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                      EFI visitor response at Fespa exceeds


                               expectations: Micheal Wozny








                            EFI will be focusing

                      sustainability and green

                   solutions at ITMA: Joanna

                                      Kruszewski





                                                              Mr Micheal Wozny and Ms Joanna Kruszewski. EFI Booth. FESPA
                                                                                           Munich, Germany
            At FESPA Global Print Expo held on May 14-17, 2019   Commenting on customer demand for the current                                                        AD
            in Munich, Germany, EFI Reggiani displayed the EFI   market Ms Joanna added, “We have a great focus on
            VUTEk FabriVU 340i dye-sublimation printer.       the development of sustainability and green
                                                              processes. It holds great significance to us and those
            Mr Micheal Wozny, EFI Senior Product Manager,     in the textile market. We listen to the market, we listen
            elaborated on the success of this machine: “It is built   to the customers, and we do our best to provide what
            on our FabriVU product series, where we have more   is needed.”
            than 200 installations worldwide so far. The FabriVU
            340i enables us to direct print to fabric and then   Talking about the BDR acquisition he said, “BDR is
            sublimate inline for one-offs that are immediately   one of the leading providers of reactive technology in
            ready for finishing and shipping – this brings a big   the world. We have been able to reach an agreement
            advantage for our customers who want to have      to bring them to the EFI Inkjet family. At this point, we
            finished products coming hot off the press. It also   are at the stage where we are starting to see what
            offers great image quality and high production    type of leverage in terms of technologies between the
            speed.”                                           different groups.”

            Commenting on the overall visitor response at Fespa   Talking to TEXtalks Mr Wozny shed some light on the
            2019, he further added that the feedback has been  new technological developments at ITMA Barcelona,
            very positive. “There is always a crowd around the   “We are going to continue to evolve our product
            machine. We are getting very good leads –         offerings by having faster and higher quality printers
            exceeding our lead total in 2 days that we thought we   at a more aggressive price point.”
            will get in 4 days. The machine on the booth has
            been sold, and there have already been interests to   Furthermore, Ms Joanna Kruszewski, EFI Regional
            purchase the machine by several potential buyers.”  Corporate Communications & PR Manager
                                                              highlighted, “The powerful single-pass textile printer
            Mr Wozny said that the future of signage and      Reggiani BOLT is also going to be demonstrated at
            graphics printing is exciting. “It is growing at a very   ITMA. So, those who were not able to make it to the
            rapid pace. Some of the latest feedback from      open house in Italy last November will now be able to
            analysts is that it is growing more today than it was 2   see the printer in action. There is going to be a lot of
            or 3 years ago.”                                  new technologies and big reveals at the show from
                                                              EFI Reggiani.”




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