BFCForms ServicesContinues to InvestinAgfa and Reaps Substantial Savings
Recent upgrades help commercial printer reduceexpenses during tough economic times
Ridgefield Park, NJ – February2, 2009– Agfa announced today that BFC Forms Servicesrecentlyupgraded their prepress equipmentand as a result,achieved a significant reduction in production costs in their prepress department.This is good news for the organization given the current economic climate. BFC provides a complete line of services that include online storefronts, design, prepress, fulfillment and warehousing, sheet-fedoffset printing, digital imaging, full bindery and mail services. Theirequipment upgrades included two:Avalon N8 Platesetters. BFCalso usesAgfa’s :Amigo low-chemistry thermal plates and:Apogee workflow, all of which is a powerful combination thatwork together tocontribute to theirreduction in expenses.
According to Keith Kanak, prepress manager at BFC, “One of themost notable benefitsseenby the prepress department was the decrease in chemistry use. We run a lot of plates and have easily cut our chemistry consumption and costsby 50%. And there were additional unexpected benefits that we saw as results of the upgrades. We saw savings of about 20% in our energy costs because the :Avalons don’t use high pressure pumps and don’t need large external compressors running constantly like our older equipment. Plus, these plate processors run a lot cleaner so we don’t lose any production time cleaning out the developer tanks. Thetechnology has come a long way. Time savings and energy efficiencyare areas of improvement that we truly welcome.”
Today, Agfa’s :Avalon N8 thermal platesetters provides new levels of productivity and reliablity in CtP imaging. Its reliability allows for the delivery of more projects in less time and exceptional registration accuracy reduces costs with faster-make ready times on press.
Moreover, Agfa’s :Amigo thermal plates use ThermoFuse™ technology to deliver robust, high resolution plate performance with remarkable chemical resistance and processing latitude thanks to the use of physicalplate imaging. :Amigo gives consistent high quality results without the variability seen with conventional plates. ThermoFuse technology makes plate processing simple, reliable and clean.
Agfa’s :Apogee workflow solutionis designed to meet the needs of all stakeholders in the printing and publishing process, including print buyers, content owners, designers, prepress managers, and production coordinators. It integrates all content, proofing, output, connectivity and other integral elements through one comprehensive solution.
About Agfa
The Agfa-Gevaert Group is one of the world’s leading imaging and information technology companies. Agfa develops, manufactures and markets analog and digital systems for the printing industry (Agfa Graphics), the healthcare sector (Agfa HealthCare) and specific industrial applications (Agfa Materials).
Agfa's headquarters are in Mortsel, Belgium. The company is present in 40 countries and has agents in another 100 countries throughout the world. The Agfa-Gevaert Group achieved a turnover of 4,500 million dollars in 2007.
About Agfa Graphics.
Agfa Graphicsoffers integrated prepress solutions to the printing industry. These solutions comprise consumables, hardware, software and services for production workflow, project and color management. Computer-to-film, computer-to-plate and digital proofing systems have earned Agfa Graphics a worldwide leadership position in the commercial and package printing and the newspaper publishing markets.
Agfa Graphics is rapidly expanding its offerings in the growing digital inkjet market. Its experience in both imaging and emulsion technology has provided the expertise required for making an assortment of high-quality UV and solvent-based inks. Joint development and manufacturing partnerships with industry leaders expand its technological reach and allow the company to develop comprehensive digital solutions for printing posters, banners, signage, displays, labels and packaging materials.
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