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Arizona
solvent ink Printers from GretagImaging and Oce
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Arizona
wide format printer
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RasterGraphics,
Arizona, Bellise are all part of Gretag Professional Imaging.
A year
ago that all got bought by Oce.
Figuring
out which is an Arizona, and which is a RasterGraphics, which
is a company vs which is a brand name vs a model designation
is a scramble. The products are great, but branding is confusing.
Perhaps we can assist. If we make any mistakes this just shows
how tricky it is to figure everything out.
Gretag
was the holding company so to speak, the granddaddy that takes
care of everything. Gretag is a Swiss company. There are several
variants of Gretag. GretagMacbeth is another, and was not
bought by Oce. Gretag Professional Imaging handled the large
format printers. That Gretag owned Raster
Graphics, Onyx Graphics (PosterShop
RIP), Cymbolic Sciences (LightJet) and ANAgraph. Oce bought
all the printers and the PosterSHOP RIP.
Arizona
180 Digital Screen Press and Arizona 1100-3 were the current
model designations last year. The 1100-3 was withdrawn, but
the Arizona 90 and 180 continue, as does the Arizona 500.
There is also a solvent-ink flatbed printer, the T-220 if
I remember correctly.
We
intend to get further information at the next trade show,
SGIA '03.
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UPDATED:
July 06/2001, revised May 13, 2002; last updated May 26,
2003
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