. The Onset can achieve the quality our offset customers demand, and we can gang images on the large Onset printbed to turn jobs quickly with virtually no waste. Customers also benefit from the Onset S40’s ability to print on substrates up to 2” thick. Before, any job over 40-point required mounting and finishing, increasing turnaround time, and cost. Now, we can do it direct to substrate on the Onset saving both time and money.”

“We knew there was more we could be doing for our customers,” said John Toombs, sales manager at McCoy. “There were some jobs we couldn’t compete on, mainly because of run length and quality expectations, but the S40 provides us with lower cost compared with our offset presses, especially on short run lengths. Now we’re able to provide higher quality, shorter run lengths, and faster turnaround times, and pass along cost savings to our customers.”

Color management was another critical aspect of the selection process for McCoy, an area where Fujifilm’s expertise provided a definite advantage. Fujifilm’s Print Performance Team worked with McCoy and helped them to earn G7® certification. All print methods – screen, offset and digital inkjet – are now running to G7 standards and producing consistent color across all three print technologies. In addition, using ColorGATE software, the printer was able to consolidate all of their existing RIPs into one. McCoy now has a single production platform and one operator interface with the ability to drive all equipment in the shop.

“It’s a tremendous achievement for us,” Riberdy said, “to have one standard interface across all platforms. We now run all our inkjet equipment, including competitive inkjet presses and our computer to screen device with one RIP.”

Toombs spoke of one particular customer, a “global communications company,” that has demanding color standards in order to ensure brand integrity. “The company produces a number of campaigns, in varying run lengths and in different formats, some offset, and some wide format. The G7 print method and consistency in our color management gives us the ability to deliver the color integrity they demand, across all of the devices in our shop.”

“New technology is always a good story to tell,” Riberdy said. “We talked to some of our customers about our new capabilities with the S40, and they were absolutely stunned by the quality of the samples we showed them. Customers were constantly asking us when the S40 would be up and running so that they could take advantage of the new technology to produce their next job.” Toombs added, “We’re finding new applications for the S40 every day. This is a real avenue for growth for McCoy.”

For more information about McCoy Ltd., visit: www.mccoyprinting.com. To learn more about the Inca Onset S40 sold exclusively through the Graphic Systems Division of FUJIFILM North America Corporation, visitwww.onsetchallenge.com.

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