Roland DGA Corporation

Roland DGA Corporation is the U.S.-based marketing, distribution and sales arm of Roland DG

Corporation of Hamamatsu, Japan, a worldwide leader in the sign, graphic arts, fine art, photography, engraving and 3D modeling industries. Founded in 1981 and listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Roland DG is the world’s number one provider of wide-format inkjet printers for the durable graphics market. Roland DG is also affiliated with Roland Corporation, renowned in the music world for developing MIDI technology and for producing sophisticated digital music equipment including keyboard synthesizers, recording equipment and other related technologies.

A Customer-Driven OrganizationIn 1990, the company established Roland DGA Corporation in Irvine, California, to provide complete sales, marketing and customer support services throughout the Americas. Roland DGA today markets its products through an extensive dealer network serving the United States, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America except Brazil.

As a company, Roland remains dedicated to its customers’ requirements for training and support as well as for innovative quality products that perform reliably. Roland DGA has earned ISO 9001:2000 certification which, in combination with its parent company Roland DG’s ISO 9001:2000 and 14001 certifications, promotes consistent quality in manufacturing, distribution and customer service.

Focused on the professional sign, printing and broader graphic arts markets, Roland DGA’s Color Products Division and supporting SBUs remain committed to delivering strategic technologies that meet the industry’s highest standards for quality and precision.

In an effort to provide customers with complete, full-featured solutions, Roland bundles each of its inkjet printers and printer/cutters with powerful RIP software. This advantage combined with the addition of Roland certified inks and media ensure optimum performance across the product line. Roland further ensures the performance of its products by backing its best-selling inkjets with a standard Two-Year Trouble-Free Warranty, the industry’s longest and most extensive bundled service and support contract.

Print/Cut SolutionsIn the sign and graphic arts industries, Roland is widely recognized as the leader in the development of integrated print/cut technology. This integrated technology is unique in that it facilitates a one-step seamless production cycle for both the high-resolution printing and contour cutting required to produce sophisticated sign graphics as well as custom labels, decals and vehicle graphics. By contrast, competing print/cut products require users to complete each of these tasks separately, a process that is more time consuming, more labor intensive, and less precise.

This groundbreaking technology is the basis for the company’s wide-format printer/cutters including the best-selling VersaCAMM, available in 30-inch and 54-inch models. To address the high end of this market, Roland offers its top-of-the-line 54-inch SOLJET PRO III XC-540, based on technology that has won numerous industry awards and is used by many of the industry’s top sign artists and vehicle graphics professionals.

Wide-Format Printing SolutionsRoland’s wide-format printing technology is designed to meet the highest standards in digital print quality. Wide-format printing solutions include the company’s Hi-Fi JET Pro, SOLJET, AdvancedJET and Hi-Fi Express high-end wide-format printers, ranging in size from 54 inches to 104 inches in width.

The 6-color Hi-Fi JET Pro is used by premiere artists and photographers for fine art gicleés and reproductions that are showcased in prominent galleries and public venues worldwide. SOLJET 6-color inkjets are widely used to produce fleet graphics, banners, exhibits and signage.

Introduced in 2006, the 104-inch AdvancedJET AJ-1000 is the company’s fastest grand-format inkjet to date, with a maximum print-speed of 968 sqft./hr. It is also the company’s first industrial-strength printer, featuring Eco-Xtreme solvent ink in 6 colors and several features that make it well suited for high-volume production environments. In 2006, Roland launched the 74-inch Hi-Fi Express FP-740 4-color sublimation printer, ideal for flags, banners, textiles and other soft signage.

Technological LeadershipOver the years, Roland has established a reputation for pioneering new technologies and in particular for its introduction of advanced ink sets. In 1995, Roland introduced the industry’s first integrated printer/cutter. In 1998, Roland became the first inkjet printer manufacturer to launch a 6-color, wide-format printer using pigment ink. That groundbreaking event was followed by the introduction of Eco-SOL INK, the industry’s first user-friendly solvent ink in 2003.

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Award-Winning Color Products Line

AJ-1000 Industrial Printer

XC-540 Printer/Cutter

Roland’s subtractive rapid prototyping (SRP™) products include 3D laser scanners and CNC milling machines that together serve as complete design-to-finish prototype solutions. Like all Roland products, these SRP solutions come bundled with powerful software packages and are supported by a complete selection of supplies and accessories. Targeted for animators, engineers, CAD/CAM professionals, educators and other professionals involved in product design applications, Roland SRP products offer high levels of precision at affordable price points. This makes them well suited for in-house use, enabling professionals to bypass the costly and time-consuming outsourcing process.

Roland’s revolutionary MPX photo impact printers permanently imprint photos, illustrations, logos and text into metal and acrylic surfaces for detailed, customized specialty products. In addition, Roland’s Advanced Solutions

Division offers a full range of professional precision engraving and vinyl cutting products.

Loaded with high-speed and high-precision technologies, Roland engravers produce everything from custom awards to ADA signage and personalized jewelry. These innovative devices combine remarkable versatility and ease of use with unsurpassed value. Each one is backed by the best support in the industry and comes bundled with a complete suite of powerful software.

Worldwide, Roland enjoys a market-leading installed base of vinyl cutters. CAMM-1 vinyl cutters produce crisp, eye-catching graphics with speed and precision, and are well known for their reliability. They represent the most reliable and cost-effective way to produce banners, vehicle art, store displays, informational signs, backlit displays and almost any other type of durable custom graphics. In 2005, Roland introduced the CAMM-1 Servo GX-24, the company’s fastest and most precise desktop vinyl cutter to date. In 2006, Roland advanced its CAMM-1 line with the introduction of the GX PRO Series of professional vinyl cutters.

Roland Advanced Solutions Division

One of the qualities that distinguishes Roland as a company is “Passion.” As individuals, Roland employees are passionate about their lives and their work. This passion is the foundation for the organization’s success and the driving force behind Roland’s above-and-beyond dedication to excellence. As an employer, Roland actively seeks professionals that embrace these values.

Roland offers its employees a generous employee benefit package, including competitive wages, comprehensive medical/dental/vision/disability insurance, and 401k with matching contributions. The continued development and education of our employees are key to our success. We offer an attractive tuition reimbursement program for employees pursuing degrees which will further benefit their careers at Roland. At Roland, we work hard, but we play hard too. We value work-life balance.

We have a generous paid time-off program and promote employee functions like picnics, holiday parties, and other family events that generate camaraderie and open communication.

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the industry’s first complete wide-format inkjet sublimation system to be offered by an OEM. In 2005, Roland introduced two new ink innovations: the industry’s first white eco-solvent ink, and ECO-SOL MAX ink. ECO-SOL MAX represents a significant step forward for ink technology, featuring faster drying time, higher ink density, wider color gamut, improved scratch resistance and expanded media support.

Roland continues to expand its ink offering to address evolving market demands and in 2006 introduced Eco-Xtreme solvent ink for the AdvancedJET AJ-1000. Eco-Xtreme ink is formulated to produce vibrant color and provide industrial-level scratch, water, UV and alcohol resistance for optimum outdoor durability. Roland’s FP-740, introduced in 2006, features custom sublimation inks to facilitate durable, high-quality printing of textiles and other soft signage.