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Following several successful installations of the Legend 72HUV, Digital Equipment Company announces its intention to sign up a limited number of qualified companies to distribute the 72-inch-wide hybrid (roll-to-roll and flatbed) UV-curable printer.

"When we first introduced the Legend 72HUV it was important to us to have a number of printers in the field to prove the reliability and consistency of the technology. The Legend has passed this phase of its development with flying colors," said Jason Metnick, director of strategic partnerships and acquisitions for Digital Equipment Company. "The printer is greatly exceeding our expectations and the requirements of our customers, so we are now ready to expand our distributor base and provide our partners with the most robust, durable, and flexible UV-curable printer available for under $200,000."

Priced at under $80,000, the Legend 72HUV is engineered and manufactured to the highest standards, meeting and exceeding the performance of printers priced over $200,000. The Legend uses ColorWide UV-curable inks that allow printing on an endless variety of coated and uncoated materials, both roll and rigid, including foam boards, PVC boards, MDO, fabrics, vinyl, polycarbonate film, backlit film, vinyl, Coroplast, and aluminum.

According to a 68-page report released in July 2008 by FLAAR, an independent testing source for reliable product comparisons and evaluations, the Legend is supported by "experienced service technicians who can provide installation, training, and tech support when and if this is needed in the future."

Some of the conclusions reached in the report include:

۰ Software gets rid of bi-directional banding

۰ There is no banding found in solid blacks (no banding caused by inaccurate mechanical feeding of the material)