Agfa Graphics Demonstrates New Products at Print World 2010

Agfa Graphics announced today that many new products will be displayed and available for demos at Print World 2010 in booth #1200. This includes:

• :Apogee 7.0 (first time in Canada) -- The newest version of the award-winning :Apogee workflow management suite includes :Apogee Impose, an imposition module that relies on live job information rather than templates to perform imposition. Additionally, :Apogee 7 allows print buyers to go beyond the web-to-print screen to create new jobs in the prepress stage with WebApproval. :Apogee 7 also includes :Apogee Portal 7, the latest version of Agfa's popular portal for file uploading, preflighting and softproofing that provides advanced functionality for user convenience and automation.
• Agfa's completed portfolio of plate solutions will also be on display. Print World attendees will see the new :Amigo TS low-chemistry plate which up to 50 percent faster than its predecessor, :Amigo TS offers improved contrast and increased daylight stability.

Agfa has also teamed with sign and graphic arts industry supplier ND Graphics, and will be conducting live demonstrations of:

• :Jeti 1224 UV HDC - The new :Jeti 1224 UV HDC (High Definition Color) is built on a solid steel platform and features a unique, linear motor driven vacuum bed for highly accurate dot placement in both flat bed mode or with the optional roll-to-roll (RTR) feature. The :Jeti 1224 UV HDC's flatbed architecture can print on anything up to two inches thick and with its industrial grade construction can support media rolls up to 250 lbs. The :Jeti 1224 UV HDC is the first :Jeti printer to use the Ricoh Gen 4 variable grayscale print head technology. With 4 color and white as standard the :Jeti 1224 UV HDC delivers equivalent speeds in both binary and grayscale modes at resolutions up to 1200 dpi.

• :Anapurna M4f -- an industrial UV inkjet printer that provides photorealistic quality and can produce POP, displays, posters, exhibition panels, stage graphics, ad panels and more. It features a print resolution of 720 x 1440 dpi and a maximum printing width of 160 cm (62 inches).

Print World 2010 is being held November 20-22, 2010 from 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. at the Direct Energy Centre (formerly known as National Trade Centre) located in Exhibition Place, Toronto.