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Eizo specialist praises Australia


Making the trip to PrintEx from Japan, Masato Nakashima was busy launching two new Eizo products: the FlexScan SX3031W and Colour Edge 24 inch W.

Mr Nakashima (pictured), product manager for overseas sales and marketing in Eizo's Ishikawa head office said that uniformity was the greatest advantage to both screens. "We have developed our own technology called digital uniformity equalization (DUE)," he said. "Adding to this, the 24 inch also comes with a monitor hood to prevent ambient light from reflecting off the screen."





Apart from providing very accurate colour controllability, another one of Eizo's strengths is the ability to emulate colour deficiencies, Mr Nakashima said. "We operate on a universal colour design concept and are certified by Colour Universal Design," he added. "This is very important because there are approximately 200,000,000 colour-blind people in the world, and advertising/public signage should be confirmed as viewable by all people before going to press"

Mr Nakashima holds the Australian market in a very positive light. "Australia is a neutral market," he said. "Australian people seem to be looking at the technology in the USA, Europe and Japan before making independent decisions about what new technologies best suit local requirements."













It's a deal, Adelaide printer buys up big at PrintEx



The trip to Sydney was well worth it for Adelaide's Phillip Lane of Lane Print.

He made one of the biggest purchases at PrintEx when he brought an MBO T800 6.4.2.R from Man Ferrostaal. With features including a sheet-reversal device, patented MBO slither shaft cassettes in unit 1 and 2 and a full Navigator electronic control that includes automatic adjustment of buckle plates and ford rollers, the sale was described as being very important by both Lane and John Hansen of Man Ferrostaal.

Productivity is one of the machine's main advantages and a significant reason for the purchase, Lane said. "The obvious reason that we purchased it is to increase productivity and decrease production costs," he explained. "We expect it to be more than twice as efficient as the current equipment we've got."

Before buying the MBO T800, Lane spent considerable time looking at other machinery, none of which matched its standards. "I compared it to other machinery on the market," he said. "But I believe that this [MBO T800] has more superior construction."


Pictured below: happy buyer Phillip Lane, and John Hansen.







































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