Digital Printing-Wide Format - Roll to Roll

VALHALLA, NY—August 21, 2008—Fujifilm Graphic Systems U.S.A., Inc. recently announced changes in the company’s sales organization, structured around the latest digital solutions and designed to better address customer needs. “As the graphic communications industry continues to evolve, so must the companies working within it,” said Todd Zimmerman, vice president, National Field Sales. “The needs of our customers are changing and we will continue to meet their expectations and deliver what they need to better run their business. The changes within our sales force better address those needs and ensure that our people and their expertise are available to our customers across the country.” Demand

RESTON, VA—Graphic communications professionals seeking the latest wide format imaging technologies and equipment will find them at GRAPH EXPO® 2008, all highly visible across the show floor and more densely clustered in the Wide Format Pavilion. This year’s show, the largest graphic communications exhibition and conference in the Western Hemisphere will be held October 26 - 29, in Chicago’s McCormick Place. More than 600 exhibitors, including the industry’s top wide format manufacturers and suppliers, will showcase a full range of graphic communications equipment across 450,000 sq. ft. of exhibit space. The Wide Format Pavilion debuted six years ago with a mere five

FOSTER CITY, CA—July 22, 2008—EFI (Nasdaq: EFII), the world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation, and Mutoh, a worldwide leader and manufacturer of large format commercial inkjet printers, today announced that Mutoh has named EFI-Inkware® as the manufacturer and supplier of MUBIO inks to Mutoh worldwide. MUBIO inks are a low viscosity version of EFI-Inkware’s BioWare™ inks and are the only inks to be recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) “Design for Environment” program and authorized to display the EPA “Design for Environment” logo. Mutoh General Manager Quote “We are delighted to be working with EFI-Inkware to bring true biofriendly printing to

NAGANO, JAPAN—June 18, 2008—Mimaki Engineering Co., a leading manufacturer of wide-format inkjet printers and cutting machines for the sign/graphics, industrial markets and textile/apparel, is delighted that its innovative offerings for traditional print markets have been very well received by the respective communities. The company which already made a name for itself in the sign/graphics market displayed a single pass label press, the IPH-300-L as well as the UJF-605RII press for short run packaging and proofing on original media among others. Mimaki’s booth at drupa bustled with activity and interest by printers from all areas of the graphic arts. The JPP 60-12, a new

DÜSSELDORF, GERMANY—May 29, 2008—Gandinnovations, a world leader in grand format digital printer innovations is showcasing its top of the range products at drupa 2008, in Hall 5, Stand A23. Key highlights include the introduction of the new NanoJet UV True Flatbed digital printer, the new Jeti 3348 Jetstream UV RTR digital printer and the award-winning Jeti 3324 Aquajet Direct-to-Fabric digital printer as well as its full Jeti range of grand format digital printers. Reaching new heights in quality and speed During the world cup of print shows, Gandinnovations will lead the way in showcasing its grand format digital print technology with

DÜSSELDORF, GERMANY—May 29, 2008—HP today announced its latest digital printing products and technologies, which are designed to enable graphic arts customers to build their competitive advantage and successfully pursue profitable growth opportunities. With the new solutions and the company’s recent acquisitions of NUR Macroprinters Ltd. and MacDermid ColorSpan Inc., HP now offers print service providers the industry’s largest all-digital color graphic arts portfolio. These moves also support HP’s Print 2.0 strategy to drive growth of digital pages and lower costs of printing for high-volume commercial markets. By 2010, HP estimates that the value of pages printed in the global graphic arts market

MISSISSAUGA, CANADA—May 15, 2008—Gandinnovations a world leader in grand format digital printer innovations will launch its newest grand format UV digital printer at drupa. The NanoJet UV True Flatbed digital printer will be on display on the Gandinnovations booth in Hall 5, Stand A23. Photo-Realistic printing on the new Jeti The NanoJet uses the latest in digital print technology and is specifically designed to print outstanding photo-realistic quality outputs. Equipped with a silicon nozzle plate, the NanoJet uses 24 Spectra high performance print heads. This 15 pico liter head is specifically designed to deliver high resolution droplets. Printing at speeds of 220sqft/hr (20.4sqm/hr) in

VALHALLA, NY—March 20, 2008—Fujifilm U.S.A., Inc. today announced that the Wide Format Ink-jet business unit of Fujifilm Hunt Chemicals U.S.A., Inc. will become part of Fujifilm U.S.A.’s Imaging Division as of April 1, 2008. Moving forward, retailers and professional labs will benefit from the convenience of a single point of order for all imaging hardware and supplies, including wide format ink-jet products. “Many of our customers are currently expanding their Frontier solutions to generate revenue from a wide range of products beyond traditional 4”x 6” prints,” said John Placko, senior product manager, Wide Format Inkjet Products, Imaging Division, Fujifilm U.S.A. “Today’s announcement

MISSISSAUGA, CANADA—This latest addition to Gandi’s grand format UV digital printers portfolio is the Jeti3348 Jetstream UV RTR, which is a 3-meter roll-to-roll printer with a 4 Color configuration, featuring 48 (80 picoliter) Spectra print heads. This grand format digital printer is the best in its class, maximizing speeds and cost effectiveness for end-users. Capable of printing fast images at speeds of 2,500 sqft/hr (232.25 sqm/hr) in 2-pass billboard production mode at 300 dpi, which is perfect for Outdoor application. The Jeti3348 Jetstream UV RTR lightning fast speeds have been tested for acceptance in different applications and on a variety of materials including 100%

MORTSEL, BELGIUM—March 18, 2008 —Agfa Graphics announced today its line-up of new products and solutions that will be on display at the Agfa stand (Hall 8a – B63) during the international trade fair in Düsseldorf, Germany, 29 May-11 June. The announcement was made at Agfa’s pre-drupa press conference in Belgium where more than 85 graphic arts journalists from around the world gathered to hear about Agfa’s expanded product line for its four major market segments: commercial printing, packaging printing, newspaper industry, and sign & display market. Agfa’s new, innovative range of products and solutions to be shown at drupa include: :Azura TS, Agfa’s new