Mutoh America was recently honoured with the Specialty Graphic Imaging Association's (SGIA) Product of the Year award for the ValueJet 1628 printer in the solvent or latex ink under 203,2cm (80-inch) category; the ValueJet 1938TX 190.5 (75-inch) direct to textile printer in the Roll-to-Roll Disperse Ink on Textile category; the ValueJet 1638UH 203.2cm (64-inch) UV-LED hybrid printer in both the Flatbed/Hybrid Under R1.3million ($100k) and Roll-to-Roll UV Under 203.2cm (80-inch) categories.
The competition recognises the latest equipment and supplies currently on the market that are advancing the specialty imaging industry.
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| The ValueJet 1628X printer |
‘I am extremely proud of our products and the Mutoh team,’ said Brian Phipps, president of Mutoh America, Inc. ‘The SGIA Product of the Year Award receives entries from the best companies in the industry, so winning Product of the Year consecutively for the past six years is quite an achievement. I believe the award is a testimonial to the quality and state-of-the-art engineering of our ValueJet printers.’
The competition judged submissions across 19 categories for output devices and 29 categories for non-output devices. Conducted during the 2016 SGIA Expo (Las Vegas, September 14-16, 2016), this year's event was one of the most challenging in recent history.
‘We are really thrilled with the participation from exhibiting companies, and we even doubled the product categories to correctly acknowledge all of the possible technical accomplishments honoured in this competition,' said Ray Weiss, SGIA's digital specialist. 'The award winners have been extremely enthusiastic about their wins, understanding just how competitive the field was this year.’
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