Gretag Imaging Introduces New High-Speed Wide Format Photo Laser Printer.Business Editors KOLN, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 16, 2000 The new LightJet 430, manufactured by Gretag Cymbolic Sciences, makes its debut at the Gretag Imaging stand at Photokina. The high-speed wide format printer images at up to 430 square feet/40 square metres Noun 1. square metre - a centare is 1/100th of an are centare, square meter area unit, square measure - a system of units used to measure areas per hour, while delivering exceptional quality of 4,000 dots per inch (dpi) apparent resolution. Based on the original LightJet 5000 architecture, LightJet 430 produces unbeatable quality digital prints using three lasers to image photographic media within an internal drum system. To facilitate fast imaging of long length images up to 50.5 x 120.5"/128 x 306 cm, its internal drum has a 121"/307cm circumference and a 270(degree) wrap. A maximum size print is completed in as little as 5 minutes and 50 seconds. With a price tag of US$139,900 in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , the LightJet 430 offers the best price/performance ratio In economics and engineering, the price/performance ratio refers to a product's ability to deliver performance, of any sort, for its price. For instance, if you have a whole day to travel 100 km, spending $50 to do the journey in two hours is a better price/performance ratio than among wide format photo printers in the industry. "When we set out to design the new LightJet, our intention was to create a high-speed product that maintained superior image quality at a breakthrough price. We've succeeded," said Chuck Edwards, vice president of Marketing, Gretag Professional Imaging. "We anticipate the LightJet will be a popular choice for businesses that have been waiting for an affordable photo printer that does not compromise on quality or speed. Given its low consumable costs consumable cost Administration Those necessary expenses borne by the lab or other hospital service which includes reagents, disposables, and other supplies, as well as maintenance and lease contracts. See Disposables. , this product offers an excellent return on investment for shops producing a large volume of high-end indoor graphics." The LightJet 430 offers the flexibility of two resolutions: 200 and 300 dpi. Its continuous tone output, which has no dots, has an apparent resolution of 4,000 dpi. The LightJet supports roll media in 30, 32, 40 and 50"/76, 81, 101 and127 cm widths. Built with an Air Glide See Glide Effortless and Glide PhotoShare. micropositioner, the new LightJet is more reliable and offers even better quality output than its predecessor, which is renown for exceptional image quality. Since it has a relatively small footprint and can be loaded and unloaded from the same side, the LightJet requires a darkroom darkroom, n a completely lightproof room or cubicle that is used in the processing of photographic, medical, and dental films. See also safe light. that is only 11x13'/3.35x4m. First units were placed in early adopter sites in California, at the end of August. The LightJet 430 is now commercially available. About Gretag Cymbolic Sciences Gretag Cymbolic Sciences, which manufactures wide format photo printers and Computer-to-Plate systems, is a member of the Professional Imaging Division of the Gretag Imaging Group. About Gretag Professional Imaging The Professional Imaging Division's mission is to be the leading supplier of equipment, software, services and consumables for large format digital printing, and computer-to-plate solutions for web and offset printing. The Division brings together leaders in large format technologies, including ANAgraph, Cymbolic Sciences, Onyx onyx (ŏn`ĭks), variety of cryptocrystalline quartz, differing from agate only in that the bands of which it is composed are parallel and regular. Graphics and Raster Graphics See bitmapped graphics. (graphics) raster graphics - Computer graphics in which an image is composed of an array of pixels arranged in rows and columns. Opposite: vector graphics. , to offer a range of solutions specifically designed for the print-for-pay, large format service provider, and commercial printer. The Gretag Imaging Group is headquartered in Regensdorf, Switzerland, and is one of the world's leading providers of equipment and systems for photofinishing pho·to·fin·ish·ing n. The act or business of developing camera films and printing photographs for customers. pho and imaging. Gretag Imaging's products and services encompass minilabs, central lab equipment, Internet applications plus hardware and software for professional photography and the advertising industry. The company employs more than 2,300 people around the world. |
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