September 2003 — Agfa Consumer Imaging will present its newest digital labs – the Agfa d-lab.1 and the Agfa d-lab.2plus – at the PhotoPlus Expo, which opens October 30th at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City.

“This is the first joint appearance in North America of our two new digilabs,” said Wayne Strobel, Agfa’s Senior Marketing Manager for minilab equipment. “They offer innovation, flexibility and outstanding quality results for retailers looking to serve the expanding digital market across the spectrum. On capability and price performance alone, they both should be winners.”

Also on display at the show are:

• the Agfa image box, Agfa’s new order station for self-service print orders,
• the latest Agfa pixtasy workstation, and
• a selection of Agfa’s latest films, including the recently introduced Ultra 100.

Agfa d-lab.1
The Agfa d-lab.1 offers retail customers all-in-one access to a comprehensive range of services of modern on-site processing: print production from analog or digital media, including film processing, scanning and printing from film, printing from digital data and recording of images on CD. Optimum print quality is automatically guaranteed by the new Agfa MDDM (Micro Dot Display Multiplexing) printing technology and Agfa's tried-and-tested d-TFS (digital Total Film Scanning). The d-lab.1 is the first minilab to feature Agfa’s new MDDM printing technology.

With a footprint of just 17 sq. ft., including the film processor, the d-lab.1 is a powerful miniature giant. The space of 45 sq. ft. required for operation is also well below that of competitive equipment in this performance class, permitting optimization of the earnings per unit of area.

Agfa d-lab.2plus
The new d-lab.2plus has a print capacity from digital input that is more than 50 percent higher than that of the Agfa d-lab.3, which it will replace. It has dual high-capacity micro-processors for rapid handling of huge volumes of image data – the integrated film scanner alone supplies the data of six million pixels per color for each 35mm negative.

The d-lab.2plus can produce up to 1,700 prints per hour in 4 x 6" format with optimum d-TFS quality from analog and digital media, as well as large-format prints up to 12 x 18". Agfa’s new easy paper box 110, a chemical replenisher product for use in Agfa d-labs with automated docking systems, assures simple, reliable operation for both new minilabs. The new Agfacolor Prestige 3 and Agfacolor Type 12 photographic papers round off the systems.

“With new digilabs, new film, new papers and chemical products, we have a lot to show and a great message to tell retailers attending the show. We encourage them to visit our booth and examine the latest and greatest in the industry,” Strobel said.

Product and company information can be found on Agfa's home page on the World Wide Web at www.agfanet.com.

SOURCE Agfa