Packaging and Converting ESSENTIALS

* Esagraf will host an open house at their Barcelona facility in March to demonstrate the RSC Slitter Rewinder Inspection Machine

Ralph Beier, ROTOCONTROL International Sales Manager, today announced the signed exclusive distribution agreement with Maquinaria Esagraf who will represent ROTOCONTROL leading edge inspection, slitting, rewinding and die cutting finishing machines for the narrow web industry in Spain.

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• More than 1000 European customers now using Canon imagePRESS colour production engines

• Output on Canon imagePRESS colour engines breaks 100 million pages per month

• Sales of imagePRESS C1+ exceed 1000 in first year

•  Positive response to launch of trio of black and white imagePRESS engines

• 250 installations of imageRUNNER ADVANCE PRO in Europe in the first 6 weeks

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• Canon is launching a competition that involves the submission of a formal business plan via its Ipex 2010 microsite

• Total prize value will exceed 100,000 Euros with the first prize being a fully configured, light production Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE C9070 PRO digital press

• Canon is setting out to support digital print companies as they look to achieve long-term financial security through innovation and robust forward planning

Further demonstrating its ongoing commitment to the professional print industry, Canon Europe, world leader in digital imaging solutions, today announces the launch of its pan-European ‘Business Leap’ Competition.

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• Study reveals that many print service providers would not have survived the downturn without a digital printing capability. Survivors are emerging in a better shape to face the future

• As the end of 2009 approached, printers were optimistic about the future

• Printers who moved into wide format inkjet printing in particular thrived as they found a growing signage and display market

• Survey is the third sponsored by Canon Europe and conducted by Professor Emeritus Frank Romano and a team of print media graduates from the Rochester Institute of Technology

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* Hall 10, Stand CDEF270, 18-26 May 2010, Birmingham NEC, UK

• Canon takes largest ever stand at an Ipex exhibition (2000m2)

• Zoned stand tailored to needs of graphic arts and Central Reprographics Department (CRD) customers

• Most comprehensive Canon portfolio yet of professional print technologies, solutions and business development tools

• First international showcase for imageRUNNER ADVANCE PRO light production series

• New ‘Leap’ cross media campaign inspires printers to take their business in new directions

Underlining its commitment to professional print, Canon will have its largest ever Ipex presence this year, showcasing its complete professional print portfolio over an exhibition area of almost 2000m2.

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* An Ishida iTPS integrated multihead weigher and bag maker is achieving speeds of 160 bags per minute at London-based snack manufacturer Snacks Unlimited.

Snacks Unlimited produces a range of snacks for the world famous Weight Watchers brand, as well as a variety of low fat snacks for retailer own label.  The success of these products led to the expansion of the company’s manufacturing operation in Park Royal, North London, which in turn created the need for a new weighing and packing line.

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FlexoControl is a new, and amazingly convenient, analyzer from Sibress for end-to-end quality assurance and analyses of production parameters in the flexo platemaking process. The Sibress FlexoControl was specially developed to facilitate fast and precise measurements of imaged LAMS plates, finished flexo plates and film. The manufacturer, under German management but resident in Italy, has successfully broadened its portfolio for quality assurance in flexo and packaging printing with this innovative instrument.

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* Production and software systems will demonstrate technology leadership across complete workflow chain

Océ, an international leader in digital document management and delivery, has today unveiled first details for Ipex at a Media Summit at ExCel, London.

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Océ, an international leader in digital document management and printing for professionals, today announced the new Océ Arizona 550 GT flatbed printer, the highest capacity Océ Arizona model released to date.

This new printer is capable of POP-quality prints at 40 square meters hour and offers much better value than other UV flatbed models currently available in the market. The Océ Arizona 550 GT display graphics printer is the next generation model in the award-winning Océ Arizona Series. It uses UV curable inks and Océ VariaDotTM imaging technology to deliver near-photographic image quality for nearly any application. Designed as a true flatbed system it can print on a wide variety of rigid substrates up to 1.25 by 2.5 meters. It also offers a Roll Media Option for printing onto flexible media up to 2.2 meters wide.

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* Creating the global leader in the printing industry

St. Ives is pleased to announce the appointments of Charles Jarrold and Jamie Booth, as Group Business Development Directors.

As previous Southernprint employees with a wealth of experience and success, both Jarrold and Booth are expected to benefit St Ives and its customers, in further driving the company’s value added business model across the group, leading to increased sales and superior customer service.

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Rieke Dispensing has launched a new product catalogue which underlines the huge range of dispensers that the company manufactures and the wide variety of end markets it serves, including food & drink, personal care, pharmaceuticals, household and janitorial products, chemical and industrial.

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* Global Graphics SA (NYSE-Euronext: GLOG) has appointed Mike Finta as development director.

- Mr Finta has over 25 years experience in the software and IT sector. He gained his grounding in software development at ICL before moving into project management at a variety of end user organisations (including BACS and Virgin) and consulting with PA Consulting. In 1997 he joined Oracle, where he spent 8 years, as a director and then senior director responsible for a variety of different products in the Oracle portfolio. Whilst at Oracle he spent 4 years based at Oracle’s headquarters in Redwood Shores, California, managing the development of a new leasing application.

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* New Customer Deals, Breakthrough Technology Cement Command Position

Today at the IPEX Media Summit, Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) demonstrated its leadership in the global digital production print market by announcing several new deals with customers using Xerox technology and services to boost their bottom lines. The company furthered this leadership position with a preview of IPEX announcements, including news about Xerox’s first production inkjet system.

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* Additional features of the new version: support of PDF/A-1a, enhanced handling of XMP metadata as well as transparency flattening when publishing

callas software has further developed the functionality of its flagship product pdfaPilot and integrated it into the new version 2.1. pdfaPilot now also converts documents, spreadsheets and presentations created within Microsoft Office, rule compliant to PDF/A. Additionally it offers new features that enable improved conversion to PDF/A-1a. Unlike PDF/A-1b, PDF/A-1a also requires specific information on the document structure and the the reading flow. This information allows an accessible, logical and correct presentation with an eBook reader or on mobile devices. The dissolution of transparencies in PDF/A such as shadows or translucent objects that are prohibited in the PDF/A standard, further enhances conversion options. pdfaPilot 2.1 is the first ever product, that can automatically convert PDF files with transparent objects to PDF/A.

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January 1 – December 31, 2009

Metso’s Company Release on February 8, 2010 at 3.00 p.m. local time

(HUGIN) Strong cash flow and satisfactory profitability in a demanding market environment

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RedTie is taking the confusion out of web-to-print, and guiding printers, marketing agencies and in-house teams into the next generation of printing technology. RedTie’s two software systems – RedTie Template (RTT) and RedTie Quotation (RTQ) offer a simple and cost effective solution for companies looking to expand their portfolio of services to include an online offering. RedTie’s web-to-print systems have been developed from a printer’s perspective, empowering users to access, edit and order print and marketing material online, helping companies to find a way to thrive and evolve even in this most difficult economic climate.

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* The global launch of the Epson Digital Label Press

At Ipex 2010, Epson (Hall 10 Stand C260, NEC, Birmingham) will showcase its range of production-level inkjet printers that combine quality, flexibility and productivity to deliver innovative products for commercial packaging, proofing and display graphics applications.

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* Market development expected to rise continuously

“Coca-Cola does it, Frito-lay does it and so too do Samsung and Hyundai.” This is how Andy Sweetman, Chairman of the European Bioplastics’ Board summarises the fact that an increasing number of renowned brand owners are turning to bioplastics to enhance their products’ image.

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The solution offers print service providers automated colour processing capabilities and objective colour measurement to ensure consistent and accurate colour matching. Its easy-to-use Wizard interface automates the colour workflow, helping to take the mystery out of colour management and allowing operators to set up a print-run quickly and efficiently.

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