For decades, 3M has been a leader in the design and manufacturing of products for the Flexographic printing industry. From plate mounting and masking to splicing and sealing, 3M tapes, adhesives and applicators offer cost effective, reliable solutions for many of your flexographic printing needs.

Innovation is the key to success, and 3M is constantly striving to make your job easier and your day more productive through the application of new and better technical solutions. They are committed to be responsive toward your needs and to take an active and contributing role in your continued business success.

Adheso–Graphics is a manufacturer / distributor of Pressure Sensitive Adhesive tapes specifically for use in the printing industry. Adheso–Graphics plate mounting “stickyback” tapes have been used by flexo printers for over 35 years. Established in 1967 Adheso was among the first to pioneer Double Coated Mounting tapes under the name FlexStik® brand. Their experience and customer satisfaction ratings have allowed Adheso–Graphics to expand its range of product offering to Flexographic printers around the world. They are currently known under brands such as FlexStik® FlexSoft® and FS products.

With an ongoing commitment to the development of technologically advanced products and materials Adheso is proud to be a part of a growing industry. Over the past 10 years Adheso has taken pride in raising the bar for quality standards along with providing printers with application specific products for critical application use. Adheso–Graphics operates in multiple facilities with a variety of converting capabilities to service customer material requirements. Current markets serviced include Corrugated Flexographic Printers, Wide Web Flexible Packaging, Narrow Web Flexible Packaging, Offset Printing Blanket and Rotary Letterpress printing.

Adobe revolutionizes how the world engages with ideas and information – anytime, anywhere and through any medium.  Building on its success with PostScript technology, Adobe expanded into desktop software applications with Adobe Illustrator® and Adobe Photoshop® software – and the design industry was never the same.  These groundbreaking applications redefined the quality and complexity of images that could be created for print, and later extended those benefits to content created for video, film, web and alternative computing devices.  Adobe InDesign® software followed, shaking up the page layout market and enabling household–name magazines, newspapers, and corporate brands to adopt modern, integrated publishing workflows.

Agfa develops, manufactures and distributes analogue and digital products and systems for the making, processing and reproduction of images. Images that matter, sometimes even save lives. Images for healthcare, the printing industry and many other areas such as micrography and motion pictures. Although Agfa generates all turnover in business–to–business markets, it contribute to your everyday life. Whenever you read a newspaper, or visit a hospital, Agfa has probably been closely involved.

In 1902, Alcan was synonymous with aluminum production. Today, it offers much more. Alcan has evolved into one of the globe’s leading suppliers of bauxite, alumina and aluminum, and a top–ranked provider of engineered and packaging materials, delivering increased productivity, competitiveness and profitability to customers around the world.

Allied Pressroom Chemistry has been improving pressroom performance with innovative products since 1952.  We base our product research and development on the premise that technology is always changing and not all printers’ requirements are alike.  Allied’s products and technology are used worldwide.  There product range includes: Innovative Technology like there patented and patent pending Envirofount powder fountain solutions and Powder recirculation systems kleener.  A full line of industry proven liquid fountain solutions, blanket and roller washes, plate products and problem solving specialty items.  Litho–Pro integrated pressroom equipment including dosing and blending systems and there patented Solvent Dispensing System.

AmeriWater makes systems that cleanse water of its impurities. The company got its start in 1980 when Medicare began reimbursing for dialysis treatment, making dialysis affordable for the masses. Ultra-pure water is crucial for dialysis, which uses a solution that’s 95 percent water. The dialysis business has been good for AmeriWater, but the company has taken major steps to keep up with market changes since 2003 that are paying off now. The company is working on building its industrial water purification business, which now makes up about 40 percent of AmeriWater’s business.

The Company designs, manufactures and markets personal computers and related software, services, peripherals and networking solutions. The Company also designs, develops and markets a line of portable digital music players along with related accessories and services including the online distribution of third–party music and audio books.

The Company’s products and services include the Macintosh line of desktop and notebook computers, the iPod digital music player, the Xserve server and Xserve RAID storage products, a portfolio of consumer and professional software applications, the Mac OS X operating system, the online iTunes Music Store, a portfolio of peripherals that support and enhance the Macintosh and iPod product lines, and a variety of other service and support offerings.

The Company sells its products worldwide through its online stores, its own retail stores, its direct sales force, and third–party wholesalers, resellers and value added resellers. In addition, the Company sells a variety of third–party products that are compatible with the Company’s Macintosh and iPod product lines, including computer printers and printing supplies, storage devices, computer memory, digital video and still cameras, personal digital assistants, iPod accessories, and various other computing products and supplies through its online and retail stores

Avery Dennison is a global leader in pressure–sensitive labeling materials, retail tag, ticketing and branding systems, and office products. Based in Pasadena, Calif., Avery Dennison is a FORTUNE 500 Company with 2007 sales of $6.3 billion. Avery Dennison employs more than 30,000 individuals in 60 countries, who develop, manufacture and market a wide range of products for both consumer and industrial markets. Products offered by Avery Dennison include: Fasson–brand self–adhesive materials; Avery Dennison brand products for the retail and apparel industries; Avery–brand office products and graphics imaging media; specialty tapes, peel–and–stick postage stamps, and labels for a wide variety of automotive, industrial and durable goods applications.

Allied Vision Technologies, one of the leading providers of cameras and components in the industrial image processing market, has been a valued partner of internationally active companies for years. Highly qualified development and application engineers as well as qualified optoelectronic experts have a unique know–how when it comes to a client’s individual solutions and applications. Once you have decided on the benefits of digital image processing, you will not do better than the FireWire cameras by Allied Vision Technologies.

National / AZON manufactures specialty coated media––papers, films and other products for digital color imaging and reprographics. They provide products and services that are dealer focused and designed to promote our customers’ success.

BBA Fiberweb is one of the world’s largest international groups in the nonwovens business, with leading positions in hygiene, medical, technical and industrial markets. Using a wide variety of raw materials, BBA Fiberweb™ offers a complete range of modern nonwoven products, from spunbond, meltblown, hydro–entangled, airlaid and carded nonwovens to sophisticated multidenier fabrics and complex laminates and composites.

With intimate knowledge of nonwovens markets, a desire to work with customers and technology partners, and a network of production sites and sales offices throughout the world, BBA Fiberweb™ is committed to:  "Value, by Design".

In early 1999, CalComp Technology, Inc. initiated a planned shutdown of all its operations. In the course of the orderly close down, the various assets of CalComp were sold. One of these, the thriving consumable Supplies business, was sold to CalComp Graphics, LLC –– specifically formed to continue the supply and distribution of the high quality CalComp–branded pens, inks, and media for the large worldwide installed base of CalComp printers and plotters.

CalComp supplied over 410 separate supplies products. Today, CalComp Graphics continues to provide the full range of CalComp supplies combined with warehouses in the US and Canada to optimize delivery for our customers. Ongoing technical support and on–site service for CalComp equipment continues to be provided by CalGraph, Inc.

Canon U.S.A., Inc., headquartered in Lake Success, New York, is a leader in professional business and consumer imaging equipment and information systems. Their extensive product line and digital solutions enable businesses and consumers worldwide to capture, store, and distribute information. Canon products include color and black–and–white copiers, printers, image filing systems, facsimile machines, cameras and lenses, camcorders, semiconductor, broadcast, encoders/optoelectric components and optical equipment, flatbed scanners, and other specialized industrial products. The Company is listed by Fortune as one of the "Most Admired Companies in America," and is ranked #35 on the Business Week list of "Top 100 Brands."

Founded in 1994, CLEAR FOCUS Imaging is the leading manufacturer of perforated, pressure–sensitive vinyl films for see–through window graphics. The company pioneered the affordable use of One Way Vision™ window graphics on buses around the world and has been at the forefront in opening up premium advertising space using existing printing methods.

Focused on providing the best possible quality in image reproduction and archiving, Contex is the partner of choice in industries where scanning quality is of the utmost importance. They develop solutions for technical, graphics, Geographic Information System (GIS), and specialized customers. They are also a leading supplier to many government agencies.

As the preferred provider of scanning technologies to the scan–to–file, scan–to–print and scan–to–net markets, Contex is committed to delivering the ultimate in scanning precision. Their scanners digitally capture documents, drawings and other 2D input – allowing users to view, edit, archive, convert, file, or print the output data. Their scanning solutions are supported by advanced scanning and copying software applications designed to unlock the full potential of scanning hardware and technologies – giving customers a full range of image capture solutions.

Day International, a division of Flint Group, is a world leading manufacturer and distributor of highly engineered consumable pressroom products and support services, proudly serving the printing and packaging segments of the graphic arts industry. Producers of offset printing, flexo printing, digital printing and corrugated packaging routinely rely on our performance–critical pressroom products, supplies and technical services to achieve the production quality and efficiency they need.

From offset printing blankets and printing sleeves, to founts, washes, coatings and flexo sleeve systems. From digital image transfer products and cutting mats to pre–inked rolls, our leading brands are renowned for innovation, performance and value.

Through industry developments, Dosatron offers complete chemical dispenser systems ready for installation. Dosatron provides greater security to your expensive press equipment with a fail safe, redundant system and a pre–installed back up unit. On–demand dispensing ensures precise dosing of pressroom solutions. Installed directly on the water supply line, these non–electric chemical dispensers operate based on the flow of water. Continuously and accurately injecting process chemicals onto press equipment provides for a consistent application. These proportional dispensers are like no others in that pressure and flow changes do not affect their operation.

For packaging that’s impossible to ignore.

We believe the future of packaging lies with flexo, and the future of flexo is digital. DuPont can help you safely merge onto the digital highway with Cyrel® FAST and DuPont digital color proofing. Just as important as technology, DuPont has people with expertise in all areas of packaging, digital workflow, color management, and package printing. With the broadest range of digital and conventional technology platforms to choose from, we will work with you as a technological teammate committed to advancing the state of your art.

DuPont allows you to master color from design to press with proofing systems that address the combined needs of accurate and consistent print prediction. They also address the need for Color Versatility to proof any color prototypes that visualize the end product and meets worldwide proofing standards resulting in improved color communications and reduced print production time in both digital and analog proofing.

ECRM is a leading manufacturer of high resolution image recorders for the graphic arts and printing industry. More than 19,000 imagesetters, platesetters and scanners have been sold to commercial printers, trade shops, newspapers and in–plant publishing environments worldwide. ECRM is ISO 9002 certified. Global production facilities are located at the corporate headquarters in Tewksbury, Massachusetts.

EFI Colorproof™ XF delivers a versatile solution for proofing, large–format production and photographic printing that combines the company’s latest color technology with industry–standard off–the–shelf hardware. The solution offers fast, flexible workflow, power, and expandability and affordability. The basic package starts with the EFI Colorproof XF Server, an unlimited numbers of Client Options and Printer Option M. By adding extra output and product options, the solution meets growing businesses needs. EFI Colorproof XF caters to digital, commercial and hybrid printers, prepress providers, publishers, creative agencies and photographers.

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EFI’s market–leading VUTEk superwide digital inkjet printers and inks cater to mid–to–high–end specialty print shops including billboard, banner and graphic screen environments, large sign shops and commercial photo labs. The award–winning superwide printers have a reputation for speed, high productivity and exceptional color quality. Its extensive line of high–quality solvent and UV–inks also are known for their purity, consistency and durability.

In 1947, the first consumer white glue was introduced and marketed by Borden® under the trade name "Cascorez Glue." It was packaged in glass bottles with "ice cream pop" type wooden sticks attached with a rubber band. Shortly thereafter, the glue was repositioned under the name "Elmer’s Glue–All", after Elmer, the spouse of Borden’s corporate symbol, Elsie the cow.

Elmer’s has come a long way since then. Today, Elmer’s markets hundreds of products developed to meet the ever–changing needs of consumers. They range from a full line of adhesives, arts, crafts, educational and licensed products for children to a complete offering of craft, hobby, office and home repair products for adults. Through product innovation and acquisitions, the Elmer’s family has grown to include an impressive collection of brands that provide project solutions and fulfill consumers’ inherent needs to create, build and learn.

Elmer’s also markets the number one instant adhesive in the U.S., Krazy Glue, with recent innovations including easy– to– use Instant Color Change Formulas and Single–Use Tubes, conveniently packaged and perfect for one fast fix.

Epson America, Inc., is the North and Latin American sales, marketing and customer service affiliate of Seiko Epson Corp., a global manufacturer of printers, computers, watches and other technology products. Epson’s product lines are designed for a wide range of customers in business, government and the home. Epson’s history spans over 100 years with a heritage that began in watch making and led to the invention of the world’s first quartz watch along with many other technology "firsts." Today, Epson’s executive management team continues to lead the company into the next century, guided by a sound product development philosophy and a commitment to customer service and support.

Esko–Graphics, with technology centers in Belgium, the USA and Singapore, provides integrated prepress solutions for targeted graphic arts markets. The key to its success is a thorough understanding of customer applications and workflows. BARCO Graphics’ product offerings include specialized hardware such as imagesetters, platesetters, high–speed RIPs, digital printing solutions, and prepress systems, as well as a wide range of dedicated software packages for both design and production.

Flashlight Digital is a focused distributor and developer of unique, innovative and affordable pre–press solutions and products.  They are distributors of multiple digital imposition proofing systems and a premier solution provider and developer of multiple prepress workflow solutions.

Since 1957, Fujikura Graphics have manufactured high quality rubber blanket for offset printing.  Fujikura’s offset printing blankets offer outstanding image reproduction capacity & durability and have become the choice of printed–information providers all over the world.

Fujikura’s printing blankets are designed for a variety of applications, including high–speed rotary printing presses used to produce newspapers, high–quality catalogues, magazines, and other publications; multicolor heatset and long sheetfed perfector presses, which are gaining popularity for use in image–intensive publishing; and can–printing machines for use in the food industry. The recent massive changes in the printing industry are continuing apace as users demand ever higher speeds, enlarged color capabilities, output quality and ease of use.

For over 60 years, the GBC® brand has been a world leader in products that help consumers present, protect, secure, organize and enhance their printed materials. GBC binding and laminating machines and supplies help professionals finish documents quickly and easily with style and customization.

GFI Innovations, Inc. is the industry leader in ink formulation dispensing. Their patented Mx Series technologies have allowed printers all over North America to capitalize on the utility inherent in mechanical automation. Combining GFI’s products essentially creates an in–house color lab for offset printers, which in turn permits the printers to detach themselves from relying on their ink manufacturers and the premium prices they charge for spot–color inks.  GFI’s employees designed their products with the printer in mind, and the result of this effort has meant significantly increased efficiency and substantial cost savings.

The Gilman Brothers Co. is one of North America’s premier manufacturers of foam board products for signage, display and graphics. Founded in 1897, the company has been instrumental in developing and bringing to market innovative products for the changing needs of the visual industries. The company is based in Gilman, CT

GMG has 25 years of experience in the graphic arts industry – particularly in the field of color management and proofing since the early 90s – guarantee high–quality solutions when it comes to the subject of color. More than 9,000 systems are in use throughout the world and across the entire spectrum of the graphic arts industry, at advertising agencies, prepress houses, offset printers and international gravure printers. The GMG ColorProof system has for years been the de–facto standard for virtually the whole gravure printing industry in Europe. GMG has always achieved top results in both colorimetric and visual tests at the independent proofing shootouts regularly held around the globe, such as the Digital Proof Forum in Stuttgart and Wuppertal, Germany, the IPA Proofing Roundup in Chicago, USA, and TAGA in Italy.

HP is a technology company that operates in more than 170 countries around the world. They explore how technology and services can help people and companies address their problems and challenges, and realize their possibilities, aspirations and dreams. They apply new thinking and ideas to create more simple, valuable and trusted experiences with technology, continuously improving the way their customers live and work.

No other company offers as complete a technology product portfolio as HP. They provide infrastructure and business offerings that span from handheld devices to some of the world’s most powerful supercomputer installations. They offer consumers a wide range of products and services from digital photography to digital entertainment and from computing to home printing. This comprehensive portfolio helps them match the right products, services and solutions to their customers’ specific needs.

Hostmann-Steinberg is a member of the hubergroup, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of printing inks, overprint varnishes, coatings and additives for Sheetfed printers, Flexography printers, Web Heatset, Web Coldset and other lithographic and Flexographic printing processes. With 26 branch operations throughout Canada and the United States, Hostmann-Steinberg provides standardized products made in centralized manufacturing plants with the highest degree of automation, consistency, and quality

InteliCoat Technologies®, a world leader in the manufacture of coated paper, film, and specialty substrates for imaging technologies, has earned a reputation for producing innovative, highly effective digital imaging products for the ink jet printing market. A pioneer in the digital imaging arena, InteliCoat’s Magic® brand portfolio of digital imaging media is an award–winning industry favorite, known for its quality and breadth. The company’s Magiclée® brand consists of an array of digital imaging media products for use in digital fine art and photographic reproduction applications. Additionally, its Jet Set® brand is a long–time favorite in the CAD market.

As a major worldwide supplier of ink jet receptive products, InteliCoat maintains strategic partnerships with leading OEM and private–label manufacturers who utilize its technical and manufacturing experience, R&D and analytical services to optimize their own technologies.

JM Heaford Ltd was founded in 1983 by John Heaford. The company initially manufactured a range of gravure proofing presses. Their flexible approach, their ability to listen to their customers and their engineering design skills led rapidly to the addition of many new and innovative machines including in 1992 the first machines for mounting flexographic plates using microdot technology. Market demand coupled with their broad skill base in the Flexographic and Gravure printing fields has made JM Heaford Ltd a world leader in the supply of pre–press equipment.

Their team of designers and engineers ensure they always find the best solution to their customers’ needs. Their knowledge and experience allow them to manufacture machines of unrivaled accuracy with consistent reliability. The results are their machines being simple to operate with solid engineering enabling them to retain their accuracy over the long term.

ACTEGA Kelstar is a leading manufacturer of Specialty Coatings & Chemicals for the Graphic Arts and one of the largest suppliers of coatings in North America. The combination of the quality of ACTEGA Kelstar’s products and technical support provides the best "Total Cost Solution" to service our rapidly growing customer base throughout North America.

It is ACTEGA Kelstar’s ability to match the proper coatings and lithographic pressroom chemistry to the customer’s application equipment, ink systems and finished product specifications that has enabled ACTEGA Kelstar to improve runnability, press speeds and productivity that differentiates ACTEGA Kelstar from other suppliers. ACTEGA Kelstar is committed to providing technology that conforms to the highest quality levels along with unmatched product consistency.

Kodak’s Graphic Communications Group is a unit of Eastman Kodak Company, the world’s foremost imaging innovator. The Graphic Communications Group provides commercial printers, packaging printers, publishers, data printers, and enterprises with one of the broadest portfolios of technologies, products, and services in the graphic communications and document capture industries. Solutions from Kodak offer exceptional quality, streamlined production, and scaleability to grow with our customers’ businesses, and only Kodak provides digital and conventional solutions within a unified workflow.

Leister Plastic Welding. For years now Leister has been the worldwide market leader. The proverbial performance and reliability of our products makes Leister the first choice. Whether you are using coated fabrics such as signs and banners, foils or water proof sheeting made of PVC, PE or PP, Leister welds all types of Industrial fabrics perfectly with mobile, handy, flexible and simple to operate welding machines. Extensive accessories and practical advice round off our offering. Our Uniplan is used in Sign and Banner finishing welding; seams, hems and pole pockets. Leister also offers a variety of hand held guns such as the Triac S and HotJet S for detail or finishing work. Thanks to its worldwide customer focus, Leister knows what the professional needs. All devices are made in Switzerland.

Since 1963, Lithco has been supporting dealers with a broad range of graphic arts and imaging supplies, accessories and equipment. Based in Culver City, California, (Los Angeles Metropolitan area) they service dealers throughout the Americas and the world.

LithoTel Software Design is a privately held company, headquartered in Whitby, Ontario, Canada. Incorporated in 1990, LithoTel has become an industry recognized software developer, hardware integrator and technical resource for print quality related issues.

MacDermid Printing Solutions is a global manufacturer and supplier of products and services used for the printing of packaging, publications, newspapers, business forms, and other commercial printing applications. MacDermid’s photopolymer plates and offset blankets are used to print everything from pet food bags to paper cups, from paperback books to newspapers, and catalogs and magazines.

MacDermid acquired the Electronics and Printing Products Division of Hercules Incorporated in 1995, adding photopolymer plate technology to complement their electronics focused business. The year before, a group of managers from the WR Grace Printing Products Division took their business private, forming Polyfibron Technologies. With the addition of Rollin and Jager in Europe, Axcyl, NAPP Systems, and Supratech in the following several years, Polyfibron became a major player in the printing market. In December of 1999, Polyfibron merged with MacDermid creating MacDermid Printing Solutions.

Maratek has been in business for over 30 years and they continue to grow and adapt to an ever–changing printing industry. As market leaders in solvent recycling for the last 10 years, they take pride in providing their customers throughout North America with reliable, innovative, and cost saving recycling solutions. The Maratek Solvent Saver is the proud recipient of the 2005 InterTech Award for Technological Excellence.

Max Daetwyler Corporate was founded in 1943 in Switzerland by Mr. Max Daetwyler. Today they have 14 locations and employ over 850 people worldwide.  From the beginning, they have serviced the printing industry with a range of equipment for every aspect of printing, whether it be packaging or publication, using gravure, offset or flexo. Daetwyler is your single source equipment supplier for all your gravure and flexographic printing needs. This includes cleaning systems, doctor blades, plating, finishing, engraving, material handling, automation and chemicals.

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Mikkelsen Graphic Engineering, Inc., the sole developer of the patented i–cut® Vision system, began in the mid–eighties as Sign–Tronic USA. In 1996, Sign–Tronic changed its name to Mikkelsen Graphic Engineering, Inc. (MGE). In the past, MGE was a distributor of Zund cutting machines, which were imported from Switzerland. As a software developer, as well as a distributor, MGE is constantly trying to integrate the best digital cutting systems into solutions for all of its varied customers’ needs. Today, MGE has partnerships with over 36 of the world’s best RIP, Printer and Flatbed Cutter companies, providing the widest possible array of solutions for every customer need.

Mimaki USA has stood at the forefront of technology with its large–format UV & solvent plotters and cutters. Mimaki USA is headquartered in Suwanee, Georgia with branch offices in Boston, Chicago, and Los Angeles. Their key strength is their range–from large–scale printing and cutting solutions to smaller, more affordable plotters.

Neschen Americas was recently formed by the consolidation of Seal Graphics Americas Corporation, Neschen–Accutech Corporation and Neschen–USA L.L.C; together encompassing more than 160 years of business experience in the wide–format lamination, printing and sign industry. Neschen Americas is a premium blend of Neschen® and Seal® brand products, people and services meeting the needs of graphics industries ranging from sign and display, to advertising, retail merchandising, trade exhibits, commercial photography, reprographics, picture framing, library/archives and more. Neschen and Seal brand products help you print, finish and display graphics and images for a wide variety of commercial applications in both indoor and outdoor venues. Choose Neschen Americas as your source for professional sign and display solutions.

OKI Data Americas, Inc., a subsidiary of OKI Data Corporation of Japan, markets PC peripheral equipment under the OKI® Printing Solutions brand, including digital color and monochrome printers, serial impact dot matrix printers and multifunction products. As business printing solutions specialists, OKI Data Americas provides world–class printing technology and real–world solutions designed to help manage workflow and optimize business performance.

OKI Data Americas’ award–winning digital printers and MFPs are powered by advanced light–emitting diode (LED) digital printhead technology, which was introduced nearly two decades ago. The company introduced its first digital LED color printer to utilize Single Pass Color® Digital Technology in 1998 and is now in–market with its seventh–generation color printers.

OLEC is the world leader in the imaging of light sensitive materials for Graphic Arts, Screen Printing, Printed Circuit Board, Liquid CrystalDisplay and Photo–Chemical Machining Applications. Since 1977 OLEC’s goal has been to provide our customers with reliable equipment. OLEC’s products are recognized for high–quality of reproduction, registration, dependability, productivity, safety, convenience, and competitive price. Needs of the user motivates OLEC’s engineering. OLEC’s equipment has become the industry standard of performance. And the reason for their success is embodied in their quality philosophy...to exceed your expectations.

ONYX® Graphics, Inc. is the leading developer and supplier of commercial printing software and workflow solutions for the large–format printing industry. ONYX provides over 16 years of experience and has over 100,000 installations world–wide, giving ONYX the largest install base in the industry. We provide customers with a complete solution they can depend on and trust.

From the beginning, ONYX has developed award–winning workflow products like ProductionHouse™, PosterShop®, and RIPCenter™. The ONYX workflow solution keeps printers running at top speed, automates production processes, and allows for the flexibility, time, and reliability needed to expand business. Our universal RIPs provide unequalled printer support to more than 100 popular printer models. If you have a small, large, or grand format or flatbed printer, chances are we support it.

Pacesetter Graphic Service has been servicing the printing industry since 1976 with quality printing rollers and lithographic blankets. They have the technology, years of experience and product knowledge; they pass it on to you in every roller and blanket they ship. It is their dedication and involvement in all aspects of printing that keeps Pacesetter at the forefront of roller and blanket technology.

Spanning almost 70,000 square feet, Pacesetter’s roller manufacturing facility is designed to produce new steel cores and specially compounded rubber coverings.

Phoenix Xtra Blankets is one of the leading brands of printer’s blankets for offset printing in the world. We’ve got innovative equipment, competitive products and customer–responsive service. We want to keep you ahead of the others!

From its inception, Presstek has been an innovator with a mission to change the way offset printing is produced. Presstek solutions are designed to make it easier for printers to meet the increasing customer demand for high-quality, faster turnaround printing with improved profit margins. The holder of over 500 patents, Presstek is recognized as the world’s premier provider of environmentally responsible DI® digital offset presses and computer-to-plate (CTP) solutions. Presstek has been the recipient of many prestigious GATF InterTech awards and has been recognized by numerous other industry sources for innovations in business and technology. We have pioneered the advancement of digital offset printing solutions for commercial printing applications by: -Inventing the technology incorporated in DI presses; -Inventing chemistry-free imaging of printing plates; -Significantly streamlining the print production workflow through our many innovations; -Implementing workflows that transition printing from a skill-based craft to a modern manufacturing process; -Introducing the Presstek 52DI, a highly-automated landscape format DI press with a larger sheet size for higher production environments.

Printec is the brand of offset printing blankets produced by Day Brasil. Founded in Brazil in 1967, the company has a history marked by pioneering and market intelligence. Always identifying good opportunities and turning them into good business, Day Brasil features more than 20 thousand items in its portfolio, distinguishing for the strong presence in the market of blankets, as well as in the local presence in the segments of plastics, signaling and safety, visual communication and adhesive tapes. With a workforce of more than 650 people in all the business units and an annual billing of more than US$120 million, Day Brasil evolves in a steady and fast pace with an aggressive and sustainable growing policy.

Proactive Technologies provides turnkey computing solutions for Pitman customers in the prepress, publishing and printing industries. Their management team is comprised of experts in mission–critical hardware integration, Microsoft Certified System Engineers, Internet Specialists, and certified Digital Asset Management consultants and project managers. They build and support mid–range servers, high performance data storage and archiving systems, image databases and digital workflow products and expertise.

Proactive Technologies provides its customers with Comfort – with innovative support packages and the inherent stability of their solutions.

RBP Chemical Technology, Inc. is a worldwide supplier of proprietary printing chemicals and fountain solutions for the publishing industry and specialty chemicals for printed circuit board manufacturing.

RBP printing chemicals are used by leading publishers of magazines, catalogs and newspapers, and by manufacturers of high technology printed circuit boards for consumer, medical and aerospace applications.

Today’s worldwide printing market strives for lower operational costs while achieving superior press performance. Rogers constantly responds to their customers’ needs for consistent results, higher print quality, higher productivity, easier handling and fewer on–press adjustments. That's why their open–cell urethane R⁄bak® cushion mounting foams and tapes are just what printers worldwide rely on for shock absorption, cushioning, compressibility, improved registration and reduced dot gain.

Rubberlite Incorporated is a premier U.S. manufacturer of custom-engineered polyurethane foams marketed under the trademarks HyPUR-cel®,  HyPUR-cel GT®, Visco-cel® and now PUR-Mount™ and PUR-Mount GT™. Rubberlite is the recognized leader of converted cellular rubber and plastic products. Quality products, exceptional service, and quick delivery of a diverse product line are the foundation of our business.

The PUR-Mount and PUR-Mount GT line of mounting blankets are excellent choices for applications throughout the printing industry. PUR-Mount GT incorporates recycled tires as a integral part of the open-cell Polyurethane foam, thus making it an environmentally friendly and “green” product for your application.  This product offers you strong compression set resistance, tight thickness tolerance control, and outstanding quality. At Rubberlite, we can assure you that our products meet the tightest tolerance and quality requirements of your application. The entire process of custom engineering, conversion to your specifications and technical composites/laminations are completed in-house.

Rycoline®, a Sun Chemical® company, offers an innovative portfolio of products that includes a complete line of fountain solutions, overprint coatings, blanket and roller washes, silicone and silicone replacement products, as well as a range of Sun Graphic printing blankets and miscellaneous consumables, from aerosols to anti–static products.

Sun Chemical, the world’s largest producer of printing inks and pigments, is a leading provider of materials to packaging, publication, coatings, plastics, cosmetics, and other industrial markets. With annual sales over $4 billion, Sun Chemical has over 11,000 employees supporting customers around the world. Sun Chemical is dedicated to providing value to its customers through by offering the broadest product line, brand and share leadership, unparalleled new product development and unsurpassed technical expertise.

SunShine Paper is the worldwide leader in manufacturing and distribution of precision engineered calibrated under–packing materials and products. They offer the broadest selection of materials, widest range of calipers and endless custom cut–to–size options. SunShine Papers are the preferred choice of quality conscious commercial, packaging and specialty printers around the world. They serve the requirements of small operations to their nations largest printing services companies. SunShine strives to exceed the expectations of their valued Dealers and End–Users with flexibility and a commitment to do what it takes to satisfy their needs.

Techkon is a provider of high–precision spectro–densitometer process control solutions for commercial printers. Their solutions substantially reduce, and in many cases virtually eliminate, the need to absorb the enormous cost of rejected print jobs and missed customer deadlines caused by subjective color shift, dot gain issues, or plates that run with the wrong compensation curves.

Their user–friendly quality control solutions streamline your pre–press and print processes significantly improving productivity by up to 40% and the added assurance of increased accuracy and reliability for each press run. Increased productivity and better uptime for the press equals significant cost savings.

TechSage, a Denmark company, was founded in 1999 with the launch of the Spinjet 1000. The Spinjet quickly became a key component to the success of Computer to Plate implementation.Working hand in hand with Hewlett-Packard, TechSage specializes in the development, manufacturing and world-wide distribution of fully automated double-sided imposition proofing and signage solutions for HP large format printers.

For over 10 years, TechSage has been the leader in its market and is always striving to optimize the overall signage and pre-press system solutions with quality products and solid performance.

The Spinjet 4000 and the latest product, the SpinJet 6100 for the Designjet Z6100, are solutions that are built to provide years of reliable performance.

Tesa is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of self–adhesive tape solutions for numerous industries. Their experience in pressure–sensitive technologies has transformed many industrial applications around the world.
Today, the worldwide tesa enterprise services customers in over 100 countries around the globe and holds hundreds of product patents. The company’s ten production sites located throughout Germany, Italy, the United States, Malaysia, Australia, China, and Singapore, ensure that clients all over the world benefit from the same high standard of quality.

With more than 3,700 employees across 51 subsidiaries around the world, tesa stands committed to exceptional customer service on both a global and local basis.

Tobias Associates offers the industry products such as densitometers, opacity meters, Mottle Testers and a powerful ink key presetting system called EPLEX.

Today’s printing companies are presented with a variety of options and associated decisions to cost effectively move into the digital age. One of the many areas of interest is CTP, or computer to plate technology.

Tobias Associates is now offering a flexible solution in this arena called EPLEX. It has long been acknowledged that an effective method of reducing pressroom makeready time is to preset the ink key fountains. Makeready paper–waste and time–waste can be extreme and Tobias is committed to reduce this substantially with EPLEX. Exact ink key positions prior to startup can save tons of paper. The EPLEX system is the link that allows printers with non–CIP3 compliant press consoles, the ability to make them CIP3 compliant. EPLEX converts CIP3 files into the format necessary to preset the presses and consoles such as Heidelberg, Hantscho, Perretta, EPG, Baker Perkins, Mitsubishi, and Telecolors are all candidates for this upgrade.

Tobias also has developed for the printing industry their popular scanning densitometer called the SDT. The SDT Scanning densitometer provides the quality control measurements necessary for proper ink and color control, including solid ink density and dot gain, by measuring a colorbar. Colorbars as narrow as 1/16” (1.6mm) can be read by the SDT. A typical scan of the colorbar takes only 10 seconds. As the SDT scanning head travels across the press sheet, it strokes the colorbar VERTICALLY to determine bar position and skew (this is a patented function called ‘seek and find’). On the scanning head’s return trip, this information is used to continuously correct for bar position, resulting in precise measurements along the centerline of the colorbar.
Handheld densitometers are also a part of the Tobias line. Both reflection and transmission units will help the operator control their process thus producing consistently controlled results. Tobias supports all its products world–wide with its own sales and service department based in Ivyland, Pennsylvania, USA.

The Tobias website can be found at www.densitometer.com.

Toppy load turners are currently being used by thousands of printing facilities worldwide, and are perfectly suited for numerous applications in most pressrooms, binderies, and shipping areas.  Toppy offers the most extensive line of load turners in the world. Our load turners are suited for workflows including half–size presses all the way up to the new 81" super–size presses, and can be integrated with logistics and conveyor systems for automatic workflows.

Toray® Waterless Plate is an innovative offset printing plate that permits offset printing without the need for water dampening. Combining a special silicone rubber with a completely new image-formation principle,plates are available in both positive and negative types.

Torelief® photosenitive relief printing plate was developed based on Toray’s advanced technological skills in the polymer chemistry and resin fields. Incomparable image reproduction (1751 1–95%) and higher durability.

Tower Products, Inc. is the recognized industry leader in supplying printers with pressroom chemistry aimed at increasing worker safety and environmental compliance. All Tower products are guaranteed to perform in your pressroom or your money back! And, expert technical support and friendly customer service are just an 800 phone call away!

Tower is the right choice for all your pressroom chemistry needs. From patented low VOC washes to world class fountain solutions, we manufacture a complete line of products to meet every printing requirement, all at competitive prices!

Tower Products, Inc. is independently owned and operated – and, their attitude reflects it. With innovative products and superior technical service, Tower is here to help you meet the technical challenges in your pressroom!

For over 75 years, Transilwrap Company, Inc. has been manufacturing and converting plastics for the thermal laminating, printing, industrial, specialty packaging, and graphic arts markets. With the latest in computerized technology, a wide variety of available inventory and years of high caliber service, Transilwrap is a proven leader in the industry. Their goal is to provide their customers with consistent quality and value that meet their specific requirements.

Advanced Engineering Materials
AEM Product Group offers more than 20 years experience in the manufacture of high performance tooling materials. Through constant innovation and development they have expanded their range of epoxy based tooling boards to cater for all needs from light modeling work through to high performance carbon fiber component production.

Recognizing that it is important to have the correct supplementary products, they have developed an extensive range of complementary adhesives, sealers and repair pastes.
 
They developed the hollow glass microsphere over 50 years ago and have also pioneered the development high performance man rated syntactic foams, and high temperature syntactic foams for plug assists.

Their new state of the art plant, including their new research and development center produces syntactic foams, extrusions, coated glass microspheres, macrospheres and Syntac® syntactic foam materials. These products are used to fabricate advanced composite parts, adhesives, signature management systems and tooling into the automotive, aerospace, defense, marine and general industrial market places.

Ultraflex Systems, Inc. has been the leading international supplier of materials for signs and digital printing for over 25 years.  Ultraflex is recognized worldwide for our brand names such as Ultralon IV, Vulite Supreme®, Artex®, UltraMesh®, and JetFlex®.  With dramatic technological changes and advancements since the 1980’s, Ultraflex has been able to additionally develop an entirely NEW line of fabrics.  Most other inkjet substrates are so far over engineered that they are consequently overpriced.
The Ultraflex team is committed to continuing to supply the world with their consistent quality products at the most competitive prices….offering you the opportunity to enjoy higher profits in today’s fiercely competitive market.

United Industries provides State of the Art manufacturing of welded stainless steel tubing. United Industries has 60 years of experience meeting and exceeding the standard for welded stainless steel tubing. Their corporate philosophy ensures customer satisfaction and superior products. Repeatable, documented process control allows us to ensure consistent top quality for every product, every time, every day.

For generations, Van Son printing inks have set the standard for quality and performance in pressrooms around the world. When Phillip Van Son founded his modest ink making business in 1872, it’s unlikely that he envisioned the impact his company would make on the printing industry throughout the world. Then again, maybe he did.

The Van Son family has included many visionaries. At Van Son, the ink making process has always been somewhat more methodical than those employed by other printing ink manufacturers. Ours is a completely internal manufacturing process that is painstakingly precise and controlled. The result is a printing ink unmatched for its consistency . . . can after can . . . batch after batch...year after year.

Varn Products Co (Day International)

EFI Colorproof™ XF delivers a versatile solution for proofing, large–format production and photographic printing that combines the company’s latest color technology with industry–standard off–the–shelf hardware. The solution offers fast, flexible workflow, power, and expandability and affordability. The basic package starts with the EFI Colorproof XF Server, an unlimited numbers of Client Options and Printer Option M. By adding extra output and product options, the solution meets growing businesses needs. EFI Colorproof XF caters to digital, commercial and hybrid printers, prepress providers, publishers, creative agencies and photographers.

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EFI’s market–leading VUTEk superwide digital inkjet printers and inks cater to mid–to–high–end specialty print shops including billboard, banner and graphic screen environments, large sign shops and commercial photo labs. The award–winning superwide printers have a reputation for speed, high productivity and exceptional color quality. Its extensive line of high–quality solvent and UV–inks also are known for their purity, consistency and durability.

Xerox Corporation is the world’s leading document management technology and services enterprise. A $17 billion company, Xerox provides the document industry’s broadest portfolio of offerings. Digital systems include color and black–and–white printing and publishing systems, digital presses and "book factories," multifunction devices, laser and solid ink network printers, copiers and fax machines.

Xerox’s services expertise is unmatched and includes helping businesses develop online document archives, analyzing how employees can most efficiently share documents and knowledge in the office, operating in–house print shops or mailrooms, and building Web–based processes for personalizing direct mail, invoices, brochures and more. Xerox also offers associated software, support and supplies such as toner, paper and ink.

Formed in October 1998, Xymid LLC consists of four new and growing businesses created by the DuPont Company. The majority ownership and management of Xymid, LLC held various leadership roles in these businesses within the DuPont organization. The four businesses that make up Xymid, LLC are Xymid®, Composites, TYWIK© and LANX.

Xymid, LLC Sleeves are designed to enable converting and packaging products to increase production flexibility and cope with the growing demand for shorter run lengths, frequent packaging design changes and rapid new product development.

X–Rite is the global leader in color science and technology. The Company, which now includes color industry leader Pantone, Inc., develops, manufactures, markets and supports innovative color solutions through measurement systems, software, color standards and services. X–Rite’s expertise in inspiring, selecting, measuring, formulating, communicating and matching color helps users get color right the first time and every time, which translates to better quality and reduced costs. X–Rite serves a range of industries, including printing, packaging, photography, graphic design, video, automotive, paints, plastics, textiles, dental and medical.

Xitron, Inc., headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, is an independent RIP developer celebrating over 20 years of engineering technology tools for the publishing industry. Xitron provides high performance RIPs, in–RIP trapping, OPI print servers, imagesetters, proofing and multiplexing products as well as custom applications for the newspaper and commercial printing industries worldwide.