Berry & Homer Staffs Up, Becomes First to Install New Technology.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 11, 2003 Berry & Homer Homer, principal figure of ancient Greek literature; the first European poet. Works, Life, and Legends Two epic poems are attributed to Homer, the Iliad and the Odyssey. , (Philadelphia, PA & Lanham, MD) are the first in the Tri-State (Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware) to install the VuTek 5330 Grand Format output device. The VuTek 5330 is a 5-meter wide solvent ink printer (printer) ink printer - A retronym used by Blind users to refer to all printers which are not Braille printers, regardless of whether they actually use ink. . It produces the highest resolution (360dpi) 8 color graphics The ability to display graphic images in colors. for use in all types of advertising, marketing, tradeshow and visual communications needs. The 5330 prints on a variety of substrates including: vinyls, mesh, canvas, pressure sensitive (adhesive adhesive, substance capable of sticking to surfaces of other substances and bonding them to one another. The term adhesive cement is sometimes used in place of adhesive, especially when referring to a synthetic adhesive. ) vinyl vinyl /vi·nyl/ (vi´nil) the univalent group CH2dbondCH—. vinyl chloride a vinyl group to which an atom of chlorine is attached; the monomer which polymerizes to polyvinyl chloride; it is toxic as well as many other fabrics. "For 105 years our success has been built around producing the highest quality images our industry can offer. The VuTek 5330 is a natural progression of our business," said Joseph B. Thompson, III, and President of Berry & Homer. "Our clients have very high expectations. Our ability to meet their needs in terms of quality and delivery is what separates us from our competitors." Berry & Homer has been an industry leader in digital imaging for over two decades. The addition of the VuTek 5330 represents an additional $ 600,000 investment to their digital imaging infrastructure. "We take great pride in leading the way with another technological first" Thompson said. Founded in 1898, Berry & Homer is the nation's oldest continuously operating commercial photo lab. Berry & Homer became a Philadelphia icon known for their work nationwide. With offices in Philadelphia and Suburban Washington, DC (Lanham, MD) Berry & Homer employs over 60 sales and service professionals. Berry & Homer provides these services nationwide from it's offices in Philadelphia and suburban Washington DC (Lanham, MD). Servicing the tradeshow, commercial signage Commercial signage identifies a business or similar entity, assists in wayfinding and attracts customers. In societies where literacy is not widespread, such signs are necessarily primarily based on images rather than words. , pharmaceutical, financial and corporate communications Corporate communications is the process of facilitating information and knowledge exchanges with internal and key external groups and individuals that have a direct relationship with an enterprise. markets. With the addition of this new technology Berry & Homer is increasing it's staff. "From the moment we installed the VuTek we have experienced the need to increase our staff" Joseph B Thompson III stated. "We will be adding a third shift to accommodate the increase in business". "It is nice to be able to grow in these economic times. When so many other companies in our industry are facing downsizing (1) Converting mainframe and mini-based systems to client/server LANs. (2) To reduce equipment and associated costs by switching to a less-expensive system. (jargon) downsizing I feel very fortunate to be able to not only maintain our staff but increase it," said Thompson. Berry & Homer will be hosting a Grand Re-Opening / Open House on May 20th. We will be giving tours of our facility with demonstrations of all of our equipment, especially the VuTek 5330. |
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