FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Crystal Baus, Marketing Communications Coordinator      

MUTOH AMERICA UNVEILS SC-PRO 64” SIGN CUTTER

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Phoenix, Arizona, April 10th, 2007 – At the upcoming ISA show, in Las Vegas, April 12th – April 14th, Mutoh America (Booth 4260) will première a new cutting plotter, called SC-PRO 1650. The SC-PRO is a 64” multi-purpose professional drag-knife cutter for regular vinyl cutting, integrating Mutoh’s patented EPOS technology for automatic contour cutting priced at only $7,995.

Engineered & developed by Mutoh Europe, Belgium, the new Mutoh SC-PRO 1650 friction-feed cutting plotter can accommodate roll and sheet media up to 72.83”. The machine is equipped with 4 repositionable grid rollers, allowing the use of different media widths.  Off-cuts down to 3.93” can be accommodated.   The cutter’s maximum cutting width is 64.37”. The SC-PRO grid rollers are matched per individual cutting plotter to guarantee perfect long length tracking and straight media transport.

“With two units instead of one, enabling full time printing and cutting, overall productivity is more efficient. Unlike other manufacturers offering print & cut solutions combined in one machine, MUTOH chose a different approach, establishing the link between an individual cutter and an individual printer,” says Randy Rickert, Director of Sales, Service and Marketing.

Equipped with a combo head enabling cutting/plotting and automatic sheet off, the SC-PRO can cut a broad range of sign making materials ranging from self-adhesive PVC to sandblast, up to a maximum thickness of 1 mm.  In order to guarantee optimum cutting results with various materials, cutting force is stepwise adjustable from 20 – 450 g, Cutting speed is adjustable to 39.37 ips (1000 mm/s), at a maximum acceleration of 2.5 G. The unit’s keyboard is detachable for maximum user convenience. The machine comes with a stand, a roll support system and media basket.  The SC-PRO 1650 cutter is standard equipped with RS-232 & USB interfaces.

The machine will be available September 2007. For more information please visit www.mutoh.com.

About Mutoh America Inc.

Located in Phoenix, Arizona, Mutoh America Inc. manages sales and marketing of Mutoh products in North & South America and Canada.  Mutoh America is a business unit of Mutoh Holdings Co Ltd, Japan, and was established in 1963 as a distributor of Mutoh drafting machines to the U.S. market.   During the PC-CAD revolution in the 1980s, Mutoh America introduced Mutoh’s unique pen/pencil plotter concept to the U.S. market.  Today, Mutoh America’s core business is the commercialization of Mutoh’s wide format digital inkjet printer and sign cutting plotter portfolio, specifically adapted to the needs of the U.S. market.  The company’s activities encompass sales, marketing, distribution, logistics, after sales-support and service for the US & Canada territory.