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Dear Doug,
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 In our 21 year history, we have proudly
coated over 500
different materials, and that list will only continue to
grow. We've set and are continually raising the bar for
standards in the digital topcoat industry and our impressive
list of available coated materials can easily cater to the
needs your customer demands. We are continually striving to
challenge ourselves, and we welcome any new materials that you
would like to test for printing.
   
 MGX's ultimate goal is to allow our
customers to enter new markets with unique materials that no
one else is able to provide. Much like our ever expanding
materials list, the list of industries that we are now coating
for continues to grow as well; nearly 40 and still growing
strong. Don't let yourself be limited because of R&D costs
or uncertainty regarding which products are available for
printing; take advantage of our free R&D program and
extensive knowledge base that we have to offer. And also
remember that we not only offer topcoating for rolls, but for
sheets as well, along with die-cutting services. Don't let
yourself be limited to just one industry when we can offer you
the chance to expand.
   
 As the first and only HP endorsed
digital topcoater, it is often overlooked that MGX can produce
ready to print materials for presses other than the HP Indigo.
No matter what brand of press you own, no matter it's
capabilities, we can supply you with the most impressive and
highest quality digital materials available.
  
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| Off the Heels of a Successful
Dscoop |
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At the end of February, Masterpiece Graphix's president
Doug Watson, plant manager Bill Sauer, and sales reps Dan
Lawellin and Adam McIntyre traveled to San Diego, California
to participate in the third annual Dscoop Conference. Founded
in 2005 by the HP Indigo team, the conference allows industry
leaders and partners to share knowledge and ideas through
various forums, workshops, and events.
The conference kicked off on February 21st with a golf
tournament at Torrey Pines South golf course, where seventy-two participants hit the links for
the 18-hole match. A special congratulations to Steve Smith,
president of Lightning
Labels and long time MGX customer, who shot an extremely
impressive hole-in-one, while the entire group enjoyed the
mild California temperatures that the day had to offer.
Following the golf game, conference goers were able to attend
various sessions detailing different aspects of the printing
industry and the HP Indigo.
Friday was the official opening day of the conference.
Doug, along with Ed Dedman of Hewlett Packard, led the 'What's
New in Substrates' workshop where he discussed the HP
certification requirements, our company background, and the
ins-and-outs of toll coating. As evening gave way, those in attendance enjoyed
the HP sponsored Vintage Beach Bash, featuring members of The
Beach Boys along with Jan and Dean.
Saturday brought a new day of HP featured speakers and a
selection of 28 different sessions for participants to attend.
The general session speakers encouraged and challenged
attendees to take the momentum obtained at the conference back
to their offices to instill in each member of their companies
in hopes of inspiring new creativity and increasing
production.
Saturday night's closing session wrapped up the conference
festivities and allowed participants a chance to relax after
three days of learning, networking, and comparing ideas. The guys returned back to work on Monday morning
with fresh ideas on what can be done to better serve you, our
customers. On what his takeaway thoughts from the conference
were, Dan Lawellin said, "This is an ever expanding industry
with new breakthroughs and advancements being made each day.
We are on the leading edge with new products and materials
previously thought to be unusable on the Indigo. It is our job
to provide for our customers solutions that make them stand
out in the digital market, whether it be a particular niche
product, more affordable coating solution, or an entirely
custom built substrate, because that's what we are; custom
solutions providers."
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"Set your sights high, the higher the better. Expect
the most wonderful things to happen, not in the future, but
right now. Realize that nothing is too good. Allow absolutely
nothing to hamper you or hold you up in any way."
-Eileen Caddy
 Use the upcoming Spring season as a way to 'turn
over a new leaf' and explore new materials and possibilities
that we have available to you. As Eileen Caddy said, 'Nothing
is too good"... we couldn't agree more. We are constantly and
consistently raising industry standards to provide our
customers with only the best digital ready products that are
available on the market today. Take advantage of what we
proudly produce and set your sights on new materials, new
industries, and new opportunities.
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MGX Now
Offering Sheets with Custom Die-Cut
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 Masterpiece Graphix is expanding the products we
offer our customers to now include pre-die-cut sheets. These
sheets are the perfect solution for a broad variety of needs,
including wristband, earring card, label cutouts, and parking
tag manufacturing. Our sheets are available cut to any shape
you like, from stars to doorknob hangers, and with no cost
for a custom die. Die cutting is the quickest and easiest
way to mass-produce unique products tailored to meet your
specific needs without incurring a large cost. With a minimum
order quantity of only 50 sheets that are available in a wide
selection of materials, die cutting may prove to be just what
your company needs to expand into new markets. For information
regarding die cutting, contact Dan Lawellin at
dan@mgxdigital.com.
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Where's the Beef? It's at Masterpiece
Graphix!
 Beginning this month, Masterpiece Graphix is
putting our money where our mouth is! We are so confident that
all of our tested plastic facestocks will easily meet
your printing needs that we will give you a steak dinner at
your favorite local steakhouse on us if they don't. We feel
that we have raised the bar with our unique coating process,
and we proudly stand by our Guaranteed to Print warranty. Our
tested plastics will allow you to provide your customers with
the very best digital materials available, and this offer is
just an extra way to extend our apologies for the very rare
occasions when a problem does arise. No questions asked; if
you prove us wrong, dinner is on our ticket! For information
regarding our return process, claim filings, and a complete
list of our terms and conditions, click here.
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Masterpiece Graphix
What We Do
Masterpiece Graphix is an industry leader in the
digital top coating field. We specialize in producing the
absolute highest quality digitally-treated materials for use
with HP Indigo, IGen, NexPress, and Xeikon, along with any
other brand of digital press. Additionally, we provide
coatings for ink jet, laser, anti-static, and a wide array of
other materials. Our ultimate goal is to make your chosen
material compatible to run on a digital press. We proudly
serve our customers with a wide variety of products, custom
orders, short lead times, advice, flexibility, and superior
customer service.
Experienced * Responsive *
Innovative
   
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MGX Email Address Updates
 As many of you are already aware, we began
changing over our email address from @clingit.com to
@mgxdigital.com last summer. While currently both of these
domains still work, we will be phasing our @clingit.com
addresses out within the next 2 weeks. For future contact with
Masterpiece Graphix employees, please reference the list
below:
Doug Watson,
president:
doug@mgxdigital.com
Dan Lawellin,
sales:
dan@mgxdigital.com
Adam McIntyre,
sales:
adam@mgxdigital.com
Lauren Deibel, office
manager:
lauren@mgxdigital.com
Amber O'Neal,
customer service:
amber@mgxdigital.com
Sharon
Watson, billing:
sharon@mgxdigital.com
Bill
Sauer, plant manager:
bill@mgxdigital.com
Thank you for your understanding during this change, and as
always, feel free to contact us with any questions you may
have.
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Break the Ice with Cryogenic
 Looking for a label material that can withstand
the coldest of temperatures? If so, then Cryogenic material
may be the answer you're searching for. Formulated to
withstand temperatures as cold as negative 196 degrees
celsius, Cryogenic allows for direct immersion into liquid
nitrogen and yet still maintains reliable identification of
plastic and glass vessels in the preserving of blood,
reproductive cells, and other biological materials. You can
depend on Cryogenic deep freeze labeling to be durable, stay
legible, and remain adhered, no matter what tests or trials it
is put through. For more information on this product, please
contact Doug Watson at doug@mgxdigital.com.
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