Agfa Graphics has won a total of three Product of the Year Awards at the SGIA Expo (Sept. 14-16 in Las Vegas, Nevada) for the second year straight. The new Anapurna H3200i LED won in the UV Hybrid category ($100-500k), the Jeti Mira won in the UV Flatbed ($200-500k) category, and the Jeti Tauro won top honours in the UV Hybrid High Volume Production Class category. The competition recognizes the latest equipment and supplies currently on the market that are advancing the specialty imaging industry. “These awards confirm the dedication of the worldwide Agfa Graphics team and its dedication to bringing high quality, high productivity and innovative technology to market,” said Deborah Hutcheson, Director of Marketing at Agfa Graphics North America. “We design our products with customer needs in mind. The Product of the Year Awards validate our efforts to deliver sophisticated products that provide increased efficiency and profitability to our customers.”
The Anapurna H3200i LED 3.2m hybrid offers air-cooled LED UV curing and enables printing on a broader range of media. The system features solid-frame construction, user-friendly RTR media loading as well as quick system up-time, energy savings and overall reduced operational expenses.
The Jeti Tauro with ¾ automation is a high-end, six colour + white, 2.5-m wide UV hybrid system for the higher end of the sign and display market with print speeds up to 275 m²/hour. The Jeti Tauro’s scissor-stacker off-loading system provides continuous feeding of rigid media. The system withstands extreme work loads (24/7 – multiple shifts) and prints up to 2.5 metres wide on rigid or roll media.
The Jeti Mira is built for heavy industrial workloads. It features optional varnish and unique 3D Lens Technology that produces a three-dimensional varnish effect without the need for lenticular substrates. The system’s “print and prepare” technology allows quick media loading while the printer is in operation. The Jeti Mira handles six colours plus white with optional primer or varnish.
A total of 170 entries in 49 product categories were submitted for this exclusive competition. Prints were judged on overall colour appeal, tonality, image detail, objective colour matching and grayscale colour cast. The awards were announced at a ceremony held Tuesday evening, September 13. Agfa Graphics has won a total of seven Product of the Year Awards since its first submissions in 2014. All Jeti and Anapurna systems are now available for delivery.
Agfa Graphics Canada is located in Mississauga, Ontario.
