BRINGING THE SIMPLICITY OF DIGITAL PRINTING TO FLEXO!

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1 BRINGING THE SIMPLICITY OF DIGITAL PRINTING TO FLEXO!

2 What is REVO Digital Flexo Revolution? REVO Digital Flexo Revolution is A Project Team of leading companies in the printing industry Promoting a new manufacturing method To create Digital Flexo by digitising the flexo process

3 Who are the REVO Digital Flexo Revolution Partners? Team Product Revo Activity Converter of Labels and Packaging Field Test and Validation of the REVO Digital Flexo process Anilox rollers Anilox rollers suitable for REVO specifications Helios 100% inspection Press Control & Quality Control Polymer plates and pre-press HW Flexo plates suitable for REVO specifications Pre-press software and hardware 7 colours separation SW and control HW suitable for REVO specifications Printing Inks Flexo inks suitable for REVO specifications Printing and converting machines Digital automation for REVO printing and converting specifications Labels and Packaging substrates Substrates suitable for REVO specifications

4 What is the REVO Digital Flexo Revolution? REVO Digital Flexo Revolution is Print with 7 colours (fixed palette) colour separation Print with UV Flexo inks Use fully automated digital Flexo presses Use fully automated digital Pre-press and plate making

5 Market Trends Shorter print runs More products and variants Just in time production Cost efficiency and waste reduction required Shorter print runs = more make readies = higher cost Competition from digital print In all applications Labels, Folding Carton, Flexible packaging

6 Today s Market Concerns Source: InfoTrends 2012 survey What do converters want. Over 200 converters surveyed in North America, Europe and China

7 Shrinking Production Time 50% - 60% of production time is washing

8 REVO Digital Flexo Features & Benefits Overview REVO Digital Flexo Revolution is Sustainable 10 to 50 meters of waste per job (without operator) Consistent Digital colour matching in pre-press (no ink match on press) Digital print pressures and register (without operator) Inks and anilox rollers are never changed in the press. Flexible hundreds of special colours in one print 1 minute set-up of a press for a new job Print on all substrates Quality driven The most vibrant images ever printed Profitable 95% production 5% set up time on a REVO press

9 What do I need for REVO Digital Flexo? The REVO Team have developed the integrated REVO Set of Technologies, which includes: Flexocure Ancora Low Migration UV inks Cyrel DFUV and DPR photopolymer plates GTT anilox rollers Equinox separation pre-press Fit range of substrates Infinite Flower print units Helios II pressure control & 100% inspection. REVO is immediately available as an off-the-shelf turnkey package. REVO DIGITAL FLEXO Revolution is accessible to every Labels and Packaging converter worldwide.

10 What are the REVO benefits? Cost reduction: less substrate, less inks, less time are wasted for colour matching in the press. Up to 90% of PMS palette is reproduced with combination of the fixed colours in the press. less ink is needed to print PMS colours (up to 50%). less substrate is wasted during set-up in the press due to Digital Automation more up-time of the press is achieved due to down-time reduction for colour matching, print and die-cutting cylinders change, press set-up, press inconsistency during production. no additional cost for substrates pre-treatment

11 What are the REVO benefits? Consistency: process parameters are digitised throughout the entire workflow from pre-press to print. The full process is under REVO digital control. operators skills are not required for colour matching. anilox engraving and inks are optimised for consistent performance. digital automation on press greatly reduces the variables caused by differing operator s skills. colour density isconsistent from 10 m/min to 180 m/min

12 What are the REVO benefits? Quality: Extended colour gamut with 7 colours (CMYK + Orange, Green, Violet) provide vibrant effects on pictures with natural and realistic images. HD Flexo with 80 lines per cm (200 LPI) become standard, taking flexo to a higher print quality level.

13 What are the benefits? Digital flexibility: the same file can be printed on a Digital or a REVO Digital Flexo press, with similar quality and costs. Production flow can be similar to a Digital press, with i. frequent job changes, ii. last minute job planning iii. fast speed to market iv. reduced minimum order quantity Graphic flexibility: a single job can contain hundreds of PMS colours, without additional print stations. REVO allows printers to combine multiple labels on the same plate.

14 First REVO Testimonial Adare is a UK leading converter who has experienced REVO technology in real production. The advantage of REVO technology, which we are beta-testing as a Labels and Packaging converters since last year, is inherent to the digital control of all variables. We have encountered dramatic cost reductions in substrate waste, press down-time, ink consumption. It is clear that colour matching for a converter is the greatest problem, in real life production. With REVO digitally optimized technologies we can achieve repeatable and predictable PMS shades. A digitally automated press makes the rest in terms of fast turnaround. Thus we have changed our production structure, proposing much shorter lead times and greater production flexibility to our customers. It is like having a digital press with flexo costs. DaraghWhelan - Technical Director of Adare UK

15 Conventional Flexo Vs REVO Digital Flexo Conventional REVO No. of Set Ups 5 1 No. of Colours 6 7 No. of Ink Mixes: (Pantones) 10 0 No. of Plates: 30 7 Total Make Ready Material Mtrs: st Job Make Ready Time: 1 hr 30 mins 30 mins Run on Make Ready Time: 30 mins N/A Total Make Ready time: 3 hrs 30 mins 30 mins

16 Conventional Flexo Vs REVO Digital Flexo Conventional REVO No. of Set Ups 2 1 No. of Colours: 7 7 No. of Ink Mixes: (Pantones) 6 0 No. of Plates: 14 7 Total Make Ready Material Mtrs: st Job Make Ready Time: 1 hr 30 mins 30 mins Run on Make Ready Time: 30 mins N/A Total Make Ready time: 2 hrs 30 mins

17 Lots of special colours in one print

18 The most vibrant images ever printed

19 REVO Minimum specifications Extremely accurate register tolerances are needed to print with REVO also small negative types with 2-3 colours on top of each other. Accurate plate mounting is needed. Presses with accurate register performances are needed. Total colour consistency is a must to achieve PMS matching in production. GTT anilox rollers guarantee worldwide that ink transfer tolerance between rollers is limited to less than 1%. Infinite Flower print units guarantee 100% colour consistency from 10 to 180 m/min. Flexocure ANCORA inks, Cyrel DFUV/DPR photopolymer plates and FIT substrates guarantee standardized and tested quality for all the supplies globally, to obtain global colour consistency. AVT Helios pressure control ensures accurate operator independent pressure consistency.

20 THANK YOU. QUESTIONS PLEASE? BRINGING THE SIMPLICITY OF DIGITAL PRINTING TO FLEXO!

21 REVO Frequently Asked Questions Can I retrofit my existing flexo press? No, the REVO Set of Technologies is the best off-the-shelf package to start printing with REVO method, andgetting immediatelyallthe REVO benefits.

22 REVO Frequently Asked Questions When I print a 5 colours job (a process job, with only one additional PMS colour), do I need always to use 7 inks and seven plates? NO, REVO will use minimum number of inks and plates. Only a selection (and not all) of the 7 inks available will be required to reproduce the desired PMS. Can I print with just 4 process colours and print also PMS colours? YES, with REVO Technology you can print with 4 colours process inks and achieve up to 68% of PMS colours. What is the lifetime of REVO 80 lines plate comparing standard to Digital Flexo? Same or better because the pressure control is fully automated

23 REVO Frequently Asked Questions When I print a specific PMS colour, do I always need to print 7 colours on top of each other? NO, any PMS colour will be reproduced with max 3 colours selected between the 7 colours available. Can I use my existing anilox rollers? NO, you need to buy REVO compatible GTT anilox rollers which can guarantee the consistent and standardized ink transfer needed to achieve REVO quality. Can I use my existing inks, substrates, press, inspection system? NO, you will not achieve the same accuracy in colour matching, the same quality in printing, the same consistency in the printed results, and you would not get all the combined, standardized advantages of the integrated REVO Set of Technologies and of Digital Automation. In the future the REVO Set of Technologies will be further extended.

24 REVO Frequently Asked Questions Who is going to make the plate for me? ADARE REPRO HOUSE can support you on Repro graphic file preparation for REVO standard. Contact Daragh Whelan The REVO Team will identify and propose you the closest REVO Service Point to your company. Please Contact DUPONT PACKAGING GRAPHICS: Mr. Carsten Bastian ESKO : Mr. Fredric Vanvinckenroye (fredric.vanvinckenroye@esko.com) Who is going to consult and qualify me or my service point on REVO? ADARE REPRO HOUSE Contact Daragh Whelan (daragh.whelan@adare.com)

25 REVO Frequently Asked Questions Can I make REVO plates in house? Yes, you need to buy Equinox program for 7 color separation and use HD flexo plate manufacturing process for Cyrel DFUV photopolymer plates.

26 The Future of REVO Stay updated and visit occasionally the official REVO web site. ( REVO will advertise and publish all the news and technical innovations achieved in the coming months. REVO Contact List For all kind of support you can contact the following REVO members: ADARE : Mr. Daragh Whelan (daragh.whelan@adare.com) APEX GROUP of COMPANIES : Mrs. Jeanine Graat (jgraat@apex-europe.com) AVT : Mr. David Naisby (DavidN@AVT-INC.COM) DUPONT PACKAGING GRAPHICS: Mr. Carsten Bastian (carsten.bastian@dupont.com) ESKO : Mr. Fredric Vanvinckenroye (fredric.vanvinckenroye@esko.com) FLINT GROUP : Mr. Niklas Olsson (niklas.olsson@flintgrp.com ) Nuova GIDUE : Mrs. Cristina Toffolo (cristina.toffolo@gidue.com) UPM RAFLATAC : Mr. Marko Tiainen (marko.tiainen@upmraflatac.com)

27 Thank you! The Revo Members