International Technoprint Celebrates 100 Years of Printing.

SAN DIEGO -- Established just 15 years ago, International Technoprint (ITI) possesses a rich printing tradition that precedes the offset press by decades. This tradition began with ITI's parent company, the Yamagata Group, which is now celebrating its 100th birthday. E[acute accent]Over the last century, the printing industry has experienced major technology breakthroughs, and the Yamagata Group has kept pace at every step. Its first printer was a letterpress, which is one of the earliest methods of printing text on paper. The Yamagata Group adopted offset printing in 1978 and now operates numerous digital print facilities around the world. E[acute accent]The Yamagata Group offers a wide range of services, including printing, translation, 3-D animation, technical writing, desktop publishing, Web-based content development and technical support. These services enable ITI to provide U.S. companies with a single point of contact for developing manuals, user guides, brochures and Web sites. E[acute accent]"Thanks to the Yamagata Group's vast printing experience, International Technoprint is helping U.S. companies effectively market to their customers all over the world," said Shiro Fujimoto, president of ITI. "We handle every detail, from translation to printing to delivery."

E[acute accent]100 Years of Printing

E[acute accent]--1906 Yamagata Printing Co. founded

E[acute accent]--1945 Reorganized company as Yamagata Printing Co. Ltd.

E[acute accent]--1978 Switched from letterpress printing to offset printing. Introduced process printing and computerized typesetting.

E[acute accent]--1983 Established Yamagata Technical Center and introduced CAD system

E[acute accent]--1984 Established Yamagata Printing Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

E[acute accent]--1987 Introduced integrated production system from planning and manuscript writing to printing, binding and delivery

E[acute accent]--1988 Completed expansion of manual printing and binding division of Fukushima factory

E[acute accent]--1989 Established International Technoprint Inc. (San Diego, USA)

E[acute accent]--1998 Established Ycomm Co. Ltd. (Changed name) Established Ycomm Europe NV (Belgium)

E[acute accent]--1999 Established Printelligence (Xiamen) Co. Ltd. (China)

E[acute accent]--2000 Completed Yamagata Printing Manufacturing Co. Ltd. Hagiwara Factory (Gifu prefecture) Established Printelligence (Hong Kong) Co. Ltd. Opened Page Factory Co. Ltd. Shanghai Office (China)

E[acute accent]--2002 Established Ycomm (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. (China) Established Printelligence (Wuxi) Co. Ltd. (China) Established PF 3D Works MSC Sdn. Bhd. (Malaysia)

E[acute accent]--2003 Merged Ycomm and Page Factory

E[acute accent]Serving a Global Economy

E[acute accent]With its headquarters in San Diego, ITI is well-positioned to serve today's global economy. ITI enables U.S. manufacturing companies to provide product documentation to their customers both onshore and offshore. E[acute accent]Companies maintain total quality control over their documentation materials, while keeping up with their critical, just-in-time manufacturing schedules. ITI serves its customers with a keen understanding of U.S. and Asian manufacturing; expert translation and localization services; and complete print logistics support in the United States, Asia, Europe, Canada and Latin America (including the Maquiladora in Mexico).

E[acute accent]International Technoprint

E[acute accent]Established in 1989, International Technoprint Inc. is the North American business arm of Yamagata Printing Group, a global company based in Yokohama, Japan. With full publishing and printing services in Japan, China, Southeast Asia, Europe and the United States, International Technoprint can print, warehouse and deliver documents to any location around the world. Services include complete print-on-demand and logistics support for developing manuals, user guides, brochures and Web sites. International Technoprint's headquarters is located at 10625 Scripps Ranch Blvd., Suite F., San Diego, CA 92131-1026. For more information, please call 858-578-9273 or visit the Web site at www.technoprint.com.