Stay Ahead. With Agfa Graphics.

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Stay Ahead. With Agfa Graphics.

• an introduction

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The Agfa-Gevaert Group
Agfa Graphics 50

• Prepress Systems
• Industrial Inkjet

Agfa HealthCare 43

• Imaging Technologies
• Healthcare IT solutions

Materials 7

• Films chemicals

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Agfa Graphics in the world

• Turnover 2006 1.7 billion Euro
• Europe 54 - North America 18
  Asia/Oceania/Africa 21 - Latin America 7
• Sales organisations in 40 countries
• Representations in 100 countries
• Manufacturing sites in 10 countries
• Personnel /-5900 world wide

• without SP

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TRENDS 1 Changing Market Dynamics

• Shorter product life cycles need faster
  turnaround of information
• More, shorter print runs
• Automation on all levels
• Personalisation of printed material
• Globalisation
• Identity challenge more than Ink on Paper
• Technology shifts
• Graphic Suppliers under pressure

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TRENDS 2 Progression of Digital Printing
prints per site
Conventionally printed
Digitally printed
Image quality
medium
low
high
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Agfa Graphics leader in mature prepress market
2001
2004
2008
Agfa
Others
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Agfa Graphics Vision
the Power of Print

• Agfa Graphics believes in the future of the
  printed medium as a powerful communication tool
  for
• Information (books, newspapers,..)
• Packaging
• Advertising promotion
• We will therefore defend and promote the
  competitive position of printed media.

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Agfa Graphics Mission
Stay Ahead. With Agfa

• Agfa Graphics wants to maximise stakeholder value
  by
• Improving our customers competitive position in
  prepress and industrial inkjet printing by
  offering them the means to grow profitably
• Leading edge technology ( INNOVATIONS)
• Complete solutions
• High level service
• Confirming and enforcing Agfas leadership
  position technology, cost and market leader in
  the commercial and newspaper prepress and
  printing markets.

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Market segments and applications

• COMMERCIAL PRINTERS
• Magazines - books - catalogues - folders -
  posters...
• PACKAGE PRINTERS
• Folding carton - labels - flexo - corrugated...
• NEWSPAPER PRINTERS
• Tabloid - broadsheet...
• INKJET
• packaging decoration posters banners...

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Product overview
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Prepress Commercial/Packaging Printing

• Hardware
• Platesetters Violet Thermal
• B2 Palladio II, Acento II
• B1 Avalon LF violet, Avalon LF, Acento LF
• VLF Avalon VLF
• Inkjet proofers (Sherpa)
• Software
• Project Management (Delano)
• Workflow (ApogeeX Commercial/Packaging)
• Screening (Sublima)
• Proofing (SherpaProof)
• Consumables
• Film Chemicals (Alliance, ImPower Plus)
• Plates Chemicals
• (Thermostar, Lithostar, N91, Azura, Amigo
  ...)
• Inkjet Inks Media
• Pressroom Chemicals

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Prepress Newspaper Printing

• Hardware
• Violet CtP (Polaris, Advantage)
• Software
• Workflow (Arkitex)
• Closed loop (Afirma)
• Image enhancement (IntelliTune)
• Screening (Sublima)
• Consumables
• Film Chemicals
• Plates Chemicals (N91V, Lithostar)

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Industrial Inkjet Wide-format

• Partners
• Hardware
• Anapurna family
• M-Press (Hybrid press)
• Software
• Workflow
• Consumables
• Inkjet Inks and Media

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Industrial inkjet Medium Web

• Hardware
• Dotrix (Single pass high-speed inkjet press)
• Software
• Workflow
• Consumables
• Inkjet Inks

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Innovations Sublima Screening

• Agfa patented advanced Screening Technology

150 lpi AM
240 lpi Sublima
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Innovations Azura Plate

• Agfa patented chemistry-free thermal plate

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Global Services

• Technical Service
• Tech Support
• Systems Integration
• Preventive Maintenance
• Expert Services
• Consulting
• Training Education
• Financial Services