GRAPH EXPO 2014 Announces MUST SEE ‘EMS
- Published: August 14, 2014
RESTON, VA | The 2014 MUST SEE 'EMS winners have been selected and will be on exhibit at GRAPH EXPO 14 and the co-located CPP EXPO show, coming September 28–October 1, 2014, to Chicago's McCormick Place. Chosen by a panel of industry experts, these innovative technologies represent the most compelling advances in 11 categories spanning the entire graphic communications industry. 
"Every year, the MUST SEE 'EMS competition is one of the highlights of the GRAPH EXPO and PRINT shows," says Ralph Nappi, president of the Graphic Arts Show Company (GASC). "This year is certainly no exception with exciting new technologies and innovative advances in each category and industry segment."
In addition, "Best of Category" winners for each of the 11 categories will be revealed during the pre-show EXECUTIVE OUTLOOK conference, which takes place on its new day and time, Sunday, September 28, 2014, from 8 a.m. to 12:00 noon, immediately prior to the noon opening of the exhibition. Also to be announced at EXECUTIVE OUTLOOK will be the Legacy Award, which is given to a previous MUST SEE 'EMS winner that has had a lasting and profound impact on the graphic communications industry.
GRAPH EXPO 14 also will offer a special MUST SEE 'EMS pre-show webinar, "New Technologies from the GRAPH EXPO 14 MUST SEE 'EMS," presented by GASC via this link and featuring host Hal Hinderliter, coordinator for the MUST SEE 'EMS program. The free live webinar that will be aired on Tuesday, September 9, 2014, at 1:00 p.m. EDT will highlight the MUST SEE 'EMS winners and their innovations that could impact business and possibly revolutionize market segments.
Below in alphabetical order are the 2014 MUST SEE 'EMS award winners in categories of interest to the converting industry:
Prepress and Premedia:
EFI - EFI Fiery proServer for Cretaprint Version 1.4
Enfocus - Switch 12, Update 2
Hybrid Software - PACKZ 2.0
MetaCommunications - Workgroups DaVinci 2015
Color Management and Quality Control:
CGS Publishing Technologies International - ORIS CxF
EFI - EFI Fiery Color Profiler Suite v4.6 - Express Profiler
Lake Image Systems - Discovery Enterprise
Pressroom: Analog Presses:
Air Motion Systems | AMS UV -- LED UV | XP7 Series for Sheetfed Offset
Goss International - Magnum Compact Press
RYOBI MHI - RYOBI-MHI 925 LED-UV 5-COLOR PRESS
(Two additional winners in this category currently under NDA will be announced at a future date.)
Pressroom: Digital Presses:
Hewlett-Packard - HP Indigo 30000 Digital Press
Hewlett-Packard - HP Indigo 7800 Digital Press
MGI USA - Meteor DP8700 XL+
Xerox Corporation - Metallic Gold and Silver Specialty Dry Inks for the Xerox Color 800/1000 Presses
Pressroom: Wide-Format:
Canon U.S.A. - Océ Arizona 6100
EFI - EFI H1625 LED Printer
EFI - EFI VUTEk GS2000LX Pro with UltraDrop Technology
EFI - EFI VUTEk HS100 Pro UV inkjet press Material Edge Guide (MEG) system
Management Systems:
Avanti Computer Systems - Avanti Slingshot Advanced JDF Framework
EFI - EFI Enterprise Automated Workflow
Ultimate TechnoGraphics - Ultimate Bindery v4
(One additional winner in this category currently under NDA will be announced at a future date.)
The Future of Print:
EFI - EFI Digital Embossing
Epson America - Epson SureColor F2000
Highcon Systems - Highcon Euclid
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