AGFA GRAPHICS
PRESS RELEASE
Agfa Graphics presents state-of-the-art 2014 VIP Calendar
Stunning testimony to the Power of Print. Day after Day
Mortsel, Belgium – November12, 2013
Some calendars are time managers. Others are much more than that. The combination of creative design, finishing and unique photography of Agfa Graphics’ 2014 VIP Calendar emphasize the calendar’s underlying message of the ‘Power of Print’ and make it appealing to people across the globe.
Agfa Graphics’ award-winning 2013 calendar based on the theme of ‘sustainability’ was so well received that Agfa Graphics decided to repeat the exercise. The company’s 2014 VIP Calendar again combines multiple prepress, printing and enhancement techniques. Every page is printed on a different substrate, using extraordinary inks such as metallic, gold or fluorescent ones, and special enhancement techniques such as embossing. The month of December deserves special mention as it is printed on textile with Agfa Graphics’ recently introduced Ardeco soft signage wide-format printer. The result is a stunning and trendy sample of the power of print.
The calendar is a compilation of the thirteen best images that were submitted for a photo contest, which ran amongall Agfa Graphics employees. The winning images best represent the calendar’s theme of Connect/Create/Care, which summarizes Agfa Graphics’ commitment to its customers.
"Print is a medium that provides inspiration and motivation. It has a unique ability to communicate thoughts and ideas and stimulate conversations. Our 2014 Calendar is again an unparalleled showpiece of the power of print. The Connect/Create/Care theme summarizes our commitment to our customers.”
Tim Van den Bossche,
Vice President Global Marketing Communications & Strategy
The 2014 VIP Calendar was produced using a variety of prepress and printing techniques. Among the Agfa Graphics technologies used in the printing process were Energy Elite Pro thermal printing plates, the Avalon CtP system, Apogee workflow, Sublima screening, Apogee InkSave and Synaps synthetic paper. The month of December was printed on A-Sign Display textile media with Agfa Graphics’ Ardeco wide-format soft signage inkjet printer.
Guido MaesPrintingdeluxe in Ghent, Belgium printed the calendars in cooperation with Mathilde Studios, AdrienHendrickx Digital Imaging, Italian paper supplier Fedrigoni, and finishing company Wirebind.
About Agfa
The Agfa-Gevaert Group is one of the world's leading companies in imaging and information technology. Agfa develops, manufactures and markets analogue and digital systems for the printing industry (Agfa Graphics), for the healthcare sector (Agfa HealthCare), and for specific industrial applications (Agfa Materials). Agfa is headquartered in Mortsel, Belgium. The company is present in 40 countries and has agents in another 100 countries around the globe. The Agfa-Gevaert Group achieved a turnover of 3,091 million euros in 2012.
About Agfa Graphics
Agfa Graphics offers integrated prepress solutions to the printing industry. These solutions comprise consumables, hardware, software and services for production workflow, project and color management.
Agfa Graphics is a worldwide leader with its computer-to-film, computer-to-plate and digital proofing systems for commercial and packaging printing and the newspaper publishing markets.
Agfa Graphics is rapidly developing its position in the new segments of industrial inkjet with comprehensive solutions for various applications such as documents, posters, banners, signage, displays, labels and packaging materials. Its experience in both imaging and emulsion technology has provided the expertise required for developing a complete assortment of high-quality inks.
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