FREMONT, California - EFI™ and The Garvey Group today announced the installation of a new EFI VUTEk® HS100 Pro UV inkjet press at The Garvey Group’s Los Angeles production facility. The two companies made the announcement during the GlobalShop 2014 retail, design and visual merchandising show in Las Vegas.

Installed earlier this month, the new, high-volume press gives The Garvey Group increased capacity to meet growing entertainment and national retailer demand for premium, point-of-purchase (POP) signage. The 3.2-meter wide press also strengthens The Garvey Group’s service capabilities in high-end indoor and outdoor promotional graphics for Hollywood TV and film studios.
 
The press purchase puts The Garvey Group at the forefront of superwide-format imaging capabilities, expanding the capacity and quality the company offers through its national fleet of digital and litho production presses.
 
“Quality and speed are essential to our retail and entertainment industry customers, and they need suppliers who are proactive in their ability to consistently produce accurate, high-end work under tight deadlines,” said Ed Garvey, CEO of The Garvey Group. “Our talented teams partnered with EFI several years ago to establish an advanced graphic imaging platform that helps our customers build their brands. Now, the faster, higher-volume EFI VUTEk HS100 Pro is taking The Garvey Group’s reliability, quality and support offering to new heights.”
 
The VUTEk HS100 Pro prints on a wide variety of roll and rigid media. It also offers throughput comparable to screen printing, with print quality that approaches offset. Operating at speeds up to 100 boards per hour, the press has a number of imaging- and productivity-enhancing features including:

• Printing in up to eight colors, including the industry’s best white ink and a unique, multi-layer printing capability for superior visual appeal on backlit displays and other applications.

• EFI’s Pin & Cure imaging technology, which offers precise ink lay-down for critical color accuracy and consistency, gloss control and an increased color gamut.

• True, variable-dot grayscale inkjet head technology for higher image quality and better matching of brand colors.

“EFI has a long and successful history of working with The Garvey Group and we are excited about arming this valued customer with the best-in-class capabilities of our high end EFI VUTEk HS100 Pro inkjet press,” said Frank Mallozzi, senior vice president, worldwide sales and marketing, EFI. “With this press, The Garvey Group can offer a higher level of speed and quality to businesses in the retail and entertainment industries.”
 
At GlobalShop 2014, in booth 4131, EFI is showcasing print samples from its VUTEk superwide-format printer portfolio. Samples in EFI’s booth include 3D, thermoformed displays printed using EFI’s VUTEk GS Pro-TF system, POP displays featuring UV white ink, and fleet graphics and fabrics printed using EFI’s LED UV roll-to-roll technology.