Microcolor / Mercury CIP3 Digital Presetting For All Nilpeter Offset Presses

1. Microcolor / Mercury CIP3 Digital Presetting For All Nilpeter Offset Presses David Naisby Business Development Director Nilpeter Sales Seminar January 10th 2013

2. Agenda – “Is this the only waste”? • Company Overview • Microcolor Mercury & CIP3 Overview • CIP3 Features and Benefits • CIP3 ROI • Summary

3. AVT – Company Overview • Partner to Nilpeter for 18 years • AVT acquired GMI in Q3 2007 • Winner of two label industry technology awards • Headquartered in Israel, product Units in Israel and USA • Distribution subsidiaries in Europe, US, and Asia-Pacific • Thousands of customers worldwide • Over 3,000 Microcolor installations • 2,800 PrintVision installations • Nearly 1000 Helios installations • 900 ColorQuick installations • Public company in the Deutsche-Bourse (VSJ) • 2012 Turnover $49.45M

4. Why Do We Need CIP3 Preseting? • Industrialised production needs accurate processes to minimise variations and unexpected waste. • Material prices are rising year on year and increasing prices to customers is difficult = margin erosion for the label printer. • Operator skill levels are deteriorating and factory owners are not prepared to pay a significant premium for highly skilled printers ( if they could find them) • You cannot buy a NEW sheet fed or web fed offset press from any major press manufacturer in 2013 without CIP3 presetting.

5. Poor Job Set Up Costs Lots of… € £ $

6. What is CIP3 Presetting? • Industry standard Print Product Formated file structure. Cooperation for Integration of Processes in PrePress, Press, and PostPress=www.cip4.org • The same RIP that creates the bitmap files for the CTP or CTF, also creates a lower-resolution summary file for the same plate images. • The low-res plate image files, along with plate identifiers are stored in the CIP3 .ppf file that we use for presetting. • The results are that ink keys are preset to 85% to 90% of the final position. • Benefit = A significant saving in paper, ink and time, typically 50% to 70% • User experience

7. This is How It Works

8. RIP creates plate bitmaps + PPF files Customer RIP ServerGenerates CIP (PPF) files

9. CIP3 Interpreter computes and stores a pre-set Customer RIP ServerGenerates CIP (PPF) files GMI CIP Interpreter software

10. Press operator selects a preset from press Customer RIP ServerGenerates CIP (PPF) files GMI CIP Interpreter software

11. Touch for New CIP Pre-set

13. Touch to Send to the Press

14. Calibration curves applied & presets are checked. Customer RIP ServerGenerates CIP (PPF) files GMI CIP Interpreter software Correction Curves

15. Presets are sent to press in seconds Press Colour Stations Customer RIP ServerGenerates CIP (PPF) files GMI CIP Interpreter software Correction Curves

16. Calibration Curves are updated at end of job Press Colour Stations AutoScanCal Customer RIP ServerGenerates CIP (PPF) files GMI CIP Interpreter software Correction Curves

17. Special AVT learning algorithm • The challengesof presetting; • Ink formulation, paper printability, roller wear, general press condition - all shift continually. • The Solution; • AutoScanCal = AVT correction curves are continually learning these performance shifts. • A distinct calibration curve is applied to compensate for print characteristics of up to 5 separate paper types/classes • A separate calibration curve is maintained for each press unit • Each calibration curve is continually updated using results from the most recent production. • Shortens make-readies by using recent press information for predicting ink key values for given image values. • Intelligent press learning for faster makereadies.

18. Microcolor Mercury Upgrade • Required to enable CIP3 presetting • Replaces existing Microcolor I and II systems • New operator touch screen interface is graphic & more intuitive. • New Application server Hardware and Windows XP OS • 12 months warranty on upgraded parts • Fast changes from one form to the next • Automated solutions minimise waste on every start-up • Quick save & recall to hard disk or network keeps correct blade profiles ready for re-use • Internet based remote diagnostics

19. Nilpeter Sales Opportunity • New MO press sales: CIP3 should be standard on all press sales if not ask the prospect why not? • Retrofit CIP3 Sales with Microcolor Mercury Upgrade: Mercury upgrade adds new life into older Microcolor I and II systems. Systems older than 7 years need to upgrade Approximately 150 installations in the field to upgrade

20. ROI Case Study M3300 Retrofit • Upgraded from MCI to MC/Mercury & CIP3 Presetting • 6 colour 1995 press. • Before upgrade makeready data; • New Job: 500 meters of running in waste • Recalled Job from Microcolor floppy : 350 meters • New job with CIP3 225 meters start up waste • Saving • 55% on New Job • 35% on Recalled jobs

21. Typical Example ROI Scenarios

22. Summary • Simple and effective way to increase your customers profitability both on new and existing presses. • Proven solution with 10 years of installations across many different sectors • Tech centre MO4 press has CIP3 and is testimony to the success. • We also have excellent run control & information technologies as well. • AVT worldwide sales can assist with ROI and customer presentation if needed.

23. Thank You David Naisby davidn@avt-inc.com +44 7775 754595