The winners of the EDP Awards 2014 have been announced, with accolades being presented at Fespa Digital this Wednesday.
In a special General Assembly (this year in Brussels), representatives of all the EDP (European Digital Press) magazines - Image Reports being the UK member - discussed the quality of products nominated to the EDP Technical Committee earlier in the year. Also reviewed were aspects such as value to the user, support and service etc. before winners were finally selected. They are:
Best Wide-Format Roll-to-Roll Printer (up to 1.6m)
Xerox IJP 2000
Best Superwide Roll-to-Roll Printer (3m+)
Durst Rho 512R
Best Flatbed/Hybrid Printer (up to 200,000 Euro)
Mimaki JFX200-2513
Best Flatbed/Hybrid Printer (over 200,000 Euro)
Agfa Graphics Jeti Titan HS
Best High Volume Flatbed/Hybrid Printer
HP Scitex FB10000
Best Textile Roll-to-Roll Printer
Hollanders ColorBooster DS
Best Direct Garment Textile Printer
Epson SureColor SC-F2000 DTG
Best Cut-Sheet Colour Printer (light production)
Konica Minolta bizhub Press 1060/1070
Best Cut-Sheet Colour Printer (high production)
Xerox iGen 150 Press
Best Label Printing Solution
Screen Truepress Jet L350UV
Best Multi-Purpose Object Printer
Mimaki Kebab Option
Best Industrial Printing Solution
EFI Creaprint C3
Best Large-Format Finishing System
Esko Kongsberg C
Best Commercial Print Finishing System
themediahouse motioncutter
Best New Ink Technology
HP 881 Latex ink
Best Environmental Ink Technology
Agfa Graphics Altamira Pack LM
Best Design, layout and editing solution
Appsoft Xeditor
Best Special Applications Solution
Ricoh Clickable Paper
Best Rip Solution
ColorGate Productionserver 8
Best Workflow Management Solution
Agfa Graphics Asanti
Best Web-to-Print Solution
EFI Digital StoreFront 7.0
Best Print Support Tool
LacunaSolutions SmartLighting System
Best Self-Adhesive Substrate for Print
Hexis HX190WG2 (digital printing vinyl)
Best Self-Adhesive Substrate – Non-Print
Hexis HFlex100P
Best Non-Adhesive Roll Media
Epson Japanese Kozo Paper thin
Best Rigid Substrate
3A Composites Kapatech
Best Textile Substrate
DHJ International DecoprintPearl
A number of awards categories did not produce a winning entry.