Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG and Creo Products make announcement.DUSSELDORF--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 4, 1997--Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG and Creo Products Inc., Canada, today announced a far-reaching agreement in principle for a partnership in the area of Computer-to-Plate systems. The agreement encompasses joint development, production, and marketing of co-branded CtP solutions for the printing industry. The collaboration between Heidelberg, the world's leading supplier of printing equipment, and Creo, the world's leading supplier of Computer-to-Plate systems, marks an aggressive reinforcement reinforcement /re·in·force·ment/ (-in-fors´ment) in behavioral science, the presentation of a stimulus following a response that increases the frequency of subsequent responses, whether positive to desirable events, or of the companies' joint mission to become the preeminent pre·em·i·nent or pre-em·i·nent adj. Superior to or notable above all others; outstanding. See Synonyms at dominant, noted. [Middle English, from Latin prae supplier of Computer-to-Plate solutions to the printing industry. The partnership will offer a comprehensive family of CtP systems and workflow The automatic routing of documents to the users responsible for working on them. Workflow is concerned with providing the information required to support each step of the business cycle. solutions to be presented at Imprinta. In the Linotype-Hell booth, the partnership will feature a thermal Trendsetter trend·set·ter n. One that initiates or popularizes a trend: "The Golden State, ever the trendsetter, reformed its property tax" New York. 3244 from Creo, the new 4-page thermal Herkules Plate system, and the visible light 8-page fully automatic Gutenberg. In the Creo booth, the partnership will unveil the Trendsetter Spectrum 3244 with its new plate autoloading au·to·load·ing adj. Semiautomatic. Adj. 1. autoloading - (of firearms) capable of automatic loading and firing continuously; "an autoloading rifle" self-loading, semiautomatic option and its halftone In printing, the simulation of a continuous-tone image (shaded drawing, photograph) with dots. All printing processes, except for Cycolor, print dots. In photographically generated halftones, a camera shoots the image through a halftone screen, creating smaller dots for lighter areas and color proofing capability. "Heidelberger Druckmaschinen is very pleased to join forces with Creo to offer the most comprehensive range of Computer-to-Plate solutions to the printing industry. This partnership is a result of our constant evaluation of customer needs and desires. We believe this affiliation with Creo will give our customers a secure and solid foundation to immediately capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. the opportunities presented by digital platemaking," commented Bernhard Schreier, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Linotype-Hell, the prepress company of the Heidelberg Group. Amos Michelson, CEO of Creo Products added, "Creo is very excited to enter into this partnership with the world's leading supplier of printing equipment. We are confident this step provides the market with a clear choice for integrated CtP solutions. We look forward to working closely with Heidelberg in offering the best possible basis for future growth and continued customer satisfaction." CONTACT: Dirk Grosse-Leege Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG tel +49 6221 925060 fax +49 6221 925069 or U.S. Contact for Heidelberg Prepress/Linotype-Hell Helene Smith 516/821-7292 hsmith@li.net or Boudewijn Neijens Creo Products tel +32 2 7151400 fax +32 2 7209671 |
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