Graph Expo 2007 Exposition Show Guide
Compiled and Edited by Paul R. White

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4over
Fujifilm Graphic Systems
GBC
GMC Software Technology
GMG Americas
Goss
Heidelberg USA
HumanEyes
Inca Digital
Kodak
Kompac Technologies
Konica
Lasermax Roll Systems

4over, Inc. - Booth #3669

4over, Inc. is the industry leader in print order fulfillment for print brokers, design agencies, photographers, publishers, print shops, graphic designers, and industry professionals. With a state-of-the-art print production facility and superb computer-controlled color quality, 4over always establishes maximum consistency in its customers’ orders. Superior print quality, fast turnarounds, and low prices have made 4over, Inc. an industry leader. For more information: www.4over.com.

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Fujifilm Graphic Systems U.S.A., Inc. - Booth #4406

Taskero Universe
The newest process control tool, Fujifilm’s Taskero Universe is a suite of performance analysis features designed to give printers ultimate quality control, from prepress all the way to the pressroom. Taskero Universe provides quality control and color management and delivers real-time information on the status of prepress devices and their performance, helping printers minimize costly remakes and downtime.

Fujifilm Acuity
Fujifilm’s Acuity HD 2504 is the latest breakthrough in wide format UV digital imaging and delivers both rigid and flexible point-of-purchase signage that holds up visually, even when viewed up close. The Acuity HD 2504 features a new imaging technology that enables each print head to produce variable sized dots.

Fujifilm Vybrant
Fujifilm’s Vybrant series of solvent printers provide bright, vibrant color and rapid production speeds, making them some of the most reliable toll-to-roll solutions on the market. The printers are fully motorized in order to maximize productivity. The heavy-duty media unwinding/winding system is capable of handling materials in excess of 300 pounds for hours of trouble-free, unattended printing.

Fujifilm C-fit Image Intelligence
C-fit Image Intelligence is an image and color optimization tool, that automatically enhances both the quality and the color of digital images, making them more manageable and much easier to print, reducing the need for manual image editing while also controlling and standardizing color images.

Fujifilm Javelin 8800 CTP Series
Fujifilm expanded the Javelin series of 8-page CTP devices to include the 8800E/S/Z line. Consisting of three models, the devices offer productivity levels to meet the needs of printers. The 8800 series is ultra-fast and can be upgraded to meet future production needs and ensure the longevity of the device.

Fujifilm Brillia HD Processless Thermal Plates
Fujifilm’s processless thermal plates are processed on press – requiring no additional equipment – and have the industry’s smallest environmental footprint. Compatible with most thermal platesetters and approved for 1%-99% at 200 lpi conventional or 300 lpi hybrid and FM screenings, Fujifilm’s processless thermal plate is a non-ablative plate that carries a latent image.

Fujifilm Saber V-8 CTP Series
Fujifilm’s family of Saber V-8 CTP devices – including the Saber V-8 and V-8 HS – take advantage of Fujifilm’s AOD multi-laser technology to easily increase production speed and provide reliability, quality and upgradeability. The Saber V-8 produces 32 pages per hour in the dual-laser mode, while the Saber V-8 HS boasts 70 plates per hour. For more information: www.fujifilmgs.com.

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GBC - Booth #2411

About GBC
GBC is a leader in the professional print finishing market with over 60 years’ experience in marketing and manufacturing products that bind, laminate and display information. GBC’s Commercial Laminating Solutions Group uses advanced engineering to innovate in the development of thermal and pressure-sensitive laminating films, adhesives, media, and equipment for the commercial, on-demand, and digital print markets

GBC 620os laminator
The 620os provides high-speed, single-sided lamination for low to mid-volume production runs. It features a semi-automatic feeder and automatic sheet separation for easy operation and maximum print coverage. The 620os runs OPP, PET and Nylon films to professionally finish book covers, packaging, and other single-sided applications.

GBC 6028os laminator
GBC’s 6028os single-sided laminator is ideal for mid- to high-volume commercial runs. It features an automatic feeding system and integrated separator. With a maximum speed of 65 fpm, the 6028os runs OPP, PET and Nylon films to professionally finish book covers, packaging, and other single-sided applications.

GBC 730os laminator
With a semi-automatic feeding system and integrated separator, the 730os is ideal for short to mid-range runs. It can be used on a tabletop or with its optional stand. The 730os runs OPP, PET and Nylon films like GBC’s Digital Lay-Flat, Scuff-Free Matte, Digital OPP and Linen Embossed.

GBC 5031TS laminator
The 5031TS is a professional two-sided laminating system for commercial and in-house production environments. Featuring a unique heating system that incorporates both heat shoes and heated nip rollers, the GBC 5031TS enables the strongest possible adhesion of commercial films including GBC Nap-Lam® I, Nap-Lam® II and Hi-Tac Polyester.

GBC 2064WF laminator
The 2064WF wide format laminator runs thermal and pressure-sensitive films up to 64” wide to create professionally finished applications including flexible and rigid signs, trade show graphics, backlit displays, and posters. It features controls on both sides for convenient bi-directional operation.

8556HS Cyclone laminator
GBC introduces the 8556HS Cyclone laminator, one of the fastest laminators available for the commercial print market. Capable of production speeds up to 400 feet per minute, the 8556HS Cyclone laminator can run 12,000 28”x 40” sheets per hour. It is designed to finish book covers, dust jackets, packaging and other single-sided applications with commercial high-speed thermal laminating films. For more information: www.gbc.com.

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GMC Software Technology - Booth #5140

About GMC Software Technology
The Standard in personalized communications, GMC Software Technology's PrintNet software suite is a powerful, integrated solution for designing, composing and producing personalized print and electronic documents. PrintNet is used by enterprise and service provider companies for a wide variety of transactional, marketing, transpromo and on-demand publishing applications and features ease of use and implementation, advanced data input and handling, platform and printer independence, and multi-channel output support for rapid application development and time-to-market advantages.

GMC is a global company, headquartered in Switzerland, with offices throughout Europe, the US, Canada, Latin America and Asia. The GMC group of companies is ISO 9001:2000 and CMMI certified.

PrintNet
GMC PrintNet is a completely integrated, end-to-end software solution for the design, automation, production and delivery of multi-channel personalized communications. PrintNet provides advanced data integration and processing, design, composition, on-line collaboration, distributed output management and process automation capabilities.

Latest enhancements include web-based interactive document creation and advanced color management and PDF conversion functionality. Among the new PrintNet enhancements that GMC will preview at Graph Expo are:

• Web-based interactive document creation/editing 
• Provides event-driven document creation based on standard templates
• End-users can add or modify content such as images, free-flow text or scripted messages
• Supports Flash and non-Flash environments
• Advanced PDF capabilities
• Import of PDF files as a group of editable objects, not just image files
• PDF to anything support (output directly to print protocols without pre-conversion)
• Web-based workflow tools
• Interactive proofing and approval
• Job management.

Application Demos
During Graph Expo, graphics arts professionals and other attendees will get a first-hand look at how PrintNet can accelerate application development, improve document effectiveness and maximize productivity for a variety of marketing, transaction, and transpromo communications applications. These include many key personalized communications applications that are in high demand today:

• Promotional marketing flyers and postcards
• Transpromo 401K transactional statements with embedded marketing messages
• Newsletters with variable, personalized information
• Invoices using color IPDS print streams
• Interactive, web-based communications.

For more information: www.gmc.net.

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GMG Americas - Booth #5235

About GMG
GMG specializes in color management software and services for graphic communication applications. Founded in 1984 and headquartered in Tübingen, Germany near Stuttgart, the company has a local office, GMG Americas, located in Hingham, MA. GMG has specialized in high-end color management for the entire graphic arts industry. Today, more than 7,000 systems have been sold across the industry spectrum from leading ad agencies, digital service providers, publishers, direct mail marketers, equipment and product manufacturers, and printers using digital and conventional offset, gravure, flexo, inkjet, screen, photographic, and other reprographic processes.

GMG is recognized for excellent color accuracy, control, and cost effectiveness. GMG's goal is to supply highly usable and cost-effective proofing solutions with outstanding color management control. Its proofing solutions consistently rank as the most accurate ink jet proofing solutions in independent national and international forums. GMG participates in standards development, testing, and educational programs dedicated to improving the effectiveness of color graphic communications. GMG ColorProof supports the profiles of all common industry standards, such as ISO, GRAcOL, SWOP, etc.

GMG ColorProof
GMG ColorProof is the most cost-effective, high-end proofing solution on the market. It meets all contract proofing requirements, including color accuracy and repeatability. GMG ColorProof includes new, simplified installation tools, allowing users to quickly produce great looking proofs right out of the box. The redesigned user interface makes navigating in GMG ColorProof more intuitive, enabling users to get up to speed even more quickly. Particular emphasis has been placed on a seamless integration into various workflow systems. By integrating the SWOP and Gracol standards, GMG answers the growing demand for standardization. GMG ColorProof includes native support for remote proofing, allowing numerically verifiable color results between all locations.

GMG ColorServer
GMG ColorServer is a tool for automatic color conversions – CMYK-to-CMYK, RGB-to-CMYK and RGB-to-RGB - for more efficient workflows. In doing so, it delivers scaling, sharpening, separation and optimization of pixel and PDF image data. GMG ColorServer provides dramatic acceleration and complete automation of work processes via hotfolder technology.

GMG FlexoProof
Flexographic printing applications are subject to a variety of printing substrates, spot colors, and printing conditions. GMG FlexoProof is specifically designed for digital proofing of flexographic jobs. FlexoProof includes GMG SpotColor, to manage special colors, and includes the Pantone® Library. With FlexoProof, color opacity and print sequences can be specified as needed. Both printing substrate color and structure, such as paper fibers or corrugated board, can be reproduced in the proof. DotProof® generates contract-quality halftone proofs from the same 1 bit data used by the film or platesetter RIP. These features allow highly accurate proofing of jobs as they will appear under actual printing conditions.

GMG InkOptimizer
GMG InkOptimizer uses sophisticated color reduction algorithms to replace CMY primary colors with black, maintaining sharpness, reducing ink volumes and improving print quality - allowing ink savings of up to 25 % on the press. Even though images remain identical - both to the eye and spectrophotometers, the amount of color ink used is significantly reduced. The software can be quickly and reliably incorporated into automated workflows with multiple “hot folders” providing individual color transformation settings. GMG InkOptimizer supports the full range of industry-standard data formats and can handle PDF files directly, making format conversions unnecessary. Press make-ready is faster and make-ready waste is reduced. Drying times and run performance are also improved, often allowing faster press speeds. For more information: www.gmgcolor.com.

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Goss - Booth #3041

Goss International delivers unique opportunities for printers and publishers to advance the print medium to new levels of impact and value. As the world’s leading supplier of advanced web offset press and print finishing systems for newspaper, insert and commercial print industries, Goss offers the widest range of product solutions, as well as Lifetime Support services including OEM parts and service, training and enhancements. Headquartered in the US, Goss has major facilities in three continents. For more information: www.gossinternational.com.

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Heidelberg USA - Booth #1200

With a global market share for sheetfed offset presses of more than 40 percent, Heidelberg is the world’s leading solution provider to the print media industry. Apart from printing presses, the product portfolio includes plate imaging devices and finishing equipment, as well as software components designed to integrate all print manufacturing processes. Heidelberg also offers a wide range of spare parts, consumables, used equipment and services, along with training programs provided by the Print Media Academy. For more information: www.heidelberg.com.

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HumanEyes - at numerous Partner Booths including HP #1229

HumanEyes demonstrates its latest software for 3D and lenticular production with partners:  HP (1229), Gandinnovations (4474), Fujifilm Graphic Systems (4381, 4480) and Océ (4463).  HumanEyes offers end-to-end solutions for easy content creation, design and production of printed lenticular and 3D projects enabling printers to create printable 3D, flips and animated images. For more information: www.humaneyes.com.

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Inca Digital - Fujifilm Booth #4480

About Inca Digital
Inca Digital Printers is one of the world’s leading pioneers and manufacturers of inkjet printing technology.  Based in Cambridge, England, the company was acquired by Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd of Kyoto, Japan in June 2005 and now operates as part of the Dainippon Screen Group. Based out of the Dainippon Screen facility in Chicago, Inca directly supports the growing number of Inca customers in the US.

Inca Digital Products
Inca has an established track record of bringing groundbreaking flatbed inkjet printers to the market. This includes the launch in 2004 of the Columbia Turbo; the Spyder 320 in May 2005 with Spyder 320-e and Spyder 320+ white and six color versions added in 2006. In 2007, Inca Digital introduced the Onset - the world’s fastest digital UV flatbed printer - handling print sizes up to 10.5x 5 ft and printing at speeds of 5382 sq ft /hr, delivering an amazing 100+ full bed sheets an hour.

Inca Spyder 320Q Fine Quality flatbed printer
The new Spyder 320 Q Fine Quality features a new printhead, designed for and unique to Inca, that accurately delivers a fine resolution 10-picolitre drop size at production speeds of up to nearly 400 sqft/hr. The result is a printer that produces fine quality, photorealistic prints at higher speeds. The Spyder 320 Q Fine Quality is ideal for applications where crisp images, fine lines and sharp text is critical, such as high fashion graphics, gaming machine panels, and closely viewed prints. Reversed text as small as 4pt has smoother edges, producing easier to read prints at all viewing distances.

The Spyder 320 Q Fine Quality will be demonstrated printing a range of products and substrates using various types of Uvijet ink technology. Fujifilm Sericol Uvijet inks provide an ultra-wide gamut with the highest light fastness rating to ensure print longevity. The result is a unique range of inks that provide the widest color gamut and the highest quality on a broad range of substrates. For more information: www.incadigital.com.

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Kodak - Booth #1246

About Eastman Kodak Company
Kodak is the world’s foremost imaging innovator, providing leading products and services to the photographic, graphic communications and healthcare markets.

KODAK NEXPRESS S3000 Digital Production Color Press
Increase productivity and quality with Kodak’s premier solution for digital color printing. The KODAK NEXPRESS S3000 Digital Production Color Press is the most productive digital color printing solution offered by Kodak, delivering 6000 A4/letter sheets per hour (100 pages per minute) on a very wide range of substrates. The NEXPRESS S3000 Press delivers unsurpassed cut sheet productivity with offset quality. A fully modular design allows it to be completely field upgradeable for increased paper input or delivery capacity - or to add a fifth imaging unit. An array of in-line and near-line accessories is offered to improve productivity and support new applications. The NEXPRESS S3000 Press is ideal for large to very large commercial printers and large photo services operations. Web address

KODAK NEXPRESS M700 Digital Color Press
Take your business to new levels with innovative digital color technology. Printing at 70 A4/letter pages per minute (4200 sheets per hour), the 4-color KODAK NEXPRESS M700 Digital Color Press has innovative technology in the imaging, fusing and paper transport subsystems, as well as the powerful, scaleable KODAK NEXSTATION Front End. It delivers excellent image quality, productive throughput across all supported substrates, application flexibility and integration with existing digital workflows. Web address

KODAK MAGNUS 800 Platesetter
The KODAK MAGNUS 800 Platesetter provides exceptional productivity and efficiency to meet your needs.  Based on the new-generation KODAK 8-page Thermal Computer-to-Plate (CTP) Platform, this advanced platesetter features new engineering, new software, and a new design for greater performance and reduced downtime. Web address

KODAK Automatic Pallet Loader
Increase the automation and manufacturing efficiency of the KODAK MAGNUS VLF Platesetter.  Detail screen description: The KODAK Automatic Pallet Loader is optimized for easy and efficient bulk loading, increasing your productivity through faster plate loading, reduced labor costs, and longer unattended supervision. Designed to meet the high throughput needs of the MAGNUS VLF Platestter users, the Automatic Pallet Loader can hold up to six pallets, each with up to 600 plates, and capacity can be customized to accommodate your individual needs. Web address

40 Years of KODAK Continuous Inkjet Technology
Kodak’s development of continuous inkjet technology in 1967 ushered in a new era in print production and business communications.  The introduction of Kodak’s high speed continuous inkjet printing solutions turned the time intensive production of materials requiring variable data, including direct mail, transactional documents, tickets and business forms, into an efficient, fast process. Forty years later, through innovative technology enhancements in color, speed and quality, continuous inkjet printing has expanded into market segments such as newspapers, packaging and book printing and recently even created a new communications category, TransPromo. Web address

KODAK VERSAMARK D-Series Printing Systems
A better print platform to build your print business.  The KODAK VERSAMARK D-Series Printers contain a broad range of printing systems designed to offer a comprehensive selection of printing features and functions. Web address

KODAK VERSAMARK VX5000e Printing System
Print 100% variable data in black, spot color, or process color, with high productivity and excellent print quality.  The KODAK VERSAMARK VX5000e Printing System is an industrial-strength, high-resolution digital printing system designed for the highest-volume variable data print applications using process color. With its high resolution and print width, the VERSAMARK VX5000e System meets the needs of a wide range of variable data imaging applications, including bills and statements, TransPromo documents, one-to-one communications, direct mail new product introductions, and print-on-demand. Web address

Kodak’s Transpromo Initiative
How do you transform your Data Center into a Revenue Center? Data centers handle a variety of print needs, from high-volume, variable data projects to letter-writing campaigns. Kodak has the tools and equipment your data center needs to do it efficiently and effectively. Visit Kodak, where print is powerful.  Booth #1246.
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KODAK APPROVAL NX Digital Color Imaging System - advances the APPROVAL line of thermal halftone proofers.  Already recognized as the best in class by the industry, APPROVAL System proofs are the most specified among agency creatives and brand owners worldwide. Never again lose a job because of limited proofing capabilities. Web address

KODAK COLORFLOW Technology -  helps you deliver color with confidence. Harnessing new color architecture and open industry standards, COLORFLOW Technology allows KODAK products to share color specifications, reproduce consistent color, and help ensure that the intended color was achieved. Web address

KODAK MARKETMOVER Business Development Services
Cutting edge tools, services and support to help maximize your return on investment and achieve dynamic business growth. Web address

KODAK PRINERGY Workflow System
A family of innovative and flexible workflow solutions that streamline and automate prepress production.  PRINERGY Workflow Systems use open standards like PDF, JDF and ICC to accept the industry’s broadest range of input and output file types, and to connect to Kodak and third-party CTP, CTF, proofers and drive both digital and offset printing. The automation it provides reduces errors, speeds throughput and helps you grow revenue. Web address

KODAK EMS Business Software
Enterprise management for the future of graphic communications.  KODAK EMS Business Software is a complete business workflow solution for the graphic communications industry. Web address

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Kompac Technologies, LLC - Booth #671

About Kompac Technologies, LLC
Kompac Technologies, LLC is the leading manufacturer and supplier of an extensive line of products that satisfy the needs of the graphic arts industry worldwide, including the Kompac Automatic Dampening System, Refrigerated & Non-Refrigerated Circulators, Solution Vacs, Aqueous & UV coaters, Ink systems, IR Dryers, and UV curing systems. Kompac Technologies has over 100,000 dampening systems sold and installed worldwide. Kompac has just completed its relocation to a newly built facility in Somerville, New Jersey.

Kompac Kwik Finish - an offline UV/Aqueous coating and curing system for digital and offset output, meets the demands of the ever-changing graphic arts industry.  This new product features flood / spot coating capability and the ability to handle a wide variety of substrates and thicknesses, offering printers a versatile solution in a simple to operate offline system. For more information: www.kompactech.com.

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Konica Minolta - Booth #5451
For more information: http://kmbs.konicaminolta.us.

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Lasermax Roll Systems - Booth #2641 and Several Other Booths

About Lasermax Roll Systems
Lasermax Roll Systems is the undisputed leader in automated paper handling, monitoring, finishing and converting equipment for the digital printing industry - featuring the broadest product line available for feeding, cutting and folding systems for continuous and cut sheet digital printers, quality assurance systems and in-line finishing and converting modules.

RSF5 Folder - at Lasermax Roll Systems booth #2641. This highly-automated RSF5 Folder is shown as part of RS Fanfold HS, a space-efficient in-line bulk fanfolding system for continuous digital printers.  It runs pinless or pinfed paper, at up to 700 fpm, and builds vertical fanfold stacks up to 39" high for long printer and inserter runs.

LX Stack - at Lasermax Roll Systems booth #2641. LX Stack cuts and stacks book blocks for in-line or near-line binding.  The LX Stack system shown includes the LX561 Cutter and LX566 Stacker modules, featuring the capability to handle paper basis weights as light as 40 gsm (11# bond). 

Web Vision - at Lasermax Roll Systems booth #2641.  Using high resolution cameras to scan in-line the full width of digitally printed bills, statements and documents, Web Vision captures very large, high quality images to enable automated analysis of image quality, data integrity and workflow processes.  Problems are identified ASAP, minimizing the waste of both paper and printer time. 

DocuSheeter VP6000 - at Océ booth #655.  The DocuSheeter VP6000 is being shown for the first time at Graph Expo, on Océ VarioPrint® 6250. DocuSheeter VP6000 cuts and feeds single sheets on demand from 50" diameter rolls to the 6250. The large rolls run for a shift or more before depleting, increasing both operator and printer productivity.
 
LX Roll-to-Roll - at Océ booth #655.  LX Roll-to-Roll provides pre- and post-processing to the new Océ VarioStream 9710.  Center-shaft driven, it rewinds rolls at up to 500 fpm, and is ideal for special applications such as labels. With hours of production between loading and unloading, there is no more efficient solution for handling digital output.

DocuSheeter NV - at Xerox booth #1219.  The new DocuSheeter NV roll feed system cuts and feeds single sheets from jumbo rolls to the Xerox Nuvera™ 288.  DocuSheeter NV roll feed is ideal for Xerox Nuvera users running 11 x 17 applications, as it essentially becomes a tray holding nearly 30,000 ledger-sized sheets.

RS Stack SP - at Xerox booth #1219.  The space-efficient and economical RS Stack SP system cuts and slits two-up printed output from the newly introduced Xerox 495 Continuous Form digital printer, then merges and stacking into a single collated stream.  Output is immediately available after printing.

LX590 Folder - at IPS booth #2276.  The highly-automated LX590 Folder is shown as part of LX Fanfold, a space-efficient in-line bulk fanfolding system for continuous digital printers.  It runs pinless or pinfed paper, at up to 700 fpm, and builds vertical fanfold stacks up to 39" high for long printer and inserter runs.

Web Vision - at IPS booth #2276.  Using high resolution cameras to scan in-line the full width of digitally printed bills, statements and documents, Web Vision captures very large, high quality images to enable automated analysis of image quality, data integrity and workflow processes.  Problems are identified ASAP, minimizing the waste of both paper and printer time. 

LX Roll-to-Roll - at Screen booth #3801.  Screen’s Truepress Jet520 color inkjet variable printing system is partnered with LX Roll-to-Roll.  Center-shaft driven, it rewinds rolls at up to 500 fpm, and is ideal for special applications such as labels. With hours of production between loading and unloading, there is no more efficient solution for handling digital output.

DocuSheeter LS - at Canon booth #2400. The DocuSheeter LS roll feed system cuts and feed sheets on demand from a large 50” diameter roll, for significant paper savings (especially compared to non-commodity reams) and productivity gains. In the Canon booth at Graph Expo, DocuSheeter LS is partnered with the Canon imageRUNNER Pro 7150VP.

LX Stack - at Nipson booth #2652.  LX Stack cuts and stacks 3-up book blocks printed by the Nipson VaryPress 200.  LX Stack may provide 3-up, 2-up, 2-up merged or 1-up output, allowing the user the flexibility to handle varying applications.  The system operates at speeds up to 450 fpm, providing investment protection well into the future. For more information: www.LasermaxRoll.com.

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