"This year's SGIA theme is 'Imaging in All Its Technological Splendor'," said Chuck Dourlet, vice president of marketing, EFI VUTEk®.  "And that is exactly what EFI will be demonstrating at the show. With both existing products and new product announcements, there will be something for everyone in the EFI booth (#1800)."

"As we encounter growing demand for UV signage, we have been looking for a solution that can give us breakthrough differentiation," said John Ryan, Director of Operations, Andrés Imaging and Graphics. "The EFI VUTEk QS3200r roll-to-roll UV printer is that breakthrough product.  Its quality is amazing and the speed is unmatched in the marketplace. We expect to be able to develop a whole range of new applications with this printer."

EFI solutions that will be demonstrating at the show include:

-- The brand-new QS3200r, an exceptionally high quality, high-speed roll-to-roll UV printer that produces images up to 3.2 meters wide with High Definition Print (HDP) at 1,080 dpi, and speeds up to 1,850 square feet per hour. SGIA will be the first public showing of this breakthrough product. Its combination of quality, speed and application versatility in a UV platform makes the QS3200r unique in the industry;

-- The QS3200r will be printing with specially developed VUTEk QS Series r UV inks ideally suited for roll-to-roll applications. These highly pliable inks have unique properties that allow printing on fabric, backlit materials, banners, adhesive backed vinyl, static cling, and a variety of different substrates and are suitable for projects with complex curves, such as kiosks, vehicle wraps, even conforming to rivets, and more;

-- The QS3200, offering superior image quality on both rigid and flexible substrates up to 126 inches (3.2 meters) wide and up to two inches (5.08 cm) thick, and changeover from flexible to rigid substrates in less than a minute. The QS3200 will be printing with EFI's industry leading QS Series ink;

-- The VUTEk 3360, a three-meter roll-to-roll solvent printer with EFI's breakthrough BioVu ink, a corn-based solvent ink and the only ink recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). BioVu ink has no harmful VOCs and delivers a wide range of brilliant colors, extreme durability, strong bonding to uncoated surfaces, and excellent resistance to UV light and mechanical wear;

-- The versatile VUTEk 3360 will also be shown with its Fusion option which unlocks new opportunities by enabling the printing of solvent and dye-sublimation solvent inks with one printer. Fusion's unique ink delivery system enables a clean and rapid changeover between traditional solvent and textile applications that is achieved without the need to flush the entire system and the switch takes only two minutes.

-- EFI has formulated the new UltraTex dye sublimation ink for use with its VUTEk 3360 Fusion option. UltraTex is an extremely versatile ink solution that is wash-resistant and dryer-resilient for reusable indoor/outdoor graphics.  UltraTex ink infuses into fabrics to produce vibrant colors with excellent draping capabilities;

-- The PV200, an affordable flatbed production printer that produces the highest image quality up to 80 inches (two meters) wide, the most versatile printer available today. The PV200 press will be printing with EFI's new UV Series 50 specialty ink, the next generation of UV curable ink that widens the range of compatible rigid materials including acrylic, coroplast and glass that can be printed without the need for a UV glass primer or other special pre-coating method.

In addition, the VUTEk QS2000 will be shown in the Pitman booth (#900).  This UV-curing printer produces superior image quality on rigid and flexible substrates up to two inches thick and 80 inches (two meters) wide.  Plus, it offers crisp four-point text for demanding Point-Of-Purchase displays. All VUTEk printers will be running the EFI Fiery® XF RIP.  EFI supports an open architecture for both its RIPs and VUTEk printers. 

About EFI VUTEk Printers and Inks

EFI's VUTEk printers are revolutionizing the businesses of commercial printers, screen printers, photo labs, sign shops and reprographic houses. These innovative products support the widest range of substrates in the industry, including paper, vinyl, corrugated, textile, glass, plastic and nearly any other flexible or rigid substrate up to two inches thick. In addition, new inks address the need to produce earth-friendly display signage, as well as projects with complex curves, such as kiosks, vehicle wraps and more.

EFI's VUTEk printers and inks are recognized as best-in-class superwide-format printer technology and the company's technology innovations continue to set the standard for the industry. VUTEk offers the industry's broadest superwide format printer portfolio, ranging from 5' wide to 16.5' wide to meet the imaging demands of any wide or superwide format application.  VUTEk ink sets are unmatched in the industry in terms of color gamut, durability and price/performance.

About EFI

EFI (www.efi.com) is the world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation. EFI's award-winning solutions, integrated from creation to print, deliver increased performance, cost savings and productivity. The company's robust product portfolio includes Fiery® digital color print servers; VUTEk® superwide digital inkjet printers, UV and solvent inks; Jetrion® industrial inkjet printing systems; print production workflow and management information software; and corporate printing solutions. EFI maintains 23 offices worldwide.

For more information about VUTEk at SGIA, visit www.efi.com. 

EFI, VUTEk , UV Series 50, Jetrion and Fiery are registered trademarks of Electronics For Imaging, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. All other trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners.