MELBOURNE, FLA – MGI Digital Graphic Technology, the leading manufacturer of multi-substrate digital printing and finishing solutions, will present their award-winning Meteor DP8700 XL® digital press at EFI Connect, held January 15-18, 2013 at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas. 

Connect is EFI’s annual users’ conference that features more than 150 educational class sessions covering MIS/ERP, Web-to-Print systems, inkjet and label solutions, and Fiery technology. The event enables graphic arts professionals from nearly every segment of the industry to test drive the latest EFI products, voice their opinions at user group meetings, discuss industry trends, and network with peers.

At Connect 2013, MGI will highlight the Meteor DP8700 XL in live demos on the show floor. The Meteor series of digital presses are powered by Fiery® digital front ends for maximum productivity and processing speed, ideally suited for high-end production print environments demanding workflow automation and efficiency, variable data printing and industry-leading color management tools.

The most versatile digital press in the global graphics market, the Meteor DP8700 XL offers users key differentiators including the widest range of substrates (paper, plastics & envelopes), the largest sheet size among production sheetfed digital presses (up to 40" in production), laser-safe prints via oil-free, dry toner, no click charge and an economical total cost of operation, and a print resolution of 3600 DPI / 270 LPI with 25 different line screens (including stochastic), including the ability to select 2 different line screens within the same job.

A new feature for the MGI Meteor DP8700 XL at this year’s event will be full demos integrated with EFI’s Digital StoreFront Web-to-Print eCommerce Software in the Connect Solutions Center. This combination not only showcases the ease of integrating the Meteor with EFI’s MIS/ERP solutions, but also how graphic arts professionals can easily take advantage of the Meteor’s differentiating capabilities to expand their applications and better serve their customers.

For more information on the MGI Meteor series of digital presses, please visit http://www.mgiusa.com.

To register for Connect, please visit http://w3.efi.com/connect.