Two of Epson's pioneering products named 'best in class' by Europe's largest imaging press association
Epson has announced that it has been recently awarded two of Europe's most celebrated photo and imaging awards, the Technical Image Press Association (TIPA) Awards. Epson's Stylus R1900 professional A3 photo printer was named 'Best expert photo printer in Europe 2008', and its flagship wide-format photo printer, the Stylus Pro 11880, was named 'Best large format printer in Europe 2008'.
TIPA currently has 31 member magazines from twelve countries, making it the largest and most influential photo and imaging press association in Europe. Once a year the highly regarded industry experts of the TIPA panel meet to vote for the best digital imaging products in Europe. The two accolades follow a tradition of success for Epson at the annual TIPA awards.
Khalil El Dalu, General Manager, Epson Middle East, commented: "Epson's double win at the TIPA awards provides us with another reason to celebrate in 2008. Epson has a heritage of groundbreaking imaging products, and these awards prove that the company remains at the forefront of meeting customer needs and developing landmark products. Epson is delighted to receive these awards and we remain committed to pushing the boundaries of image-making technology in the future."
Epson was awarded the accolade of 'Best expert photo printer' for the second consecutive year and TIPA judges highlighted a number of key features that separate the winning Epson Stylus Photo R1900 from its competition. These include the printer's seven separate colours, its capability to produce prints up to 13 inches wide on a broad variety of media types from gloss papers to a range of fine art textured media and the 1440 nozzle print head that enables a print resolution of 5760x1440 dpi.
TIPA judges went on to comment: "Epson's new UltraChrome™ Hi-Gloss 2 ink system gives a wider colour gamut for natural skin tones in portrait subjects, and the smooth gloss finish with the extra gloss optimizer ink renders a superb look and feel to prints. The additional red and orange inks contribute to improved colour vibrancy."
Epson's continued investment in large-format printer technology was rewarded with the 'Best large format printer' award for the Epson Stylus Pro 11880. TIPA judges commented: "The Epson Stylus Pro 11880 is a professional printer developed for large format applications including fine-art printing, photography and proofing. The Epson Ultrachrome™ K3 Vivid Magenta Ink Technology offers two new magenta inks ensuring
a more precise colour reproduction - especially in difficult-to-match red and blue areas of the colour spectrum." Judges also recognised the benefits offered by Epson's Micro Piezo Thin-Film print head, which ejects approximately 40,000 droplets of ink per second to enable high-speed, high-resolution printing.
-Ends-
About TIPA:
TIPA's main aim shall be to act as a forum for its members, and for the Photo-Video industries of the world who may have an interest in European matters. Such forums may take the form of meetings, conferences, the distribution of informative literature and others.
TIPA's secondary purpose is both to recognise, with one voice, excellence of product, and to inform Europe's consumers in an unbiased fashion. Every year, TIPA members will vote the best products in Europe in several categories.
About Epson:
Epson is a global leader in imaging products including printers, 3LCD projectors and small- and medium-sized LCDs. With an innovative and creative culture, Epson is dedicated to exceeding the vision and expectations of customers worldwide with products known for their superior quality, functionality, compactness and energy efficiency.
Epson is a network of 87,626 employees in 117 companies around the world, and is proud of its ongoing contributions to the global environment and to the communities in which it is located. Led by the Japan-based Seiko Epson Corp., the Group had consolidated sales of 1416 billion yen in fiscal 2006.
For more information please contact:
Orient Planet PR & Marketing Communications
PO Box 23345 Dubai, UAE
Tel: +971 4 3988901
Fax: +971 4 3988941
Email: info@orientplanet.com
Website: www.orientplanet.com
© Press Release 2008
