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Stay Ahead. With Agfa Graphics. an introduction. The Agfa-Gevaert Group. Agfa Graphics 50%. Prepress Systems Industrial Inkjet. Agfa HealthCare 43%. Imaging Technologies Healthcare IT solutions. Materials 7%. Films & chemicals. Agfa Graphics in the world.
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Stay Ahead. With Agfa Graphics. an introduction
The Agfa-Gevaert Group Agfa Graphics 50% • Prepress Systems • Industrial Inkjet Agfa HealthCare 43% • Imaging Technologies • Healthcare IT solutions Materials 7% • Films & chemicals
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
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
Industrial printer Professional presses 2010 2000 1990 Office printer/ copiers In-house printer Desktop printer/ copiers SOHO TRENDS 2: Progression of Digital Printing # prints per site Conventionally printed Digitally printed Image quality low medium high
Nr.1 Film and Paper (m²) 226 mio. 145 mio. 328 mio. Nr.1 Plates (m²) 454 mio. 491 mio. 401 mio. Nr.3 Platesetters (units) 4668 4538 3275 Agfa Graphics: leader in mature prepress market 2004 2008 2001 Agfa Others
Agfa Graphics: Vision • 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. the Power of Print
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 Agfa’s leadership position: technology, cost and market leader in the commercial and newspaper prepress and printing markets.
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...
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
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)
Industrial Inkjet: Wide-format • Partners: • Hardware • :Anapurna family • :M-Press (Hybrid press) • Software • Workflow • Consumables • Inkjet Inks and Media
Industrial inkjet: Medium Web • Hardware • :Dotrix (Single pass high-speed inkjet press) • Software • Workflow • Consumables • Inkjet Inks
Innovations :Sublima Screening • Agfa patented advanced Screening Technology 150 lpi AM 240 lpi :Sublima
Innovations :Azura Plate • Agfa patented chemistry-free thermal plate
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