Print In The Changing Economy

Rudolf Rehberg

Presstek Europe

Rudolf Rehberg – Presstek Europe

• Eastern Europe, Baltics,

Russia, Turkey

• 40 years in the industry

• Polychrome, KPG, Kodak

• Kalle, Hoechst

• BASF Nyloprint

• Extensive print knowledge

Positive News

• Demand for digital printing is growing• Demand for color is up • Web-to-print solutions are enabling new customer stream• Green opportunities

¯ in production environments

• Being green is no longer unproductive!• Focus on special applications (UV, coating) and finishing• Focus on fast delivery times and pleasing quality

Market Share by Type – Digital Plates

Vantage Strategic Marketing – 2008 Report

Thermal plates make up 74% of total in 2009.

Increasing to 76% by 2012.

Market drivers

How Important Are Chemistry-Free Plates When

Making Your Metal CTP Purchase Decision?

CTP Buyers

61%

29%33%

11%

80%

0%

22%

53%

33%

44%

20%

100%

17% 18%22%

44%

0% 0%0% 0%

11%

0% 0% 0%

Printer 1-19 Printer 20-49 Printer 50-99 Printer 100+ Corporate Digital Trade & Imaging

Very Important Somewhat Important Not Important UncertainState Street Consultants, Inc. N =64

83%83% 82%82% 66%66% 55%55% 100%100% Majority of CTP buyers in all segments report strong preference for chemistry-free plates!

Agfa Azura – Un-imaged Plate Agfa Azura – Imaged Plate

Kodak Thermal Direct – Un-imaged Plate Kodak Thermal Direct – Imaged Plate

Aurora Pro – Un-imaged Plate Aurora Pro – Imaged Plate

Aurora Pro – Key Benefits• Works on many existing thermal CTP hardware platforms

• Non-ablative – no debris generated during imaging

• True Chemistry-free operation¯ No baking, no gumming and no on-press developing

• Full daylight safe handling

• High contrast, visible image on plate after exposure / cleaning

• High sensitivity coating allows plate production at full platesetter rated speed

• Spent waste water is drain disposable

• Excellent solvent resistance¯ Highly compatible with UV printing applications¯ Imaging Energy Requirement

> Approximately 150 mj/cm2 of thermal laser energy

¯ Post Imaging Requirements> Water wash only after imaging

> Specific plate washing equipment is required

¯ Run length rated for 25,000 impressions

Imaging Platforms

• Compatible with Screen PlateRite thermal platesetters¯ 4100, 4300, 6600, 8100, 8300 8600, 8800 Models

• Compatible with Kodak / Creo thermal platesetters ¯ Trendsetter and Magnus thermal platesetters

• Compatible with Presstek Compass thermal platesetters

Digital Printing Update

7-08

Digital Production Printers

• 1 million+ duty cycle printers¯ HP Indigo 3500, 5500¯ Kodak Nexpress 2100, 2500, S 3000¯ Oce VarioStream 9240¯ Xeikon 4000, 5000, 6000¯ Xerox iGen3 and iGen4

• 60+ppm (under 1 million duty cycle)¯ Konica Minolta bizhub PRO C 65hc¯ Xerox DocuColor 7000, 8000

60+ ppm Digital Production Printers

Very HighVolume

Production

High VolumeProduction

Mid-VolumeProduction

Light Production

Overview

Company Product name List price Price includesSpeed

(simplex A4)

Konica Minolta bizhub PRO C65hc $98,500A Fiery color server and a stapler stacker

65

HP HP Indigo 5500 $415,000The print engine, three input trays, one paper output, and a free year of service

68

Canon imagePRESS C7000VP $287,100Print engine, POD Deck feed unit, Stacker, Saddle Finisher, and imagePRESS Server A3000

70

Xerox DocuColor 8000 $300,000Print engine and choice of Creo, EFI, and Xerox server (server amounts to about $75,000 of total list price)

80

Kodak NexPress 2500 $540,000Four-color unit including front end (fifth color would add about $70,000)

83

Xerox iGen 4 $580,000Print engine and choice of Creo, EFI, and Xerox server

110

RISO HC5500 $48,000Print engine and PS7R-9000 Adobe PostScript RIP

120

Punch Graphix Xeikon 6000 $775,000Bundle with unwinder, stacker, X-80 front end, and starter kit

160

Screen Truepress Jet 520More than $1

millionDuplex configuration 862

Kodak Versamark VT3000 250 $2,475,000 2-up 4/4 system (250 feet per minute) 1000+

Konica Minolta bizhub PRO C65hc

Konica Minolta bizhub PRO C65hc

• Chroma color – first printer with RGB¯ Wider color gamut (RGB color space, better greens and oranges)¯ Better registration accuracy (1 mm)¯ Air-assist paper feed (to separate individual sheets)¯ Resolution is 600 x 1,800 dpi, 256 toner gradations¯ Based on chemically grown toner rather than toner created by mechanical

grinding = thinner layers for a smoother finish

• 65 ppm A4, 36 ppm A3, 300 000 pages monthly duty cycle• Paper sizes from 4” x 6” up to 13” x 19.2”• Optional feeder for 7,500 sheets (PF-602), standard 4,750 (LU-202)

• Warm-up time 6.5 minutes• Toner extra (+ click charge)

Konica Minolta bizhub PRO C65hc

• Other advantages of Konica’s Simitri HiChro chemical toner¯ Reflects 80% of light (vibrant images)¯ Smaller 6.5 microns toner particles (smoother finish, sharper text),

mechanical toner is 8 microns ¯ Toner resistant to cracking at the folds¯ Fusing is oil-free (more finishing options; lamination, printing on foils)¯ Fusing temperature of 15 degrees lower than conventional toners (less

energy required)¯ Less waste and emits 40% less CO2, NO2, SO2

• 19 possible configurations• EFI or Creo front-ends

Competition to Konica MinoltaCompany Product name List price Price includes

Speed (simplex A4)

Konica Minolta bizhub PRO C65hc $98,500A Fiery color server and a stapler stacker

65

HP HP Indigo 3500 $292,000 2000 A3 pages per hour 68

Canon imagePRESS C6000 $103,0001200 dpi, 256 levels of grey

60

Xerox DocuColor 700 $73,000New emulsion aggregation (EA) toner With lower melting point and produces lower-gloss finish, 2400 x 2400 dpi

70

Oce CS 665 $75,000Using Konica Minolta engine Fogra cert. standards for validation print

65

High Volume Digital Press

Very HighVolume

Production

High VolumeProduction

Mid-VolumeProduction

Light Production

Presstek 52DI

Presstek 52DI complements digital printers with variable data processing capabilities

Speed Comparison

• iGen 4 = 110 A4 pages per minute / 2 = 55 A3 pages/minute x 60 = 3300 A3 formats per hour

= $650 000

$650 000

$650 000

Speed Comparison• HP Indigo 5500 = 68 A4 pages per minute / 2 = 34 A3 pages per

minute x 60 = 2040 A3 formats per hour

=$415 000

$415 000

$415 000

$415 000

Speed Comparison• HP Indigo 7000 = 120 A4 pages per minute / 2 = 60 A3 pages per

minute x 60 = 3600 A3 formats per hour

= $623 000

$311 500

$623 000

Presstek DI

Presstek 52DI®

Presstek 34DI®

Stochastic300 lpi

UV Option • UV Option (Waterless UV)¯ Product is designed for UV printing only¯ A system of ink, rollers, blanket and wash¯ Instant drying, immediate finishing

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