FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 16, 2004

VUTEk® Chosen to Print Official Drupa 2004 Promotional Banners for Highlight Tour

VUTEk® Inc., the leading supplier of superwide format digital inkjet printers, has produced 44 external superwide banners for drupa 2004. These official drupa banners will be installed in and around the city of Düsseldorf to direct traffic to the Messe, and advertise the world's leading graphic arts exhibition.

In addition to the drupa banners, VUTEk® has been chosen by Deutscher Drucker Publishing House, the organizer, to host the large format drupa 2004 Highlight Tours (Tour 9). Delegates on these tours will be shown the industries leading developments, products and applications for high quality superwide printing on rigid and flexible substrates.

Using the UltraVu® 3360 EC's three-meter width to print the banners, VUTEk® doubled the machines productivity by using the two rolls-up configuration. This allowed VUTEk® to print two large banners simultaneously, maximizing efficiency and enabling it to meet the tight deadline. Utilizing its eight-color capabilities, VUTEk® was also able to ensure consistent high quality color for an accurate match of the drupa red.

Hans Mjartaen, Production Manager, Messe-Dusseldorf, comments, 'We are extremely pleased with the VUTEk® printed banners. For us, the management of this job was hassle free and painless. VUTEk® was thoroughly professional and a pleasure to work with. It had a clear understanding of our requirements and was able to meet all our objectives.'

Hans continues, 'The consistent reproduction of the drupa red throughout all promotional materials is very important to us. As such, we were extremely pleased with the VUTEk® printers ability to match this color and deliver high quality text.

'We received all 44 banners on time, and are currently installing the graphics. This was a good result for both VUTEk® and drupa 2004.'

Produced at VUTEk's Headquarters' in New Hampshire, USA, over 424 sqm's of graphics measuring 520 x 170 cm, were printed on self-adhesive vinyl by the VUTEk® UltraVu® 3360 EC.

Completed in only 12 hours and 30 minutes, the banners were shipped to Germany for finishing and installation along main entrance roads to Düsseldorf. Each banner carries show information and a VUTEk® logo.

According to Chuck Meservey, VUTEk's Demo Center Manager, the job went like a dream, 'Printing the drupa banners was easy - the machines performed flawlessly. Due to the UltraVu® 3360 EC's ease of use and reliability, it was simply a case of standing back and waiting for it to finish.'

Jane Cedrone, PR and Marketing Communications Manager, VUTEk® concludes, 'We were delighted to have been chosen to sponsor this job. To be one of the official show 'production' partners is very prestigious, and we believe that this honor further supports our position as superwide market leader.

'Despite having been produced to a very tight deadline, there was no compromise on color quality or image resolution. These benefits are typical of all VUTEk® printers, and provide a significant competitive advantage to all VUTEk® customers.'

About the UltraVu® 3360 EC
The VUTEK UltraVu® 3360 EC is a unique eight-color printer that can be configured in two ways: for four-color printing using two channels per color (CMYK) for jobs demanding high-resolution and fast turnaround, and for eight-color printing using one channel per color (CMYK, plus light cyan, light magenta, light yellow and light black) for jobs requiring significantly enhanced, photo realistic images.

The UltraVu 3360 EC handles substrates up to 126 inches (320 cm) wide with a 120-inch (305 cm) print width. It has a 360 dpi resolution capability and prints at speeds of over 1,000 square feet per hour for most production requirements.

About VUTEk® Inc.
Founded in 1988, American manufacturer, VUTEk® Inc., is the leading worldwide supplier of superwide format inkjet printers to the graphic arts market. VUTEk® pioneered superwide format printers, and sets the standard for superwide/grand format and specialty printing, using inkjet technology for out-of-home advertising applications including billboards, fleet graphics, banners, bus shelters, point-of-purchase displays and posters. Its current product portfolio includes the UltraVu® product range, for high quality, high speed superwide flexible printing in 1.5-, 2-, 3-, and 5-meter formats; and its PressVu® family of digital inkjet flatbed printers, capable of printing on both rigid and flexible substrates.

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VUTEk®
Contact: Jane Cedrone
Phone: 603 279 4635
Fax: 603 279 6411
E-Mail: jcedrone@vutek.com
Website URL: www.vutek.com