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Agfa Graphics in the Agfa-Gevaert Group Agfa HealthCare Imaging Technologies Healthcare IT solutions Agfa Graphics Prepress Systems Industrial Inkjet 50% Agfa Materials Film-based products 7% 43%
Our business Commercial printersPackaging printersNewspapers Sign and display printers We offer complete prepress solutions like software, hardware, consumables and digital inkjet printing systems
Agfa’s position in the printing industry Text Images Adver- tising Editorial Process Page Layout Preflight CreationPre pressPrinting and finishing Proofing Printing Finishing Plate- making
Facts and figures 54%21% 7% Turnover 2006: 1.7 billion € Sales office manufacturing site 18% Nr. 1 WW: in Visual Light Offset Plates in Newspaper CtP Systems Nr. 1 in Europe: in Offset plates in CtP Systems Personnel 5900 worldwide
History – Milestones Agfa Graphics 1866 AGFA founded in Berlin 1894 Gevaert founded in Antwerp 1964 AGFA and Gevaert merge to form Agfa-Gevaert 1981 Agfa-Gevaert acquired by Bayer 1996 Agfa acquires Hoechst plates division 1999 Bayer Lists Agfa on Frankfurt and Brussels exchanges selling 70% of stock EURO: BAGFB 1997 AGFA acquires DuPont film and plate operations AGFA acquires Compu-graphic Typesetters 1988
History – Milestones Agfa Graphics AGFA acquires Autologic newspaper systems AGFA opens Wuxi plate factory in China Agfa invests in Xaar inkjet head manu- facturing plant in Sweden Agfa acquires ProImage newspaper systems AGFA acquires Dotrix enters indus- trial inkjet market AGFA acquires Lastra becomes the largest plate manufacturer worldwide THIEME Agfa starts industrial inkjet coop- eration with Thieme and Mutoh Bayer sells remaining 30% stake in Agfa
Technology Trends Image qualitymediumlowhigh Industrial printer In-house printer SOHO Professional presses Office printer / copiers Desktop printer / copiers Digitally printed Conventionally printed # prints per site Technology Trends: Automated Workflow Web2Print Chemistry Free CTP Finishing Digital Printing
Graphic Arts Trends Print Quality Av. Runlength Office Digital Offset Job Print (Sheetfed Offset) Web Print (Webfed Offset) Digital Print (Xero & ElectroInk & Inkjet) Transactional Print (Inkjet & Xero) SOHO (inkjet & Xero) Graphic Arts Trends: Automation on all levels Versioning & personalisation GA suppliers under pressure Delocalisation More, shorter print runs
Business Trends Electronic Paper 35% % 70% % Business Trends: ROI Shorter product life cycles, Faster turnaround of info Communication mix: Globalisation Electronic vs paper 48% %
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Complete Systems: Completeness to the Power of 3 Complete Services Complete Benefits Complete Integration inks heads engine financing training support delivery installation service vibrant colours Resistant, durable images