Agfa Graphics exceeds 100 million Euro order intake for its prepress solutions and industrial inkjet technology.
Agfa Graphics has announced that the show has been a great success. The company's stylish stand caught the eye of the crowds and its innovative solutions met with general approval from numerous print professionals. As a result, Agfa Graphics reported a solid order intake for both the prepress and the industrial inkjet segment.
They reported that visitors to the show were focused on industrial inkjet systems and ecological prepress solutions. This confirms Agfa Graphics' growth strategy in both areas.
The company sold :Anapurna wide format printers, :Dotrix single-pass inkjet presses and high-end :M-Press industrial inkjet presses for a total value of approximately 15 million Euro.
Multiple units of the large systems were sold including a :Dotrix Transcolor duplex for book production to Corlet (France) and a second :Dotrix Modular to Gardners in the UK. The specialty printer Noteworthy in the USA also decided to order a second :Dotrix Modular for printing plastic bags.
In the wide format UV arena, Agfa Graphics took orders from all over the world for over 100 systems, with the new Anapurna XLS, launched at the show, as a star performer.
Outlook
Taking into account the economic slowdown in the USA and the first signs of a slowdown in the UK, Agfa Graphics confirms its outlook for 2008. The business group expects stable sales in prepress as the growth in digital solutions should offset the decline in the analog segment. Agfa Graphics will also continue to reduce the start-up losses for industrial inkjet, which should reach break-even in the course of 2009.
Stefaan Vanhooren, President Agfa Graphics, stated: "Printing is a very competitive business, but there are still considerable opportunities for those willing to adapt to the changing market conditions. Our success at drupa confirms that we are following the right strategies. We strive to further strengthen our position in the growing digital printing plate segment and we target to become a global player in the industrial inkjet market. To further improve our profitability, we will continue to focus on reducing our costs and to examine possible selective price increases for our consumables."
Agfa Graphics
http://www.agfa.com.au/
