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GA-VEHREN ENGINEERING CO. - Booth #3084

As the premier provider of specialty finishing machinery for promotional print, direct mail, media, contract and pharmaceutical packaging, Ga-Vehren Engineering has been selected by Pack-Smart to distribute all of their systems in the USA and select offshore regions. Enthusiasm is building as both companies prepare to debut two breakthrough machine designs at Graph Expo. One will be the newest 30", fully servo-driven Pack-Smart with versatility enhancements including electronic make ready, height adjust, front, back and plow folds, document insertion and inline personalization capability. Ga-Vehren customers are already saluting the alliance between the firms due to the great versatility now found at Ga-Vehren, the leader in finishing technology. Phone 314 576-2007. www.gavehren.com

Hamada of America - Booth #3618

Hamada will show the B552HIRC , five color press with aqueous coating and long

delivery.

- Also, the new Impulse 452P . Four color 29" perfecter.

- Also showing the H234A automated two color portrait fed press with auto plate loading and blanket washers/dryers. www.hamadaofamerica.com

Heidelberg - Booth #1000

Heidelberg Prepress

A central feature of Heidelberg 's booth at Graph Expo, Prinect, Heidelberg 's computer integrated manufacturing solution, which seamlessly integrates production and business management processes from start to finish. Prinect controls quality, production, planning, presetting and management information, enabling printers to work more efficiently than ever. Heidelberg 's line of consumable products will be on display along with the latest plate making systems, the Quicksetter 300E and Prosetter 102. Several other product announcements will be made at this year's show so be sure to stop by and visit the prepress area of the booth.

- Quicksetter 300E: Heidelberg continues it's innovations with the next generation of pre-press technology in the new Quicksetter 300E model. This fully automatic CtP system for polyester plates has been shipping since March 2003 with outstanding results. The Quicksetter 300E will enhance productivity and will improve quality and efficiency for small commercial printers and franchisers.

- Prinect Printready: The Prinect Printready System provides the opportunity to map all the prepress tasks in a freely configurable, digital workflow and thus to automate them. The new solution is fully modular in line with the basic principle of Prinect, so that individual components can be selected and added to the overall system rapidly and easily in line with specific requirements. This new Prinect Printready System is not just aimed at Heidelberg 's existing customers, who come from all sections of the graphic arts industry. The open system concept is also suitable for companies using products from other vendors.

Heidelberg 's Digital Black-And-White Summary

Heidelberg will feature at Graph Expo a host of black-and-white digital solutions at that are designed to drive productivity, efficiency and profitability among digital printers. Experts will be on hand to discuss the benefits of the Digimaster black-and-white family of products – including the Digimaster 9110m for MICR toner, the high-speed Digimaster 9150i and the new Digimaster 9110 cp. Visitors may also observe the DataXceed software solution that enables variable data applications.

- Digimaster 9110cp: Heidelberg will demonstrate the new Digimaster 9110 cp digital press for the North American commercial print market at this year's Graph Expo. The monochrome press, available only through Heidelberg , is designed to meet the specific demands of commercial printers that handle high-volume, black-and-white print jobs. Among its key attributes: variable paper handling, improved workflow, greater productivity and enhanced image quality.

Heidelberg 's Digital Color Summary

At Graph Expo, Heidelberg will demonstrate an array of color digital solutions that will help printers run more efficient and profitable businesses. These solutions include the NexStation II digital front end and new automation tools for variable data color printing – both of which will be demonstrated on the NexPress 2100 digital color press throughout the show.

- NexPress 2100: Heidelberg will showcase its GATF-award-winning NexPress 2100, the industry's first digital production color press. It offers new capabilities, including Internet-driven applications, completely customized brochures and the production of full-color collated pages that are ready to be finished on demand. The NexPress records the highest level of user serviceability and short set-up makes it ideal for quick turn-around, short-run color, print-on-demand, personalization, versioning and full variable data printing jobs.

- Heidelberg 's Sheetfed News Summary: Heidelberg , in an effort to meet consumer demand for new sheetfed presses, will unveil two significant new products to the offset market – the new Printmaster PM 52 20-inch press and the Speedmaster SM 52-D with die-cutting. The presses, designed to improve speed, efficiency and productivity, are part of the largest fleet of sheetfed equipment at Graph Expo/Converting Expo 2003.

- Speedmaster SM 52-D: The Speedmaster SM 52-D with die-cutting offers in-line finishing steps that can be done in one pass. This significantly increases the efficiency and production speed and lowering total costs for offset printers. Heidelberg will demonstrate the press - now available - for the first time in the United States at Graph Expo.

- Printmaster PM 52: At Graph Expo, Heidelberg will unveil the Printmaster PM 52, a new 20-inch press that is available in one- to five-color models. Positioned between the Printmaster GTO 52 and the Speedmaster SM 52, the Printmaster PM 52 represents the ideal route to growth for small and midsize businesses that print a wide range of commercial jobs such as advertising material, brochures, business cards, stationery and annual reports.

New Heidelberg Web Tools, Sunday Press”

At Graph Expo 2003, Heidelberg Web Systems will emphasize advanced technology and unique support services designed to maximize customer success. "Expertise centers" will feature information on a wide range of service, training and business development capabilities. The latest Sunday Press and Pacesetter saddlestitcher developments will also be on display.

- Sunday 3000/32 Web Press: The Sunday 3000/32 is the world's first single-circumference web press with an eight-pages-across cylinder configuration. The press prints 32 magazine-size pages per revolution at up to 100,000 impressions per hour, making it a compelling alternative to 16-page presses in two-web configurations and to double-circumference presses. Heidelberg 's exclusive Sunday Technology is vital to the 2x8 format. Gapless blankets eliminate vibrations that would otherwise compromise speed and print quality with the wider, eight-pages-across cylinders.

- Heidelberg Finishing: Heidelberg 's postpress division will demonstrate a wide range of products including the new Probinder, an array of Stahl Folding systems, the POLAR system 2, and Heidelberg 's recently obtained Jagenberg line of products will be shown by Heidelberg for the first time anywhere. Heidelberg also will showcase its ST 400 stitcher, which has been honored with the prestigious 2003 GATF Intertech Technology award.

- Heidelberg Folding Box Gluers & Punching Machines: To enhance printers' postpress capabilities, Heidelberg has added folding box gluers and punching machines to its product portfolio through the acquisition of the folding-box activities of the Jagenberg Group. Our postpress capabilities include Jagenberg folding-box, corrugated board gluers and die-cutting machines machines in the popular III, IV and VI formats. Folding-box and corrugated board gluers are also available in different processing widths.

- Probinder: Heidelberg 's Probinder is an innovative new finishing system for double-loop wire comb binding. From a single wire, the Probinder produces the right wire comb for each individual book. Ideal for books-on-demand, the Probinder provides the user with a versatile and profitable finishing solution specially designed for shorter runs and more frequent format changes. www.us.heidelberg.com

Integrated Color Solutions - Booth #4352

- ICS REMOTE DIRECTOR: Think of it as traditional paper-based proofing, only without the paper. And also without the time and cost of printing proofs, packaging them, and sending them to the client and other reviewers. So today the entire proofing and approval process can be executed faster, cheaper, and with less room for error.

- The first SWOP-certified color-accurate soft proofing system—allows multiple users to view the same artwork, add comments about color as well as content, and build a complete digital record of the entire job from start to finish, including final legal sign-off. Reviewers can collaborate in real-time or view and annotate work at their own convenience. With Remote Director, photographer, agency, client, pre-press house and printer are all able to communicate more rapidly and effectively while viewing color with certainty, accomplishing in hours what used to take days. With Remote Director, you streamline the process, spend less on couriers, save money on every job, and use a whole lot less paper along the way. Come see this 2003 GATF InterTech award winning technology at Booth #4352 at Graph Expo. www.icscolor.com

INX International Ink Co. - Booth #843

At INX, we believe that the more you know about inks, the better you can make them pay. That's why the INX exhibit at Graph Expo carries the theme "Boost Your Ink IQ." On Monday and Tuesday during the show, INX is offering a series of mini-seminars on a variety of ink-related topics to help printers boost payback in their operations, increase productivity, save time, and cut costs.

- Before the show you can pre register and select the topics and times that work best for you by visiting www.inkiq.com. Each presentation will last about 10-15 minutes, leaving plenty of time for Q & A with our panel of application-savvy specialists. So bring your questions, key issues and concerns. Here is the Monday-Tuesday schedule at booth #843:

- 10:30 a.m. - Random Dot Technology: Why Ink is Crucial

- 11:15 - Ink & Coating Link: Matching Process & Products to Boost Profit

- 1:15 p.m. - Six Sigma: Leverage Your Current Quality Efforts to Drive Down Costs

- 2:00 p.m. - Ink Dispensing: See The Latest Innovation in Dispensing Technology.

- 2:45 p.m. - Color Management: How to Ensure a Batch-to-Batch Match

- 3:30 - UV: Latest Advances in Inks and Coatings. For more information visit www.druckergroup.com

IPA, The Association of Graphic Solutions Providers - Booth # 4736

For more than 100 years, IPA, the Association of Graphic Solutions Providers, has been tracking, evaluating, and promoting technology and management innovations to keep members in the forefront of the graphic communication industry. IPA membership includes the most forward thinking and digitally competent graphic solutions providers in North America . They are pioneers in exploring emerging technologies and specialize in serving the publishing, advertising, catalog, interactive multimedia and packaging markets. (800)255-8141. www.ipa.org