Anderson/LA, a Consolidated Graphics, Inc. (NYSE:CGX) company based
in Los Angeles, and EFI™ (Nasdaq:EFII), a world leader in
customer-focused digital printing innovation, announced today that
Anderson/LA has installed two additional, state-of-the-art EFI
VUTEk
® GS5000r five-meter UV roll-to-roll
printers. The new printers join another VUTEk GS5000r, as well as
VUTEk GS3200, QS3200 and 3360 model printers already installed at
Anderson/LA, providing the additional throughput capacity needed to
provide top-quality indoor and outdoor graphics for national retail
and restaurant accounts.
Anderson/LA, which provides leading national restaurants,
retailers and Hollywood movie studios with offset print, digital
print and fulfillment services, is one of the first companies in
North America to operate three VUTEk GS5000r printers. The
announcement was made at emerge® 2013, Consolidated Graphics'
annual customer solutions conference taking place April 30 through
May 2 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nev.
Several additional Consolidated Graphics companies around the
country also operate VUTEk printers. And, the majority of
Consolidated Graphics companies use print MIS software provided by
EFI's Productivity Software group, part of a relationship between
CGX and EFI that extends back more than 15 years.
"The GS5000r's width gives us the versatility we need, and all
six of our machines are calibrated to each other to provide the
same quality from multiple devices," said Luke Westlake, President
of Anderson/LA. "With our current footprint of EFI printers, we can
run 15, five-foot rolls at a time to meet our customers' most
demanding production needs and produce any national out-of-home
application."
The ability to print materials consistently across multiple
devices and locations has become increasingly important for
national retailers, which tap Anderson/LA and its fellow
Consolidated Graphics companies to fulfill signage and graphics
needs across North America.
"Our customers who have hundreds or thousands of locations
benefit from our investments in best-in-class digital production
and color management technologies, which ensure high-quality brand
color reproduction, with higher-volume productivity," said James W.
Hill, Executive Vice President, Technology and Procurement for
Consolidated Graphics.
Premium quality and production flexibility
The superwide format VUTEk GS5000r roll-to-roll UV printer opens
new doors for print shops that need the highest image quality for
premium-margin applications, and production-level speeds for
commercial graphics and long-term outdoor graphics. The flexible
printer produces high-end point-of-purchase materials, high-speed
billboards and everything in-between.
For color-critical, close-viewing indoor graphics used at
retailers and restaurants Anderson/LA services, the VUTEk GS5000r
offers ultra-high quality printing with resolutions up to 1,000
dots per inch. When producing durable prints needed in fleet
graphics and other outdoor applications, the GS5000r also has the
benefit of being the only five-meter UV printer that has its output
covered by the 3M™ MCS™ Warranty when using co-branded EFI and 3M
inks and printing on 3M flexible media.
"EFI has worked closely with Consolidated Graphics and
Anderson/LA to deliver VUTEk UV inkjet offerings that provide a
true competitive difference in superwide format printing
capabilities," said Scott Schinlever, senior vice president and
general manager of EFI's Inkjet Solutions. "The VUTEk GS5000r
printer is an ideal platform to expand Consolidated Graphics'
national, high-end signage production offering."
Anderson/LA also has the advantage of bi-directional
communication between its VUTEk printers and EFI Fiery® raster
image processors (RIPs) for better job processing and management.
The robust processing capability speeds throughput for a number of
jobs that come to Anderson/LA from other Consolidated Graphics
companies, such as one-off posters and other products that require
fast RIPing to keep Anderson/LA's high-volume production operations
running smoothly.
For additional information about EFI, visit www.efi.com or
contact 800-875-7117.
About Consolidated Graphics
Consolidated Graphics, Inc. (CGX), headquartered in Houston, is
one of North America's leading general commercial printing
companies. With 70 printing businesses strategically located across
27 states, Toronto, Prague, and Gero, Japan, CGX offers an
unmatched geographic footprint, unsurpassed capabilities, and
unparalleled levels of convenience, efficiency and service. With
locations in or near virtually every major U.S. market, CGX
provides service and responsiveness of a local printer enhanced by
the economic, geographic and technological advantages of a large
national organization. Consolidated Graphics' vast and
technologically advanced sheetfed and web printing capabilities are
complemented by the world's largest integrated digital footprint.
By coupling North America's most comprehensive printing
capabilities with strategically located fulfillment centers and
industry-leading technology, CGX delivers end-to-end print
production and management solutions that are based on the needs of
our customers to improve their results. For more information, visit
www.cgx.com.
About EFI
EFI™ (www.efi.com) is a worldwide provider of products,
technology and services leading the transformation of analog to
digital imaging. Based in Silicon Valley, with offices around the
globe, the company's powerful integrated product portfolio includes
digital front-end servers; superwide, wide-format, label and
ceramic inkjet presses and inks; production workflow, web to print,
and business automation software; and office, enterprise and mobile
cloud solutions. These products allow users to produce, communicate
and share information in an easy and effective way, and enable
businesses to increase their profits, productivity, and
efficiency.
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