Agfa Graphics Shows How to Integrate Print Into Manufacturing

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Agfa Graphics Agfa Graphics shows how to integrate Septestraat 27 B – 2640 Mortsel Belgium print into manufacturing

Paul Adriaensen To Agfa Graphics, InPrint2014 proved to be an excellent Press Relations Manager platform to show how its industrial inkjet inks and inkjet Agfa Graphics printing systems can tackle new industrial print applications. T: +32 3 444 3940 At FESPA Digital in Munich Agfa Graphics' solutions for E: industrial inkjet will also be presented. [email protected] m Mortsel, Belgium – April 30, 2014 The first ever InPrint show, targeted at industrial printing, took place in Hannover, Germany. With the strapline ‘Your partner to integrate print into manufacturing’, Agfa Graphics demonstrated how inkjet technology enables businesses to integrate print into their industrial manufacturing lines to assist the function, decoration or manufacturing of the device. At InPrint, Agfa showed off its strengths, which lie in the development of UV inkjet ink formulations that can be tuned to specific applications, as well as in a profound knowledge of the integration of all the separate elements in an industrial inkjet printing process. In addition, Agfa Graphics' software experience can be of benefit to system integrators, especially with respect to color management, variable data processing and data pre-flighting. Depending on the specific demand, even complete systems can be offered to integrate print in an industrial environment. Agfa teamed up with no less than ten technology partners; amongst them system integrators, OEMs and suppliers of print heads and UV-curing systems. Many of the 5000 high-level visitors of InPrint2014, including system integrators, converters, industrialists, brand owners, enablers and journalists, came with specific requests to the Agfa booth. Apart from the industrial inks for packaging and label printing, product printing decoration (e.g. printing on deco paper for laminate), marking and coding, Agfa also showed a complementary offer of dispersions and coating solutions, pellets, screen and inkjet printing inks, as well as conductive nano-silver and polymer inks for printed electronics.

“We have introduced Agfa to new potential customers from diverse lines of business. Our expertise concerning the individual components along with our integration know-how in the Sign and Display printer market met with very big interest. The market is clearly ready for our message and offering”, said Tom Cloots, Industrial Print Manager, Agfa Graphics.

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Agfa Graphics Agfa’s team built the groundwork for many new projects with high Septestraat 27 ink volume potential during the show. The top five industries were B – 2640 Mortsel automotive, home appliances, food packaging, product decoration Belgium and deco laminate printing. Paul Adriaensen Press Relations Manager May 20 to 23, Agfa Graphics will present its industrial inkjet Agfa Graphics solutions at FESPA Digital in Munich, Germany.

T: +32 3 444 3940 E: [email protected] m More about InPrint: http://www.inprintshow.com/

[Captions for images] "The printed butter tubs and closure caps from Sacmi formed a perfect testimonial for the power of inkjet printing with low migration inks", said Marc Graindourze, Marketing Manager Industrial Inks

During the show, Marc Graindourze, Marketing Manager Industrial Inks, spoke to a full house about Agfa Graphics’ industrial inkjet inks for industrial applications, in particular concerning direct printing on objects and packaging using low-migration inkjet inks.

"We work with technology partners that bring industrial printing solutions to brand owners and manufacturing sites", said Jan de Vooght, General Manager Industrial Inkjet Inks at Agfa Graphics. "Companies like mprint, Industrial Inket Ltd or Cyan Tec integrate all components into a solution hinging on our inkjet inks."

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Agfa Graphics About Agfa Septestraat 27 B – 2640 Mortsel The Agfa-Gevaert Group is one of the world's leading companies in imaging and Belgium information technology. Agfa develops, manufactures and markets analogue and

Paul Adriaensen digital systems for the printing industry (Agfa Graphics), for the healthcare sector Press Relations Manager (Agfa Healthcare), and for specific industrial applications (Agfa Materials). Agfa is Agfa Graphics headquartered in Mortsel, Belgium. The company is present in 40 countries and T: +32 3 444 3940 has agents in another 100 countries around the globe. The Agfa-Gevaert Group E: achieved a turnover of 2,865 million euros in 2013. [email protected] m Please visit us at www.agfa.com

About Agfa Graphics Agfa Graphics offers integrated prepress solutions to the commercial printing industry, the newspaper printing and publishing industry and the sign and display, decoration and industrial inkjet printing industry. These solutions comprise consumables, hardware, software and services for production workflow, project and process management, cloud software and image processing.

Agfa Graphics is a worldwide leader with its computer-to-film, computer-to-plate, digital proofing and security solutions for commercial and packaging printers.

For newspaper markets Agfa Graphics is leading supplier of automation for printed and mobile publishing workflows.

Agfa Graphics has also developed a prominent position in the new segments of industrial inkjet. It offers a wide range of inkjet presses and a complete assortment of high-quality inks.

Please visit us at www.agfagraphics.com

Contact:

Paul Adriaensen Agfa Graphics Press Relations Manager tel. ++32 (0)3/444.3940 e-mail: mailto:[email protected]