WEST WARWICK, RI, Nov 19, 2009 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Astro-Med, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALOT) announced today that it has
introduced the ToughWriter 5, the smallest, lightest ARINC744A-1
printer available in the industry. The ToughWriter 5 was displayed at
the National Business Aviation Association's 62nd Annual Meeting &
Convention (NBAA2009) in Orlando, FL, October 20-22, 2009, and was
extremely well received.
The ToughWriter 5 weighs just 8.5 pounds with a full roll of paper
installed and is several inches shallower than other flight deck
printers, making it ideal for business jet and other commercial
customers that are sensitive to size and weight.
Despite being smaller and lighter than other airborne printers, the
ToughWriter 5 will be the fastest, highest resolution printer in the
world and is the first airborne printer with WiFi capability.
Tom Carll, National Sales Manager for Astro-Med's Test & Measurement
Product Group, comments on the introduction, "We are excited with the
opportunity that the ToughWriter 5 offers. Its predecessor, the
ToughWriter 4 printer, has been very well received in the
business/regional jet, commercial and military markets. We expect
the ToughWriter 5 to expand our share of the business/regional jet
market and other markets where size and weight are important. In
addition, for the first time, WiFi capability will allow sending
print jobs to the ToughWriter 5 from a computer located anywhere in
the aircraft."
Carll continued, "Although the economic downturn has impacted the
business jet and commercial aircraft industries, we feel the long-term
potential in these markets is significant and are poised to capture
market share as the industry rebounds. There are several important
aircraft programs that we are pursuing and the ToughWriter 5 is
critical to this future business."
The NBAA Annual Meeting & Convention is billed as the premier event
and annual meeting place for the business aviation community. It
brings together a global community of business leaders, government
officials, manufacturers, flight department personnel, single-pilot
operations and all manner of people involved in nearly every aspect
of business aviation. Aircraft, avionics, engines, aircraft
interiors, navigation equipment, composite material and other
products used on business jets will be exhibited at the convention.
Astro-Med is currently furnishing airborne printers for the Airbus
A380 and A400M, the Boeing C-17, B-787, B-777, B-747, B-767, and the
Lockheed C-130 and the Bombardier Global Vision flight deck.
Astro-Med, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of high tech specialty
printing systems, electronic medical instrumentation, and test and
measurement instruments employed around the world in a wide range of
industrial, scientific and medical applications.
Availability for the ToughWriter 5 will be mid-2010. Visit
Astro-Med, Inc. at http://www.astro-med.com/tmindex.html for further
information.
Safe Harbor Statement
This news release contains forward-looking statements, and actual
results may vary from those expressed or implied herein. Factors that
could affect these results include those mentioned in Astro-Med's
FY2009 annual report and its annual and quarterly filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
Contact:
Everett V. Pizzuti
President
Astro-Med, Inc.
Tel: 800-343-4039
www.astro-medinc.com
SOURCE: Astro-Med, Inc.
http://www.astro-medinc.com