Product of the Year Competition
Mar 24, 2014

Winners Take Center Stage

SGIA's Product of the Year competition showcases a wide variety of specialty imaging products that keep the industry moving forward. Winners have benefited from worldwide recognition and the ability to market their product as a winner of this prestigious competition. This year, the competition raised the bar at the 2015 Expo (Atlanta, November 4–6) with a new class of entries in categories from digital inks, finishing and media to direct-to-garment, roll-to-roll and UV flatbed. “Every entry this year took printing technology to a new level,” said Ray Weiss, SGIA’s Digital Imaging Specialist. “Those who won are truly exemplary within their category.” Congratulations to the 2015 Product of the Year Winners:

Category 101: Digital Inks Sawgrass with SubliJet-HD Sublimation Inks for Virtuoso SG 800 Printers

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Category 102: Finishing — Display/Exhibit Hardware Visual Magnetics with VM-SHELF

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Category 104: Finishing — Equipment — Laminators Rolinx Performance Products with Kala Mistral 1650

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Category 105: Finishing — Equipment — All others Miller Weldmaster with AES1900 All-in-One Automated Finishing Solution

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Category 106: Finishing — Laminates, Adhesives, Films, Coatings EFI with EFI Armor coatings

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Category 107: Media — Films Visual Magnetics with VM-Dryerase MNW

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Category 108: Media — Non-PVC Newlife Magnetics LLC with Cling-King Spider Mat

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Category 110: Media — Rigid Panel Processing Inc with Liquid Chalkboard

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Category 111: Media — Textile — Apparel Pacific Coast Fabrics with Jennifer S/914

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Category 112: Media — Textile — Flag Top Value Fabrics with Flag Superb

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Category 113: Media — Textile — Framing Systems Fisher Textiles with DD 6788 MoJo (Backlit Fabric)

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Category 115: Media — Vinyl (Pressure Sensitive) DAF Products Inc. with the GECKO GRIP (INSIDE MOUNT WINDOW PERF. FILM)

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Category 116: Screen Printing — Manual Garment Press M&R Companies with the Kruzer Manual Screen Printing Press

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Category 117: Screen Printing — Automatic Graphic Press Ryonet + ROQ with Oval Evolution

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Category 118: Screen Printing — Automatic Garment Press M&R Companies with the Stryker Automatic Screen Printing Press

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Category 119: Screen Printing — Automation dlp imaging corp with the ATMALINE CL50

[[{"fid":"4250","view_mode":"medium","fields":{"format":"medium","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":false,"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":false},"type":"media","link_text":null,"field_deltas":{"1":{"format":"medium","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":false,"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":false}},"attributes":{"height":70,"width":220,"style":"height:153px; width:480px","class":"file-medium media-element","data-delta":"1"}}]] The ATMALINE CL50 was designed and is manufactured by ATMA® (Taipei, Taiwan) for printing on glass and similar substrates. It is fully automatic from cassette to cassette. The inline production configuration with CCD camera-equipped self-registeration guarantees print repeatability in microns and within 1.5 seconds. Paired with a net throughput of 600 panels per hour, this production line meets the most stringent quality and productivity requirements of major worldwide suppliers of smart phones, tablets and more. With 300-500 machine deliveries every month, ATMA® has evolved as the world’s largest and most important manufacturer of high-precision, CCD camera-registered and highly automated screen printing equipment.

Category 120: Screen Printing — Pre-Press M&R Companies with the i-Image XE CTS Imaging Exposure System

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Category 121: Direct to Garment Printers M&R Companies with the M-Link X

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Category 122: Flatbed/hybrid (under $100K) Mutoh America Inc with the Value Jet1617H

[[{"fid":"4253","view_mode":"medium","fields":{"format":"medium","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":false,"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":false},"type":"media","link_text":null,"field_deltas":{"1":{"format":"medium","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":false,"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":false}},"attributes":{"height":147,"width":220,"style":"height:320px; width:480px","class":"file-medium media-element","data-delta":"1"}}]] The ValueJet 1617H is one of the most affordable hybrid printers on the market. It not only gives you the ability to print on rigid substrates, it also gives you the flexibility to print on roll media as well. Its dual function and multiple application design allows for printing packaging prototypes, trade show graphics, POP displays, indoor and outdoor signage, even vehicle wraps. The 1617H also comes with Mutoh's VSM app for remote printer management, a half inch print height, faster speeds and ability to print white ink makes the VJ1617H a smart choice for all of your printing applications. The ValueJet 1617H reaches board printing speeds up to 300 sq ft an hour in production mode. Mutoh’s new ValueJet 1617H prints directly onto corrugated plastics, polystyrene, pvc, acrylic, polycarbonate, foam board, aluminum composite, banner material, vinyl, wall coverings and more.

Category 123: UV Flatbed ($100K–200K) Agfa Graphics with the Anapurna M2540i FB

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Category 124: UV Flatbed ($200K–500K) Agfa Graphics with the Jeti Mira

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Category 125: UV Flatbed + White ($100K-200K) EFI with H1625 LED

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Category 126: UV Flatbed +White ($200K–500K) EFI with the EFI VUTEk H2000 Pro

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Category 127: Small Flatbed (Industrial/Small Item Decoration) Mimaki USA Inc with the UJF7151 plus

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Category 129: Roll-to-Roll Solvent/Latex (under 80 in.) HP, Inc. with the HP Latex 370

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Category 130: Roll-to-Roll Solvent/Latex (over 80 in.) Mutoh America Inc with the ValueJet 2638X

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Category 131: Roll-to-Roll UV (under 80 in.) Mimaki USA Inc with the JV400SUV-160

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Category 132: Roll-to-Roll UV (over 80 in.) Durst Image Technology US LLC with the Durst Rho 312R

[[{"fid":"4262","view_mode":"medium","fields":{"format":"medium","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":false,"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":false},"type":"media","link_text":null,"field_deltas":{"1":{"format":"medium","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":false,"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":false}},"attributes":{"height":147,"width":220,"style":"height:320px; width:480px","class":"file-medium media-element","data-delta":"1"}}]] The Rho 312R is the most productive 3.2-meter roll-to-roll printer in its class. It offers the new quality standard for industrial backlit or fine art printing. It features Durst's Quadro Array 12M printheads with Variodrop technology. The 12-picoliter drop size enables excellent image quality with up to 900 dpi, while the Variodrop technology is responsible for the printer's high productivity with exceptional image quality.

Category 133: Roll-to-Roll Direct Disperse Ink on Textile Durst Image Technology US LLC with the Durst Rhotex 322

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Category 134: Roll-to-Roll Dye Sublimation on Textile EPSON America Inc with the SureColor F9200

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Category 135: Roll-to-Roll Dye Sublimation on Metal Sawgrass with the Virtuoso VJ 628

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Category 136: UV Hybrid/Flatbed High Volume Production Class Agfa Graphics with the Jeti Tauro H2500

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Category 138: Large-Format Scanners Paradigm Imaging Group with the Colortrac SmartLF SG Series Large-Format Scanner

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2014 Product of the Year Winners

  • Digital Inks: MAP (Metal And Plastic) Inkjet Ink (Prism Inks Inc)
  • Media — Paper: FILMFREE LASERJET WATERSLIDE DECAL PAPER (Sunny Scopa Inc)
  • Media — Vinyl: AlumiGraphics Smooth (AlumiGraphics: A Div of Floor Signage LLC)
  • Media — Films: VM-CHALKboard PLUS™ (Visual Magnetics)
  • Media — Textile: digitex® decoflex (H7303-0502) by HEYTex® (Heytex Bramsche GmbH)
  • Media — Rigid: eco-HIPS (New Hampshire Plastics Inc)
  • Finishing — Display Exhibit Hardware: Tension LED System (TLS INTERNATIONAL)
  • Finishing — Laminates, Adhesives, Films, Coatings: Marashield UV-Curable Coatings (Marabu North America LP)
  • Finishing — Equipment: SSC 165H Panel Saw & Dust Free Cutter (Safety Speed Manufacturing)
  • Roll-to-Roll Aqueous (under 96 in.): SureColor T7270 (EPSON America Inc)
  • Roll-to-Roll UV (under 96 in.): JV400SUV-160 (Mimaki USA Inc)
  • UV Flatbed (under $200K): Océ Arizona 318 GL (Océ Display Graphics Systems - A Canon Company) 
  • UV Flatbed (over $200K): Jeti Titan HS (Agfa Graphics)
  • UV Flatbed +White (under $200K): Océ Arizona 318 GL w/White Ink Option (Océ Display Graphics Systems - A Canon Company)
  • UV Flatbed +White (over $200K): Océ Arizona 6170 XTS (Océ Display Graphics Systems - A Canon Company)
  • Roll-to-Roll Solvent/Latex (over 96 in.): ValueJet 2638 (Mutoh America Inc)
  • Roll-to-Roll UV (over 96 in.): Q5-1000h (CET Color)
  • Direct to Garment Printers: Mankind Digital / ion-Argon(18) (Eastern Tech)
  • Screen Printing — Pre-press: i-Image STE II (M&R Companies)
  • Media - Non-PVC (Non-woven): AlumiGraphics Smooth (AlumiGraphics - A Div of Floor Signage LLC)
  • Media - Vinyl (Pressure sensitive): BRILLIANT! Self-Adhesive (Dreamscape)

2013 Product of the Year Winners

  • Digital Inks: EFI: VUTEk GS Pro-TF System
  • Media — Paper: Visual Magnetics: VM-ECOten™
  • Media — Vinyl: ATP Adhesive Systems: AG OPEN AIR Clear 
  • Media — Films: AlumiGraphics A Div of Floor Signage LLC: AlumiGraphics Grip
  • Media — Textile: Verseidag Seemee US Inc: Seemee 3P Premium Backlit
  • Media — Rigid: Chromaluxe/Unisub: Chromaluxe Tabletop
  • Finishing — Display Exhibit Hardware: Consort Display Group: FlagTrax Flag and Banner Mounting Hardware
  • Finishing — Equipment: MATIC SA: CRONOS
  • Poster Size — Solvent/Latex Printers <96": Mutoh America Inc: ValueJet 1638
  • Flat Bed-Rigid Substrate UV <$200K MSRP: Canon Solutions America: Océ Arizona 640 GT
  • Flat-Bed — Rigid Substrate UV >$200K MSRP: Canon Solutions America: Océ Arizona 660 GT
  • Flat-Bed — Rigid White Ink UV <$200K MSRP: Canon Solutions America: Océ Arizona 660 XT
  • Grand Format Roll-to-Roll Solvent & Latex Inks: Hewlett Packard Company: HP Latex 3000
  • Direct-to-Garment Inkjet Printers: Eastern Tech: Mankind Digital / ion-Argon
  • Media Non-PVC (Non-woven): Argotec LLC: ArgoGraph Two-Part Graphic Film System
  • Media Vinyl (Pressure Sensitive): Contra Vision Ltd: Contra Vision® Sprint™

2012 Product of the Year Winners

  • Digital Inks: Hewlett Packard Company Latex Inks
  • Media Vinyl: Dreamscape Silver Flash
  • Media Films: Continental Grafix HydroSol 205STLR
  • Media Textile: Pacific Coast Fabrics Deko-Green 7058RCFLBS
  • Media Rigid: Horizons Imaging Systems Group AlumaJet
  • Finishing Display Exhibit Hardware: Visual Magnetics VM-InvisiLock-30HP
  • Finishing-Laminates, Ahesives, Films, Coatings: FLEXcon FLEXmark floor art OV6604 (Safari Overlaminate)
  • Finishing Equipment: MCT MasterCut Digital Finishing System
  • Poster Size - Solvent/Latex Printers <96'': Mutoh America Inc: ValueJet1638
  • Flatbed Rigid Substrate UV <$200K MSRP: Oce Arizona Graphics Systems Arizona 480 GT
  • Flatbed Rigid Substrate UV >$200K MSRP: Durst Image Technology US LLC Durst Rho P10 250
  • Flatbed Rigid White Ink UV <$200K MSRP: Hewlett Packard Company Scitex FB500
  • Grand Format R to R Solvent & Latex Inks: Mutoh America Inc ValueJet 2638
  • Media Non PVC (Non-woven): FLEXcon COUNTERdeco Advertising System nonvinyl, FDA Indirect Food Compliant
  • Media Vinyl (Pressure Sensitive): Continental Grafix panoRama 1520

2011 Product of the Year Winners

  • Digital Inks: Roland DGA Corporation, ECO-UV S Ink for VersaUV LED Wide-Format Inkjet Devices
  • Media-Vinyl: ILFORD, ILFORD BioMedia Display Film
  • Media-Films: Asphalt Art USA, Asphalt Art
  • Media-Textile: Visual Magnetics, Visual Magnetics VM-Canvas™22
  • Test Print Shoot Out categories:
    • Poster size-Solvent/Latex printers < 96": Mimaki USA Inc, JV33 - 130
    • Flat Bed-Rigid Substrate UV <$200K MSRP: Mimaki USA Inc, JFX-1631
    • Flat Bed-Rigid Substrate UV >$200K MSRP: EFI, EFI VUTEk GS3250LX
    • Flat Bed-Rigid White Ink UV <$200K MSRP: Océ Display Graphics Systems, Arizona 360 XT

2010 Product of the Year Winners

  • Digital Inks: Mimaki USA Inc, LF200 UV Flexible Inks for Backlit/Display 
  • Media-Paper: Xcel Products Inc, TerraSkin® XP  
  • Media-Vinyl: Ultraflex Systems Inc, Glow Mesh   
  • Media-Films: Continental Grafx, HydroSol Satin Textured LightBlock 230STL   
  • Media-Textile: Vapor Apparel/SourceSubstrates, 100% Post Consumer/Industrial Materials 
  • Media-Rigid: Panel Processing Inc, Eco-Finish Rigid Print Media 
  • Business or Other Workflow Software: Caldera Graphics, Costview 2.0 (optimized for ipad)
  • Finishing-Laminates, Adhesives, Films, Coatings: Neschen Americas - SEAL & Neschen Brand Products, Print Shield® Anti-Graffiti Laminating Film 
  • Finishing-Equipment: FOTOBA INTERNATIONAL, Fotoba Dreamcut XLD-170D
  • Poster Size-Solvent/Latex printers < 96: Mimaki USA Inc, JV33-160
  • Rigid Substrate UV <$200K MSRP: Océ Display Graphics Systems, Arizona 550 GT 
  • Rigid Substrate UV >$200K MSRP: Océ Display Graphics Systems, Arizona 550 XT  
  • Rigid White Ink UV <$200K MSRP: Mimaki USA Inc, JFX-1615  
  • Flat Bed-Rigid White Ink UV >$200K MSRP: Océ Display Graphics Systems, Arizona 550 XT  
  • Grand Format Roll-to-Roll-Solvent & Latex inks: Mimaki USA Inc, JV33-260 
  • Grand Format Roll-to-Roll-UV cure ink: Mimaki USA Inc, JFX-1631R 
  • Direct to Garment Inkjet Printers: Equipment Zone Inc, Veloci-Jet XL 
  • Media-Non-PVC (Non-woven): Dreamscape, Terralon  

2009 Product of the Year Winners

  • Digital Inks: Roland DGA Corporation - Metallic Silver Ink
  • RIP Software and Proofing Software: Caldera Graphics - GrandRIP+ with Adobe PDF Print Engine
  • Media-Paper: Ultraflex Systems Inc. - Limelight 4.8
  • Media-Vinyl: Dreamscape - DreamScape Bling!
  • Media-Films: Xcel Products Inc. - Visual Magnetics Write-On Chalkboard
  • Media-Textile: Vapor Apparel/Source Substrates - Micro Performance Repreve
  • Media-Rigid: Rochling Engineering Plastics Ltd - PE2PRINT-Digital
  • Business or Other Workflow Software: Nazdar SourceOne - CATZper Color Tolerancing Software
  • Finishing-Display Exhibit Hardware: Xcel Products Inc. - VMGS Featuring Write-On Chalkboard
  • Finishing-Laminates, Adhesives, Films, Coatings: FLEXcon - FLEXmark floor art 6600
  • Finishing-Equipment: Maverick Innovations, Inc. dba Extreme Graphics - The Wraptor
  • Poster Size: Roland DGA Corporation - VersaCAMM VP-300i
  • Rigid Substrate UV <$200K MSRP: Océ Display Graphics Systems - Arizona 350 GT
  • Rigid Substrate UV >$200 MSRP: Océ Display Graphics Systems - Arizona 350 XT
  • Grand Format Roll-to-Roll-Solvent & Latex inks: Roland DGA Corporation - Advanced JET AJ-1000i
  • Grand Format Roll-to-Roll-UV cure ink: Durst Image Technology US LLC - Rho 500R
  • Direct to Garment Inkjet Printers: Kornit Digital - Kornit 932NDS
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