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Stay Ahead. With Agfa Graphics.
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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%
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Our business Commercial printersPackaging printersNewspapers Sign and display printers We offer complete prepress solutions like software, hardware, consumables and digital inkjet printing systems
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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
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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
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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
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History – Milestones Agfa Graphics 2001 2002 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 2003 2004 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
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Technology Trends Image qualitymediumlowhigh Industrial printer In-house printer SOHO Professional presses Office printer / copiers Desktop printer / copiers Digitally printed Conventionally printed 1990 2000 2010 # prints per site Technology Trends: Automated Workflow Web2Print Chemistry Free CTP Finishing Digital Printing
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Graphic Arts Trends Print Quality Av. Runlength Office Digital Offset 10.000 Job Print (Sheetfed Offset) Web Print (Webfed Offset) Digital Print (Xero & ElectroInk & Inkjet) Transactional Print (Inkjet & Xero) 1.0001005050020.000 SOHO (inkjet & Xero) 5.000 Graphic Arts Trends: Automation on all levels Versioning & personalisation GA suppliers under pressure Delocalisation More, shorter print runs
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Business Trends Electronic Paper 35% 2020 65% 70% 1995 30% Business Trends: ROI Shorter product life cycles, Faster turnaround of info Communication mix: Globalisation Electronic vs paper 48% 2010 52%
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Graphics: productportfolio
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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
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