Product of the Year Winners Highlight Innovation

New and innovative technologies and products move the digital imaging industry forward into new markets and capabilities.

SGIA’s annual Product of the Year competition recognizes these technologies that have the most impact on the imaging community. The best consumables and output devices from the submitted entries are lauded for offering faster, more accurate and higher quality output for wide-format digital imaging.

To earn this prestigious honor, SGIA member companies that manufacture the products and devices submit products or samples from devices that have just recently come to the market. These entries are judged on-site at SGIA Expos. A qualified panel of judges awards winners in each of the following categories:

• Software & Related Systems — Any computer, computer program or peripheral device specifically designed for graphic imaging applications.

• Media & Consumables — Any consumable supply item used by an output device.

• Textile Products — Any consumable item specifically intended for digital imaging activities (direct printing or transfer printing) on textile products. This could include textile media, finishing products and other consumables specific to digital textile printing.

• Finishing — Any device, consumable supply item or system used for finishing graphics.

• Output Devices — Entrants for digital output devices must print and submit a text print — created by SGIA — that is designed to challenge the device’s printing capabilities.

Bonus: Look for secondary “partner” awards that are given to companies whose RIP and media products were used in the creation of the winning output device print, recognizing the importance RIP and media have in the production of high-quality digital imaging.

Past Product of the Year Winners

Manufacturers: Learn how to enter your innovative products in the Product of Year competition.