Astro-Med Introduces New Photo-Quality Label Printer.WEST WARWICK West Warwick (wôr`wĭk, –`ĭk), town (1990 pop. 29,268), Kent co., central R.I., on the Pawtuxet River; set off from Warwick and inc. 1913. Textile manufacturing remains a leading industry. West Warwick includes the village of River Point. , R.I. -- The QuickLabel Systems Product Group of Astro-Med, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ALOT ALOT Allotment ALOT Adaptive Large Optics Technologies ALOT Airborne Lightweight Optical Tracking ALOT Maybe you're looking for the two word phrase 'a lot' meaning many? ) today released an all new, high-speed, direct-digital short-run label printer that produces photo quality labels on roll-fed stock. The culmination of three years of R&D, the Vivo!, as it is called, is an extraordinarily advanced machine, designed for printing "primary" product labels. The Vivo!'s cost per label rivals that of flexographic label printing, while its direct digital high speed printing decreases turnaround time (1) In batch processing, the time it takes to receive finished reports after submission of documents or files for processing. In an online environment, turnaround time is the same as response time. for label jobs. The company believes the Vivo! will create opportunities for printing retail display labels on-demand for "packaging products on a just-in-time basis", according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Albert W. Ondis, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "Companies are now able to handle rush orders that require custom packaging - private label, store brand, and foreign market orders - and print special product labels in-house and ship their products to market all on the same day," said Ondis. Moderate to high volume "short run" label printing jobs are the forte of the Vivo! It is cost-competitive with flexographic and other offset printing as well as other direct digital printing presses on label jobs of up to 15,000 labels per batch, based on a 4" x 6" size label with a medium amount of ink coverage The amount of ink used by a laser-class or inkjet printer depends on the type of document printed. A vendor's estimate of ink cost is typically based on a business document with a rather low 3 to 5% coverage. If you print full pages, the estimates are not going to be accurate. , according to company research. The Vivo!'s print is glossy, vibrant and highly durable, abrasion-resistant, fade-resistant, moisture-resistant, and solvent-resistant. An electrophotographic process similar to laser printing is used, but incorporates reliable and efficient LEDs (light emitting diodes) rather than lasers. Printing supplies for the Vivo! consist of cyan, magenta, yellow, and black-colored toner and rollstock labels developed for accurate color reproduction, and are also provided by QuickLabel Systems. Customers who participated in the company's Vivo! beta-testing program were very impressed with the cost-effectiveness and productivity of the printer. Kevin Timothy, President of Park Premium Beverages, Claymont, DE, www.parkbev.com, said that his ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). expectation influenced his decision to purchase a Vivo! According to Timothy, the machine will have paid for itself after 3,000 cases, or around 3 months. Timothy went on to describe the importance of label print quality to his promotional product business, stating: "Quality for Park Premium Beverages is of utmost importance. Our position as a premium product provider calls for us to supply the best possible label on the bottle and we've found that the Vivo! printer provides that quality at a reasonable price." Ondis continued, "the Vivo! adds a new dimension to QuickLabel's printer line. While we previously targeted industrial product label printing applications, we now have an equally ideal solution for consumer product label printing in high volumes of short-runs. "The combination of photo-quality printing, high-volume productivity, and low-cost printing make the Vivo! very attractive to companies that have a need for rapid-turnaround, short-run packaging," continued Ondis. The Vivo! will be sold at a list price of $24,995 USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. by QuickLabel Systems' direct sales force in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Canada, France, Germany, and the UK, and by authorized resellers in the rest of the world. The printer comes standard with Custom QuickLabel(R) label creation and print management software package. In addition to the Vivo!, QuickLabel Systems sells six digital color label printer models based on thermal transfer See thermal wax transfer printer and direct thermal printer. technology. QuickLabel Systems, an Astro-Med, Inc. Product Group, introduced the first in-house digital color label printer in 1994. QuickLabel designs, manufactures, sells, and services a broad range of label printing systems, including digital color label printers, barcode label printers, label design software, and label printing supplies, and accessory equipment. More information about the Vivo! and QuickLabel Systems' printers is available at: www.QuickLabel.com. Phone Toll-Free 877-757-7978 in the USA, or e-mail info@QuickLabel.com. Astro-Med is a leading manufacturer of products that are employed around the world for product identification applications in consumer and industrial markets, industrial and scientific test and measurement applications, and for clinical and research purposes in the field of life sciences. Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. Statement This news release contains forward-looking statements, and actual results may vary from those expressed or implied herein. Factors that could affect these results include those mentioned in Astro-Med's FY2005 annual report and its annual and quarterly filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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