In This Issue:

Mutoh Adds Falcon II Outdoor Heavy Duty
Printer to Commercial Outdoor Line-up

Announcing the Viper, Mutoh's New Digital
Transfer Printer

Introducing the NEW Toucan
2.6 Meter Printer!

Mutoh's Latest Product Introductions Were
a HIT at the SGIA Trade Show!

Customer Spotlight – MicroLink Graphics

Reseller Spotlight – Interstate Electric

Announcing the Viper, Mutoh’s New Digital Transfer Printer

Mutoh announces the addition of the Viper, a digital transfer printer. The Viper provides dependable digital transfer printing at print speeds up to 400 square feet per hour and true image quality print resolutions up to 1440 dots per inch (dpi). The Viper digital transfer printer was shown for the first time at the SGIA ’04 Trade Show at the Minneapolis Convention Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

“Mutoh wanted to provide a printing solution for specialty markets as a compliment to the banners and POP graphic markets,” stated Mutoh America’s Director of Sales, Randy Rickert. “The Viper was specifically designed for dye-sublimation applications and provides an option for our customers looking for a solution for their specialty printing needs.”

Tuned media handling & accurate tracking for thin transfer paper combined with Mutoh’s dye sublimation inks allow the Viper the versatility for printing soft signage, sports apparel, casino gaming tables, etc. The Viper is available in widths of 64- and 87-inches and has a standard heavy-duty feed and take-up system.

Mutoh includes a set of starter ink, installation and one-year on-site warranty service with all Viper models. The price for the Viper is $39,995 for the 64-inch and $44,995 for the 87-inch. The Viper is available for delivery in mid November 2004.

Mutoh’s Latest Product Introductions Were a HIT at the SGIA Trade Show!

Mutoh America unveiled a number of new products at the 2004 SGIA trade show in Minneapolis, Minnesota, October 6-9…

The Viper DTS printer was the hit of the show, printing at speeds up to 400 square feet per hour, producing vibrant images for the mousepads that were an extremely popular giveaway. Mutoh also introduced the Falcon II Outdoor Heavy Duty (HD) printer.

The Falcon II Outdoor Heavy Duty (HD) model accepts media roll weights of up to 200 lbs. bringing more muscle to Mutoh’s already strong line-up of high-performance, outdoor printers.

The Toucan family had a new addition of the Toucan 2.6 meter printer. The Toucan 2.6 meter provides dependable high volume industrial print speeds up to 900 square feet per hour and true image quality print resolutions up to 720 dots per inch (dpi) for outdoor applications.

SGIA ’04 was a very successful show for Mutoh America. Please visit us at the next trade show in February, 2005 for more exciting product introductions.

Customer Spotlight

MicroLink Graphics

Since purchasing the Mutoh Toucan 64” printer in December 2003, Jim Noon, President of MicroLink Graphics, has watched his business and profit grow. “We began looking at solvent printers because we needed a machine that would allow us to service the outdoor market,” explains Noon. “We liked the Toucan because the color quality, speed, and productivity are excellent for this price point.” More >>

Reseller Spotlight

Interstate Electric

“I have never heard a customer say he or she regrets purchasing a Mutoh product,” shares Diane Arnold, Graphics Division Manager at Interstate Electric. During her 16 years as a distributor in the sign industry, Arnold has had the opportunity to work with and sell many different kinds of equipment. She is convinced, however, that Mutoh printers are among the best in the industry. More >>



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Mutoh Adds Falcon II Outdoor
Heavy Duty Printer to Commercial Outdoor Line-up

Mutoh is pleased to introduce the powerful, new, Falcon II Outdoor Heavy Duty printer designed to accommodate larger, heavier rolls of media saving time and money. The Falcon II Outdoor Heavy Duty (HD) model accepts media roll weights of up to 200 lbs. bringing more muscle to Mutoh’s already strong line-up of high-performance, outdoor printers.

“Mutoh is extremely enthusiastic about the Falcon II Outdoor HD because we believe the increased capacity for larger rolls of media increases productivity to an unprecedented level,” stated Randy Rickert, Director of Sales. “The HD meets the market requirements for a commercial class printer with the productivity and media handling ability of larger, more expensive industrial class machines.”

Falcon II Outdoor HD users can now take advantage of best-in-class media handling for rolls of media up to 200 lbs. Current Mutoh customers can also retrofit the motorized heavy-duty feed and take-up system to their existing Falcon II Outdoor printers. Mutoh’s extensive experience with the Toucan commercial class printers has contributed to the design of the HD’s media handling system resulting in worry-free unattended printing, decreased downtime changing roll media by purchasing longer rolls which also results in a material cost savings.

The Falcon II Outdoor HD priced at $31,995 is available for immediate shipment. The optional heavy-duty media handling system is priced at $4,995, plus installation.





Introducing the NEW Toucan
2.6 Meter Printer!

Mutoh has announced the latest addition to its Toucan family of Industrial printing systems with the introduction of the Toucan 2.6 meter (102-inch) six-color ink jet printer. The Toucan 2.6 meter provides dependable high volume industrial print speeds up to 900 square feet per hour and true image quality print resolutions up to 720 dots per inch (dpi) for outdoor applications. Toucan industrial printers are well suited to meet a production run of 256, 36-inch by 48-inch posters in an eight-hour shift, printing at 400 square feet per hour. The new Toucan 2.6 meter, six-color printer was displayed for the first time at the SGIA ’04 Trade Show in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

“The Toucan 2.6m culminates all of Mutoh’s industrial printer expertiseinto one mean printing machine,” stated Mutoh America’s Vice President/General Manager, Guy Cipresso. “The Toucan 2.6 is versatile
enough to provide photo-quality or billboard quality outdoor durable images at best-in-class print speeds.”

The Toucan 2.6 solvent-based printer produces CMYKlclm high quality prints that are UV and water-resistant for up to three-years in outdoor applications without lamination on a wide variety of inexpensive, uncoated materials. The Toucan 2.6 supports a print width of 101-inches and a billboard mode speed of 900 square feet per hour. Toucan ink costs are well below 20 cents per square foot in production mode.

The Toucan 2.6 incorporates an improved media handling system with industry first variable force pressure rollers to accommodate smooth media feeding of various thicknesses and textures of roll media. Adjustable, on-the-fly stepping fine tunes media feed in less time with greater accuracy for improved image quality.

All Toucan models are supported by the major software providers for easy adaptation to any workflow.

Mutoh includes a starter set of ink, installation and six-month on-site warranty service with all Toucan models. The Toucan 2.6 six-color printer will begin shipments as early as December 2004 and has an estimated retail price of under $120,000.





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