On October 7–9, 14,000 specialty-imaging attendees and exhibitors viewed technologies and applications at the 2009 SGIA Expo, held at New Orleans’ Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. At the event, SGIA announced its 2009 Product of the Year Awards. SGIA’s winner’s list follows:
Category 100: Digital Inks
Roland DGA Corporation
Metallic Silver Ink: Winner
Category 101: RIP software and Proofing software
Caldera Graphics
GrandRIP+ with Adobe PDF Print Engine: Winner
Category 102: Media-Paper
Ultraflex Systems Inc
Limelight 4.8: Winner
Category 103: Media-Vinyl
Dreamscape
DreamScape Bling!: Winner
Category 104: Media-Films
Xcel Products Inc
Visual Magnetics® Write-On™ Chalkboard: Winner
Category 105: Media-Textile
Vapor Apparel/SourceSubstrates
Micro Performance Repreve: Winner
Category 106: Media-Rigid
Röchling Engineering Plastics Ltd
PE2PRINT®-Digital: Winner
Category 107: Business or other Workflow Software
Nazdar SourceOne
CATZper Color Tolerancing Software: Winner
Category 108: Finishing-Display Exhibit Hardware
Xcel Products Inc
VMGS Featuring Write-On™ Chalkboard: Winner
Category 109: Finishing-Laminates, Adhesives, Films, Coatings
FLEXcon
FLEXmark® floor art™ 6600: Winner
Category 110: Finishing-Equipment
Maverick Innovations, Inc dba Extreme Graphics – The Wraptor
The Wraptor: Winner
Category 112: Poster size
Roland DGA Corporation
VersaCAMM VP-300i: Winner
Category 113: Rigid Substrate UV <$200K MSRP
Océ Display Graphics Systems
Arizona 350 GT: Winner
Category 114: Rigid Substrate UV >$200K MSRP
Océ Display Graphics Systems
Arizona 350 XT: Winner
Category 115: Grand Format R to R-Solvent & Latex inks
Roland DGA Corporation
AdvancedJET AJ-1000i: Winner
Category 116: Grand Format R to R-UV cured ink
Durst Image Technology US LLC (Durst US)
Rho 500R: Winner