SGIA Names Winners for DPI Vision & Product of Year Awards

For Immediate Release
October 24, 2007
Contact: Cass Johnson, SGIA
503.209.8585
cass@sgia.org

Marguerite Higgins, SGIA
503.209.8525
mhiggins@sgia.org

Orlando, Florida — SGIA today announced Leggett & Platt Digital Technologies as recipient for the DPI Vision Award for its Virtu® HD8 superwide printer. The award, which was judged on-site at the Expo, spotlights a new digital imaging product that will have a positive impact on the specialty imaging industry.

Additionally, SGIA announced the following winners for the DPI Product of the Year awards:

* Software & Related Systems: Ergosoft US LLC, Ergosoft PosterPrint 2008

* Media & Consumables: 3M Graphics Market Center, 3M Scotchcal Graphic Film-IJ8624 for Textured Surfaces

* Textile Products: US Screen Print and Inkjet Technology, T-Jet AutoTreat

* Finishing: Tech View A/S, Lumaline

* Output Devices: Winners were awarded in seven categories
1. Presentation Size: Canon, imagePROGRAF iPF 5100
2. Poster Category: Roland DGA Corp., Soljet Pro III XJ-640
3. Rigid UV: Océ Display Graphic Systems, Océ Arizona 250 GT
4. Grand-Format Solvent: EFI VUTEk, 3360 with BioVu inks
5. Grand-Format UV: EFI VUTEk, QS3200r
6. Textile Category: Texpress, DSS-1800-II
7. Direct to Garment: US Screen and Inkjet Technology, T-Jet Blazer

Entries for the DPI Product of the Year competition were judged on the Expo show floor by a team of digital imaging professionals. In the Output Device category, entrants were required to submit a test print, produced from the nominated device.

The image, designed by SGIA, is intended to challenge the output device’s capabilities. In addition to Product of the Year winners, Partner Awards were given to the following companies for the RIP software and media products used to create the winning prints:

* Output Devices: Winners were awarded in seven categories
1. Presentation Size: (RIP) Ergosoft, RIP PosterPrint 2008; (Media) Canon, Satin Photo Paper
2. Poster Category: (RIP) Versaworks, 2.2 RIP; (Media) Roland DGA Corp., Glossy Photo Paper
3. Rigid UV: (RIP) ONYX Graphics, Production House 7.0; (Media) Alcan Composites USA Inc., Fome-Cor
4. Grand-Format Solvent: (RIP) Colorburst, RIP; (Media) Ultraflex Systems Inc., Bioflex
5. Grand-Format UV: (RIP) EFI VUTEk, Fiery XF 3.0; (Media) Ultraflex Systems Inc., Normandy Pro
6. Textile Category: (RIP) ONYX Graphics, RIP 7.0 (Media) 3P Inkjet Textiles, Value Display 200gr
7. Direct to Garment: (RIP) US Screen Print and Inkjet Technology, FASTRIP (Media) US Screen Print & Inkjet Technology, FASTINK

For more information on the awards, visit SGIA.org, Keyword: SGIA07.   

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