The European Digital Press (EDP) Association presented the product award winners with their accolades on 21 May 2014 at FESPA Digital in Munich. The EDP Association grants the EDP Awards to the best products of the year introduced in the European market. It reviews quality, but also aspects such as value to the user, support and service etc.
In a special General Assembly in Brussels, representatives of all the EDP magazines discussed the quality of products nominated to the EDP Technical Committee earlier in the year. The committee also reviewed aspects such as value to the user, support and service and so forth, before winners were finally selected.
The winners according to their categories are:
Software:
Best design, layout and editing solution:
Appsoft Technologies Xeditor
Best special application solution:
Ricoh Clickable Paper
Best RIP solution:
ColorGATE Productionserver 8
Best workflow management solution:
Agfa Asanti
Best web to print solution:
EFI Digital StoreFront 7.0
Print support tools and technologies:
Best print support tool:
LacunaSolutions Smart Lightning System
Wide format printers:
Best wide format roll to roll printer up to 1,6m:
Xerox Wide Format IJP 2000
Best super wide format roll to roll printer 3m +:
Durst Rho 512R
Best flatbed/hybrid printer up to 200 K Euro:
Mimaki JFX200-2513
Best flatbed/hybrid printer above 200 K Euro:
Agfa Jeti Titan HS
Best high volume production class 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
Commercial print systems:
Best cut sheet colour printer light production:
Konica Minolta bizhub PRESS C1070
Best cut sheet colour printer high production:
Xerox iGen 150 Press
Industrial and special printing:
Best label printing solution:
Screen TruePress Jet L350UV digital label press
Best industrial printing solution:
EFI Cretaprint C3
Best multi purpose object printer:
Mimaki Kebab Option
Finishing:
Best commercial printing finishing system:
themediahouse motioncutter
Best large format finishing system:
Esko Kongsberg C
Ink/toner technologies
Best new ink technology:
HP 881 Latex
Best environmental ink technology:
Agfa ALTAMIRA Pack LM
Substrates:
Best self adhesive substrate for print:
Hexis HX190WG2 (digital printing vinyl).
Best non adhesive roll media:
Epson Japanese Kozo Paper Thin.
Best self adhesive substrate non print:
Hexis HFLEX100P
Best rigid substrate:
3A Composites KAPAtech
Best textile substrate:
DHJ International DecoprintPearl
Best digital special effect:
swissQprint 3D Moiré Effect
