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The SGIA Expo 2014 took place on October 22 to 24 2014 in Las Vegas and was attended by 25,500 visitors. The specialist event caters for those in specialty printing and imaging technology sectors.
Manufacturer of screen printing equipment M&R exhibited at the event. And as a bonus the manufacturer’s i-Image STE II was recognised as the Innovative Product in the Pre-Press category. The competition at SGIA recognised the latest equipment and supplies currently on the market that are advancing the specialty imaging industry.
Geoff Baxter, director of M&R’s Digital Products Division said: “This recognition by SGIA is extremely gratifying. Our development team spent countless hours creating these groundbreaking imaging and exposure systems.” Baxter pointed out that the ability to digitally create images – and expose them – in a single machine dramatically improves productivity and eliminates the need for a separate, dedicated exposure unit. The revolutionary nature of these machines is borne out by the huge interest – and record-setting orders – these units have generated.”
M&R’s i-Image STE and STE II are the world’s first all-in-one computer-to-screen (CTS) imaging and UV LED exposure system (patents pending). On the inward pass, they use specially-formulated water-based UV-blocking ink and advanced high-resolution CTS inkjet printer technology to quickly generate opaque images on emulsion-coated screens. On the outward pass, the built-in high-output scanning UV LED light source exposes the emulsion, producing screens that can be taken directly to washout.
i-Image STE II has all the imaging and exposure features and capabilities of i-Image STE but adds a secondary UV LED light source after the inward pass for ultra-fast exposures. The secondary light source dramatically accelerates the exposure of dual-cure and other slower-exposing emulsions. i-Image STE II can be used with either exposure method or with both exposure methods in the same imaging/exposure cycle.
