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The new DuPont™ Artistri™ 3320 digital printing for textiles system enabled customer, Marx & Moschner GmbH. (Lennestadt, Germany), to produce designer Yadegar Asisi's extraordinary 3,000 square meter panorama of baroque Dresden, Germany. The panorama is on display in Dresden's Drewag Gas Works, a circular building perfectly suited to display this massive image depicting Dresden in 1756.

“Artistri™ delivered the productivity and uncompromising quality that were absolutely important for our company to successfully complete this job for Dresden's 800th birthday celebration,” stated Patricia Beimborn of Marx & Moschner. “The absolute print precision of the Artistri™ 3320 and brilliant ink enabled us to produce this striking display to the strict design and color requirements of the project. The detail in the image is remarkable as the art work pulls you into the multitude of scenes created by Asisi,” Beimborn added.

“The 3.2 meter print width of the Artistri™ 3320 allowed us to produce the 3 meter by 27 meter panels which were sewn together into a 108 meter tube to create the panorama. And direct inkjet printing on the fabric helped us to control the resolution, penetration and color required for this incredible image,” noted Beimborn.

The goal of Asisi's creation is to allow observers to sense life in Dresden during the 18th century through the dramatic and colorful panorama. Visitors stand on a platform elevated 10 meters above the floor. From this vantage point they have a unique view of the city that includes street scenes as well as a birds-eye view of the city from that time. Theatrical lighting illuminates the panorama to simulate the passing of the day from sunrise to sunset. The image of Dresden was created by Yadegar Asisi from a variety of sources including artwork, illustrations and topographical drawings of Dresden that were created during the early and mid-18th century. Over the next two years it is expected that over 500,000 visitors will view this panorama.

DuPont™ Artistri™ combines over 70 years of DuPont innovation and expertise in textile fibers with its knowledge of digital ink. Unlike other digital systems that print on fabric, Artistri™ ink is optimized to print directly onto a wide range of fabrics and is available in formulations that result in dynamic eye catching color and durability. This fully integrated digital textile printing system includes two large format Artistri™ printers, ink and software. Customers globally are using the system for demanding applications such as flags and banners, POP displays, soft signage, tension fabric displays, apparel, swimwear and interior finishes such as window coverings and upholstery. DuPont continues to focus on new markets, such as the Grand Format image market. For more information contact DuPont at 877-234-1794 (US), 65-6586-3699 (Asia), 39-02-9542-4456 (Europe). Or, visit: www.artistri.dupont.com .

Marx & Moschner, a full service large and grand format flag, banner, building and transportation graphics, trade show and commercial signage printer, is a company that sets entirely new milestones for innovative image and display applications. The company founded in 1983 has 35 imaging specialist available 24 hours a day to support their customers imaging needs. For further information contact Marx & Moschner at +49 272396680 (Europe). Or visit: www.marx-moschner.de.

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03/01/07