Richmond

With an active community of more than 1 billion members, Facebook presents an excellent opportunity to connect with businesses in the graphics finishing and display markets. Through this channel, Drytac^® is also extending its reach to consumers in need of mounting adhesives, laminating films, finishing equipment, digital print media, and banner stands.

According to Drytac^® President Marc Oosterhuis, “Facebook is a powerful tool for consumer engagement and sales growth. Not only will it allow us to stay connected with customers, it will keep us top of mind when multiple manufacturers are being considered.”

The Drytac^® Facebook page features product news and corporate announcements; highlights special promotions and industry events; and offers valuable resources, including articles, links and videos. Drytac^® utilizes other social media platforms as well, including Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube, to reach current and prospective customers.

To access the official Drytac^® page, please visit: https://www.facebook.com/Drytac

About Drytac®

Drytac® is an international manufacturer and distributor of graphics finishing equipment and supplies, including liquid coatings, laminates, adhesives, media and displays. For more information, please visit www.drytac.com.

FOSTER CITY, California — May 1, 2013

Anderson/LA, which provides leading national restaurants, retailers and Hollywood movie studios with offset print, digital print and fulfillment services, is one of the first companies in North America to operate three VUTEk GS5000r printers. The announcement was made at emerge® 2013, Consolidated Graphics’ annual customer solutions conference taking place April 30 through May 2 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Several additional Consolidated Graphics companies around the country also operate VUTEk printers. And, the majority of Consolidated Graphics companies use print MIS software provided by EFI’s Productivity Software group, part of a relationship between CGX and EFI that extends back more than 15 years.

“The GS5000r’s width gives us the versatility we need, and all six of our machines are calibrated to each other to provide the same quality from multiple devices,” said Luke Westlake, President of Anderson/LA. “With our current footprint of EFI printers, we can run 15, five-foot rolls at a time to meet our customers’ most demanding production needs and produce any national out-of-home application.”

The ability to print materials consistently across multiple devices and locations has become increasingly important for national retailers, which tap Anderson/LA and its fellow Consolidated Graphics companies to fulfill signage and graphics needs across North America.

“Our customers who have hundreds or thousands of locations benefit from our investments in best-in-class digital production and color management technologies, which ensure high-quality brand color reproduction, with higher-volume productivity,” said James W. Hill, Executive Vice President, Technology and Procurement for Consolidated Graphics.

Premium quality and production flexibility

The superwide format VUTEk GS5000r roll-to-roll UV printer opens new doors for print shops that need the highest image quality for premium-margin applications, and production-level speeds for commercial graphics and long-term outdoor graphics. The flexible printer produces high-end point-of-purchase materials, high-speed billboards and everything in-between.

For color-critical, close-viewing indoor graphics used at retailers and restaurants Anderson/LA services, the VUTEk GS5000r offers ultra-high quality printing with resolutions up to 1,000 dots per inch. When producing durable prints needed in fleet graphics and other outdoor applications, the GS5000r also has the benefit of being the only five-meter UV printer that has its output covered by the 3M™ MCS™ Warranty when using co-branded EFI and 3M inks and printing on 3M flexible media.

“EFI has worked closely with Consolidated Graphics and Anderson/LA to deliver VUTEk UV inkjet offerings that provide a true competitive difference in superwide format printing capabilities,” said Scott Schinlever, senior vice president and general manager of EFI’s Inkjet Solutions. “The VUTEk GS5000r printer is an ideal platform to expand Consolidated Graphics’ national, high-end signage production offering.”

Anderson/LA also has the advantage of bi-directional communication between its VUTEk printers and EFI Fiery® raster image processors (RIPs) for better job processing and management. The robust processing capability speeds throughput for a number of jobs that come to Anderson/LA from other Consolidated Graphics companies, such as one-off posters and other products that require fast RIPing to keep Anderson/LA’s high-volume production operations running smoothly.

For additional information about EFI, visit www.efi.com or contact 800-875-7117.

About Consolidated Graphics 

Consolidated Graphics, Inc. (CGX), headquartered in Houston, is one of North America’s leading general commercial printing companies. With 70 printing businesses strategically located across 27 states, Toronto, Prague, and Gero, Japan, CGX offers an unmatched geographic footprint, unsurpassed capabilities, and unparalleled levels of convenience, efficiency and service. With locations in or near virtually every major U.S. market, CGX provides service and responsiveness of a local printer enhanced by the economic, geographic and technological advantages of a large national organization. Consolidated Graphics’ vast and technologically advanced sheetfed and web printing capabilities are complemented by the world’s largest integrated digital footprint. By coupling North America’s most comprehensive printing capabilities with strategically located fulfillment centers and industry-leading technology, CGX delivers end-to-end print production and management solutions that are based on the needs of our customers to improve their results. For more information, visit www.cgx.com.
About EFI

EFI™ (www.efi.com) is a worldwide provider of products, technology and services leading the transformation of analog to digital imaging. Based in Silicon Valley, with offices around the globe, the company’s powerful integrated product portfolio includes digital front-end servers; superwide, wide-format, label and ceramic inkjet presses and inks; production workflow, web to print, and business automation software; and office, enterprise and mobile cloud solutions. These products allow users to produce, communicate and share information in an easy and effective way, and enable businesses to increase their profits, productivity, and efficiency.

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Durham, N.C.

Royal Sovereign has an installed base of more than 4,000 and generates more than $10.5 million in annual sales. Bell and Howell has more than 70 years of innovative service and support expertise to more than 50 manufacturers’ product lines across North America.

“Bell and Howell came highly recommended to us, and I have no doubt they will provide a high level of service including technical expertise, fast response time and wide coverage,” said Erik Apotheker, Vice President at Royal Sovereign.

“We are extremely pleased to be working with Royal Sovereign and are ready to deploy our service teams when and where needed,” said Peter Dutka, Executive Director, Business Development at Bell and Howell. “By extending our services to the graphics equipment market, Bell and Howell is poised to provide those customers service on wide-format printers, laminators, and many other ancillary items.”

For additional information, contact marketing@bhemail.com or call 1-800-220-3030. Visit us at www.bellhowell.net or www.facebook.com/BellandHowell, or follow @bellandhowell on Twitter.

About Bell and Howell
Bell and Howell, LLC is a leading provider of solutions and services for paper-based and digital messaging. The company’s complete portfolio includes products that reduce production and postage costs; increase operational efficiency, message impact and relevancy; and ensure integrity and quality. Supporting these solutions is one of the largest dedicated service organizations in the industry. Headquartered in Durham, N.C., the company maintains facilities in Wheeling, Ill., Bethlehem, Pa., and Rochester, N.Y. For further information, please visit www.bellhowell.net.

About Royal Sovereign International
Royal Sovereign International, Inc. is a leading manufacturer and distributor of appliances, office products, and graphic solutions. We support customers in more than 100 countries from our international headquarters in Rockleigh, N.J., and from our sales offices, distribution centers, and manufacturing facilities located around the world. With more than 120 patents worldwide, our imagination and creativity collected globally, drives us to create inventive products that distinguish us from the rest. With global recognition, we take pride in our innovative technology, quality control, and customer service.
Telephone: 919-674-6020

FOSTER CITY, California, APRIL 10, 2013 – EFI™ (Nasdaq: EFII), a world leader in customer-focused printing innovation, today announced that Dublin, Calif.-based AMP Printing purchased the EFI VUTEk® HS100 Pro UV inkjet press on display at the ISA International Sign Expo in Las Vegas.

AMP decided to add a new press to meet surging demand for superwide printing. Company Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Jeff Main selected EFI and the VUTEk HS100 Probased on the continuous innovation he sees from EFI and the positive experience his company had with a pair of VUTEk GS3250 UV inkjet printers.

“EFI is a very professional company that stands behind its equipment,” said Main. “Plus, EFI invests its money into R&D to strengthen its technology. The progress we have seen EFI make in the past few years with the development of the HS100 Pro proves it.”

“It was a thrill to start this year’s ISA Sign Expo with a sale to a company like AMP Printing, a company that is known for its thorough commitment to high-quality work,” said Scott Schinlever, senior vice president and general manager of EFI’s Inkjet Solutions.

The flexibility of digital, with image quality approaching offset

The new 3.2-meter wide press, which will be installed at AMP Printing’s facility this month, offers the productivity of screen printing, with image quality that approaches offset. The press’s fast speeds, as well as its flatbed and roll-to-roll printing capabilities, will help AMP further develop its growing superwide format revenue streams.

The HS100 printer’s speed will be especially beneficial on some of the work AMP produces for national retailers – targeted signage requiring quick and accurate output. The press also can meet the company’s stringent color management requirements – all of AMP Printing’s offset, digital production and proofing devices are configured to conform to the industry’s GRACoL 7 specification.

Building value with innovative, high-volume UV inkjet technology

The EFI VUTEk HS100 Pro is a versatile, high-speed digital UV press that offers print service providers (PSPs) a cost-effective digital platform to produce longer sheet runs. The press features EFI’s Pin & Cure imaging technology for precise ink lay-down for critical color accuracy and consistency, gloss control and an increased color gamut — all with the productivity and digital efficiencies needed to accommodate more versioning and localization.

Offering impressive throughput speeds of up to 100 boards per hour, the VUTEk HS100 Pro prints in up to eight colors, including white. True, variable-dot greyscale print head technology on the HS100 Pro helps PSPs maximize their ink yield while reducing their cost per print.

At AMP, the ability to print more high-quality work, with a lower total cost of ownership, is key to driving success in a challenging economic environment.
“Now is the time to invest in new technology – adding the VUTEk HS100 Pro is part of presenting a new vision for the future to our customers,” said Main. “Leading-edge businesses know that they need to boost productivity to thrive.”

For more information, visit www.efi.com or contact 800-875-7117.

About EFI

EFI™ (www.efi.com) is a worldwide provider of products, technology and services leading the transformation of analog to digital imaging. Based in Silicon Valley, with offices around the globe, the company’s powerful integrated product portfolio includes digital front-end servers; superwide, wide-format, label and ceramic inkjet presses and inks; production workflow, web to print, and business automation software; and office, enterprise and mobile cloud solutions. These products allow users to produce, communicate and share information in an easy and effective way, and enable businesses to increase their profits, productivity, and efficiency.

Follow EFI Online:

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Find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/EFI.Digital.Print.Technology
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“Print can drive relevance, revenue and profit in the age of big data, and this technology demonstration can show how that will happen with signage,” said Mark McGowan, director of EFI’s OPS products. “SSA has the potential to provide unprecedented insights on the best strategies and execution to drive retail sales.”

The eyes have it: a customer-focused view of retail signage

A single SSA unit includes a webcam attached to a sign, connected to a computer or tablet running a partner facial recognition software and EFI’s proprietary SSA software for data organization, analytics and reporting. In an actual retail implementation, most marketers will likely deploy multiple units to measure, compare and improve signage performance at different stores or at different in-store locations.

The SSA system’s webcam and software combination detects the presence of people within viewing range and determines which of them are actually viewing a sign. Eye-tracking tools on the SSA system also allow it to calculate how much time is spent viewing signage.

Beyond those useful metrics, the advanced SSA technology provides even more-detailed demographic information. Using advanced, proprietary facial pattern algorithms, the SSA system assigns a gender and age range to each viewer, providing a wealth of market-segment information that businesses cannot quickly or easily collect by any other means.

An embedded, failsafe routine in the software ensures that the SSA system discards facial pattern data on the fly, with no actual images of faces stored during operation.

SSA will enter beta testing this quarter. Visitors to EFI’s International Sign Expo booth can see an EFI SSA kiosk attached to a sign capturing and reporting live data.

For more information, visit www.efi.com or contact 800-875-7117.

About EFI

EFI™ (www.efi.com) is a worldwide provider of products, technology and services leading the transformation of analog to digital imaging. Based in Silicon Valley, with offices around the globe, the company’s powerful integrated product portfolio includes digital front-end servers; superwide, wide-format, label and ceramic inkjet presses and inks; production workflow, web to print, and business automation software; and office, enterprise and mobile cloud solutions. These products allow users to produce, communicate and share information in an easy and effective way, and enable businesses to increase their profits, productivity, and efficiency.

Follow EFI Online: 

Follow us on Twitter: @EFI_Print_Tech
Find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/EFI.Digital.Print.Technology
View us on YouTube: www.youtube.com/EFIDigitalPrintTech

Valhalla, N.Y., April 2, 2013 

“We continue to make significant advances with our presses and supplies serving the sign industry. Our tireless commitment to innovation is evident in the Acuity line of wide format inkjet printers, and we look forward to demonstrating the unique projects these printers make possible,” said Todd Zimmerman, vice president and general manager, FUJIFILM North American Corporation, Graphic Systems Division.

Acuity Advance Select 8
The Acuity Advance Select 8 UV flatbed inkjet printer delivers all of the market leading image quality, performance and reliability benefits of the Acuity Advance series. In addition, the Select 8 offers increased flexibility with a wider selection of color options that can provide high productivity and value added versatility. Its eight channels offer extended color, white and clear ink options.

Key highlights include:

• Configurations with double strike white capability or white plus clear ink
• Two additional high quality production print modes for increased throughput
• Controlled print-bed vacuum strength through additional zoning capability
• New job handling capability for greater production efficiency

The Acuity Advance Select 8 UV flatbed inkjet printer will be running in the Fujifilm booth at ISA and printing a wide range of unique substrate samples including: poker chips, textured print, playing card tins, Visual Magnetics, wood signs, clear PETG, white Styrene, black Sintra, Innova framed art and Ultraflex poplin fabric.

Acuity LED 1600
Designed for creativity, the Acuity LED 1600 high-performance, wide-format inkjet printer creates high value-added graphic displays, signs and banners. With its proprietary design, it uses patent-pending UV-LED ink curing system to produce exceptional quality display graphics on roll or rigid substrates. The LED curing technology provides many benefits including lower energy consumption and longer lamp life when compared to traditional metal halide UV curing technology. Results include lower operating costs and reduced environmental impact, critical to staying competitive in today’s sign industry.

Reaching print speeds up to 215 sq ft/hr while providing outstanding quality output, the Acuity LED 1600 offers a standard 8-color ink set including CMYK plus light cyan, light magenta, white and clear, and allows printing white or clear ink in a single pass for even greater productivity. Spot clear ink adds special effects to create more value to graphic displays and signs.

The Acuity LED 1600 will be on display printing the following innovative media at ISA: Ultraflex Illumisol backlit signs, Sihl clear film, Catalina Graphic Films’ Mojave wall paper, Fujifilm poster paper, clear textured printing, packing printing with playing card cases, and decal/label printing.

For more information about Fujifilm products, please go to: www.fujifilmgraphics.com.

About Fujifilm 
FUJIFILM North America Corporation, a marketing subsidiary of FUJIFILM Holdings America Corporation consists of four 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. Motion picture archival film and on-set color management solutions are also sold to the motion picture and broadcast industries. The Electronic Imaging Division markets consumer digital cameras, and the Graphic Systems Division supplies products and services to the printing industry. The Optical Devices Division provides optical lenses for the cinematography, broadcast, closed circuit television, videography and industrial markets, and also markets binoculars. FUJIFILM Canada Inc. markets a range of Fujifilm products and services in Canada. For more information, please visit: www.fujifilmusa.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 10 companies around the world granted U.S. patents in 2011, and in the year ended March 31, 2012, had global revenues of $27.8 billion*. Fujifilm is committed to environmental stewardship and good corporate citizenship. For more information, please visit www.fujifilmholdings.com.

* At an exchange rate of 79 yen to the dollar

EFI’s products at Sign Expo, part of the industry’s most advanced lineup of UV digital printing and workflow management solutions, join additional, new offerings from EFI, including the company’s first inkjet inks for deep draw thermoforming and corrugated plastics applications, and 3M™ MCS™ Warranty-certified inks for VUTEk® GS Pro series printers.

“We are showing how EFI is the signage industry’s proven and trusted inkjet provider with innovations that open the door to greater profits and greater value,” said Scott Schinlever, senior vice president and general manager of EFI’s Inkjet Solutions. “At Sign Expo, industry professionals can see how we are expanding customers’ capabilities as well as how we make the whole print enterprise more productive with advanced workflow and MIS/ERP systems.”

The lineup of integrated, high-performance EFI UV printing and workflow management products at the International Sign Expo includes the:

• EFI VUTEk HS100 Pro, a new, high-speed digital UV press available this quarter offering the productivity of screen printing and image quality approaching offset.

• EFI VUTEk QS2 Pro, a 2-meter, UV hybrid printer that combines variable-drop grayscale printing and white ink print capabilities with VUTEk production speeds;

• EFI VUTEk GS2000LX Pro, a printer that gives PSPs the ability to produce more applications on more substrates with LED UV-curing technology, white ink and grayscale printing;

• EFI VUTEk GS3250r, a 3.2-meter, roll-to-roll UV printer with true 1,000 dpi capabilities to help PSPs expand to offer high-margin, closely viewed applications;

• EFI R3225, an entry-level, UV roll-to-roll printer, shown in the Nazdar booth (#4121), that features output quality, substrate access and pricing that are unrivaled in its category;

• EFI H652, an entry-level, wide format hybrid printer, also in the Nazdar booth, offering near-photographic UV image quality and affordability;

• New Fiery® XF Version 5 with Web Control Center, a flexible and scalable high-speed digital front end and color management workflow for wide- to superwide-format production and proofing;

• SmartSign Analytics (SSA) technology demonstration, a new tool developed by EFI Online Print Solutions that captures and reports analytic data on signage viewership to help marketers measure the effectiveness of their efforts.

PSPs using these solutions are decreasing their turnaround times and increasing their competitiveness in a variety of markets. One PSP, Portland, Ore.-based PVS In-Store Graphics, is seeing these types of advantages with its new VUTEk HS100 Pro installation.

“The HS100 is a game-changer for PVS,” said PVS Co-owner Nick Olson. ”The economy is really turning around and this printer is exactly what our clients need: quality at a great price point.”

In addition to inkjet printing technologies at Sign Expo, attendees will also see how they can eliminate touch points in their workflow, reduce waste, improve communication and maximize capacity utilization using EFI’s industry-leading workflow and MIS/ERP products, including PrintSmith™ Vision business management software, Pace™ MIS technology and the Digital StoreFront® web-to-print platform. EFI’s booth features live demonstrations of its integrated inkjet workflow solutions, with production moving from Digital StoreFront through Pace to a Fiery XF digital front end and a VUTEk superwide-format printer.

New EFI solution saves time over manual decoration steps

Printed and formed samples at ISA for EFI’s new thermoforming inks show how PSPs can digitally print thermoplastic sheets for subsequent forming into custom signs, P-O-P displays, vending/gaming panels and a host of consumer product and industrial applications, eliminating costly and time-consuming screen printing, hand-painting and vinyl lettering processes for thermoformed object decoration. The inks are designed for the new EFI VUTEk GS3250 Pro-TF and GS2000 Pro-TF printers, specially modified versions of the GS Pro models.

The new, patented eight-color plus white inks provide excellent adhesion and outstanding retention of hue and opacity on both first- and second-surface deep-draw thermoformed applications, withstanding post-process heat forming, cutting and routing without chipping, cracking or flaking. Users also get the proven benefits of the EFI VUTEk GS Pro printer platform, with imaging resolutions up to 1,000 dpi and EFI’s variable-drop grayscale technology.

EFI is also announcing the development of new inks for corrugated plastic printing. The inks solve inkjet adhesion problems that have previously limited digital printing’s presence in the popular market for yard signs and other corrugated plastic products. The inks are compatible with all brands of white corrugated polypropylene, and will run on new VUTEk GS2000 Pro-CP and GS3250 Pro-CP printers, giving PSPs the ability to leverage the VUTEk GS Pro hybrid printer platform’s high image quality and productivity.

Another new offering announced at the International Sign Expo, EFI VUTEk GS 3M™ Premium UV Inks for EFI VUTEk GS Pro series printers, gives GS Pro users the important benefit of the 3M™ MCS™ Warranty, which covers fading, cracking peeling and other aspects of graphic performance for the life of the graphic. Co-branded EFI and 3M inks for the VUTEk GS2000, GS3200, GS3250, GS3250r, GS5000r and EFI R3225 printers all qualify for the 3M™ MCS™ Warranty. The 3M™ MCS™ Warranty for VUTEk GS2000LX and GS3250LX LED UV-curing printers will be available in the near future.

About EFI

EFI™ (www.efi.com) is a worldwide provider of products, technology and services leading the transformation of analog to digital imaging. Based in Silicon Valley, with offices around the globe, the company’s powerful integrated product portfolio includes digital front-end servers; superwide, wide-format, label and ceramic inkjet presses and inks; production workflow, web to print, and business automation software; and office, enterprise and mobile cloud solutions. These products allow users to produce, communicate and share information in an easy and effective way, and enable businesses to increase their profits, productivity, and efficiency.

Follow EFI Online:

Follow us on Twitter: @EFI_Print_Tech
Find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/EFI.Digital.Print.Technology
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LAS VEGAS, April 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — ISA, Booth #2505

“These awards recognize products that are doing the most for a print service provider’s bottom line,” said Denise Gustavson, editor, Wide-Format Imaging. “The SureColor S70670 64-inch solvent printer and Exhibition Canvas Natural papers represent two products announced this year that are making waves in the industry.”

The Wide-Format Imaging Readers’ Choice Top Products Awards recognize breakthrough products that have caused the most excitement in the industry and have been a valuable asset to wide- and grand-format businesses over the last year. Epson will be presented with the awards during the ISA International Sign Expo, April 4-6, 2013 in Las Vegas.

“The SureColor S70670 and the Exhibition Canvas Natural papers offer advanced image quality that helps bring images to life, and we are honored to be receiving these awards from Wide-Format Imaging,” said Mark Radogna, group product manager, Professional Imaging, Epson America, Inc. “We are thrilled to not only be recognized by the printing community, but also to see what companies across the country are creating with these products.”

About the SureColor S70670

The Epson SureColor S70670 incorporates Epson’s latest technological breakthroughs to bring previously unseen levels of quality and performance to the signage, vehicle graphics and fine art markets. The 64-inch SureColor S70670 utilizes Epson’s dual array Epson MicroPiezo^® TFP^® print head to deliver extremely small droplet sizes and four times the nozzles of Epson’s previous solvent printer for fast print speeds. The S70670 uses Epson UltraChrome^® GSX ink, delivering up to ten colors (a technology first for solvent printers), including an optional White and Silver Metallic and a first ever standard Light Black for improved grayscale and reduced metamerism.

About Exhibition Canvas Natural

Exhibition Canvas Natural papers are the most recent additions to Epson’s Signature Worthy collection. Designed with input from leading galleries, photographers, artists, fine art reproduction houses, and print-for-pay businesses, Exhibition Canvas Natural delivers gallery-quality prints with industry-leading Dmax and color gamut without employing optical brightening agents (OBAs). Exhibition Canvas Natural is available in a Gloss, Satin and Matte finish and features an OBA-free coating that maintains a bright white point for saturated colors, rich blacks and excellent shadow detail. All three Exhibition Canvas Natural are available in roll widths of 13, 17, 24, 44, 60-inches and 17″ x 22″ cut sheets.

For additional information, visit www.proimaging.epson.com.

About Epson

Epson is a global imaging and innovation leader whose product lineup ranges from inkjet printers and 3LCD projectors to sensors and other microdevices. Dedicated to exceeding the vision of its customers worldwide, Epson delivers customer value based on compact, energy-saving, and high-precision technologies in markets spanning enterprise and the home to commerce and industry.

Led by the Japan-based Seiko Epson Corporation, the Epson Group comprises more than 81,000 employees in 97 companies around the world, and is proud of its ongoing contributions to the global environment and the communities in which it operates. Epson America, Inc. based in Long Beach, Calif. is Epson’s regional headquarters for the U.S., Canada, and Latin America. To learn more about Epson, please visit: www.Epson.com.

You may also connect with Epson America on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/EpsonAmerica), Twitter (http://twitter.com/EpsonAmerica) and (http://twitter.com/EpsonProImaging) and YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/EpsonTV).

Note: EPSON, Epson UltraChrome, MicroPiezo, SureColor, and TFP are registered trademarks and EPSON Exceed Your Vision is a registered logomark of Seiko Epson Corporation. Signature Worthy is a registered trademark of Epson America, Inc. All other product brand names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Epson disclaims any and all rights in these marks.

April 03, 2013-Sarasota, Fla. – 

“The basis of our relationship is our expertise in manufacturing joining LexJet’s expertise in sales, customer service and distribution,” says Mike Ecker, general manager, Tara Materials Inc. “It’s really a perfect fit. We can focus on our core abilities, allowing us to make product improvements, while LexJet’s customer focus and ability to deliver product in one day will be a huge benefit to our customers. You put those together and you’ve got one dynamic partnership.”

The exclusive distribution agreement is effective April 3, 2013, when all Fredrix Print Canvas will be stocked throughout LexJet’s nationwide distribution center network. The agreement covers customers in the U.S. and Canada, who will now work with LexJet directly for all their canvas and canvas finishing needs.

Moreover, the two companies will begin jointly developing new inkjet canvas products – compatible with aqueous, solvent, low-solvent, UV-curable and latex inks – to address every potential application and market need for their customers, from fine art reproduction to interior décor.

“For almost 150 years Fredrix has been the standard in the art market. It is an honor for us to partner with a company and product that has such a unique, rich history and a reputation for quality and workmanship in its canvas,” says Alex Ried, LexJet product manager.

Fredrix Canvas was founded in 1868, and was the first true cotton-based artist’s canvas to be produced in the U.S. Acquired by Tara Materials in the 1960s, the company has been a leading innovator, bringing inkjet-printable canvas to the market in the early ’90s and continuing to improve its product line in step with the latest ink and printer technological advances.

Founded in 1994, LexJet has also been a leading innovator in the digital imaging market, developing and bringing the first reverse-print inkjet-printable polycarbonate to market, LexJet Clear. Since that time, LexJet has developed a wide-ranging portfolio of digital imaging products for its customers, and carries top brands that address each aspect of the digital workflow.

LexJet will provide all Fredrix Print Canvas customers with free and unlimited product and technical support, a 30-day money-back guarantee, a personal customer specialist dedicated to each customer’s needs, one-day, flat-rate shipping to most of the U.S., and more.

About Fredrix Print Canvas

Fredrix Print Canvas is based in Lawrenceville, Ga., and is owned by Tara Materials Inc., the manufacturers of Fredrix Artist Canvas, the worlds’ leading brand of artist canvas since 1868. Tara Materials’ core company values include Customer First Service, Integrity, and a Commitment to Quality. For more information about Fredrix Print Canvas, visit www.FredrixPrintCanvas.com .

About LexJet

LexJet ( www.lexjet.com ) is dedicated to total convenience and personal customer service for its vast line of digital color imaging products. With one-day ground delivery to most of the continental United States, telephone and on-line ordering, highly trained account specialists, free and unlimited product and technical support, and extensive educational resources, LexJet is the industry’s premier one-stop, direct source for all kinds of imaging products.