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Mutoh America Launches Two High-Resolution Large Format Printers, Announces Two OEMs.


PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 12, 1999--

Mutoh America Inc., a subsidiary of Mutoh Industries, Ltd. and a leading manufacturer of large format inkjet printers, announced the release of two new color printers for OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and  distribution 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 first is a 38-inch four-color model capable of printing up to 160 square feet/hour, and up to 1440x1440 dots/inch. The machine offers both high-speed monochrome printing for filmsetting film·set·ting  
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Photocomposition.
 applications, and high-resolution color printing “colour separation” redirects here. For other uses, see colour-separation overlay.
Color printing is the reproduction of an image or text in color (as opposed to simpler black and white or monochrome printing).
 for producing photo-quality poster-size images at less than five minutes per print. Full-bleed images 36-inches wide can be printed, with registration and crop marks Printed lines on paper used to cut the form into its intended size.  set in the borders.

The second machine is a 43-inch six-color printer capable of producing full-color images up to 80 square feet/hour, and up to 1440x1440 dots/inch. Ink options include a Photo-Enhanced ink set of process colors plus light-cyan and light-magenta; and, an Expanded-Gamut ink set with orange and green spot colors. Pigment and dye-based inks are available for both machines, and are easily swapped to accommodate different requirements. Pigment inks provide increased UV stability for outdoor applications.

Both printers offer multiple 1440 dpi printing modes for generating super high-resolution prints. Other features include long-life piezoelectric The property of certain crystals that causes them to produce voltage when a mechanical pressure is applied to them such as sound vibrations. This technique is used to build crystal microphones, phonograph cartridges and strain gauges, all of which turn mechanical movement into voltage.  print heads, bulk ink system, automatic ink priming and ink swapping/purging systems, automatic ink level detection, roll and sheet feed paper handling, floor stand, high-speed ECP (Enhanced Capabilities Port) See IEEE 1284.

1. ECP - Engineering Change Proposal.
2. ECP - Enhanced Capabilities Port.
3. ECP - Extended Capabilities Port.
4. ECP - Extended Concurrent Prolog.
 port for connection to a host computer, and optional 100Base-TX Ethernet interface.

Two OEM distribution partners have signed on to distribute these machines throughout North America. GBC/Sign Warehouse ( http://www.signwarehouse.com ), a leading supplier of sign making products, software, printers and vinyl cutters based in Sherman, Texas Sherman is a city in Grayson County, Texas, United States. The population was 35,082 at the 2000 census. The population had increased to an estimated 37,623 in July 2006. It is the county seat of Grayson County. , will offer its own versions under the Vinyl Express brand name. GBC GBC Game Boy Color
GBC Global Business Coalition
GBC Green Building Council
GBC George Brown College
GBC Great Basin College (Nevada)
GBC General Binding Corporation
GBC Greater Baltimore Committee
GBC Goldey-Beacom College
 will launch two versions of the 38-inch model in August, the VE-720 and VE-1440, and will follow with the 43-inch model later this year. Together with the printer, GBC will offer its own RIP software solutions, media and inks.

Mile High Engineering, of Denver, Colorado, will offer its own versions under the AccuPlot brand. The 38-inch machine will be sold as the AccuPlot-3800, and the 43-inch model will launch as the AccuPlot-4300 in October. Mile High will exhibit both machines, as well as ink and custom media options at the upcoming Seybold tradeshow in San Francisco, September 1-3, 1999. Mile High will offer customers turnkey printing solutions with software, ink and media for poster printing, giclee, and apparel printing applications.

Mutoh Industries was founded in Japan in 1952 to supply drafting machines for architectural and engineering applications. As a pioneering influence in the manufacture and marketing of drafting equipment, Mutoh achieved international prominence, and now exports a wide range of products to more than 60 countries worldwide. Mutoh Industries employs 1400 people in 13 subsidiaries, including manufacturing facilities in Phoenix, Arizona and Ostend, Belgium, with annual revenues approaching $300 million.

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