AGFA GRAPHICS
PRESS RELEASE
Agfa impresseswith smart packaging technologies at drupa’s Touchpoint Packaging
Leveraging the convergence between its packaging and security printing activities, Agfa positions itself as a strategic partner for advanced packaging applications. It sees the Touchpoint Packaging as a suitable platform for a dialog with potential customers, hinging on three focus points: Arziro security software, silver-based conductive inks and color laser imaging technology.
Mortsel, Belgium – May 26, 2016
According to a European Commission report, nearly 7-10% of world trade is infected by counterfeit goods, costing brand owners approximately EUR 500 billion every year. This has caused many companies to rethink their manufacturing strategies and improve their techniques to protect their brands.
Arziro, design software for the general security printing market
Based on Fortuna, thedesign software for the high-security print market, Agfa developed Arziro Design: a state-of-the-art plugin for Adobe Illustrator to create anti-counterfeiting artwork, which is targeted at companies involved in general-security printing.
At drupa, Agfa adds Arziro Authenticate, a unique and powerful hybrid authentication and tracktrace SAAS solution. Both Arziro modules will be shown at the Touchpoint Packaging.
Silver-based conductive inks
It is indisputable that remote sensing, connectivity and printed electronics will play an increasingly important role in the future of packaging. High-conductivity inks will be essential to the viability of these technologies, as they enable the capturing and processing of vital signals and electric currents that make these packaging circuits of the future work. Nano-silver inks from Agfa allow for printing high-quality RFID antennas for example, and are an enabling technology for future printed electronics in both analog and digital applications or workflows.
Color-laser imaging technology
For a number of years, Agfa has been active in the development of laser-imageable and color-changeable formulations. Several of these technologies offer unique features that can be of value in packaging applications.
The main attraction of these technologies is their ability to generate an image on a finished product without altering the look or feel of the product. At the moment, Agfa is translating these coating formulations into functional printing inks.
These technologies will be at display at drupa’s TouchPoint Packaging in Hall 12. Also visit the Agfa Graphics booth in Hall 8a.
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 Specialty Products). 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 2,646million euros in 2015.
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Agfa Graphics offers integrated prepress solutions to the commercial printing industry, the newspaper printing and publishing industry and the sign and display, decoration and industrial inkjet printing industry. These solutions comprise consumables, hardware, software and services for production workflow, project and process management, cloud software and image processing.
Agfa Graphics is a worldwide leader with its computer-to-film, computer-to-plate, digital proofing and security solutions for commercial and packaging printers.
For newspaper markets Agfa Graphics is leading supplier of automation for printed and mobile publishing workflows.
Agfa Graphics has also developed a prominent position in the new segments of industrial inkjet. It offers a wide range of inkjet presses and a complete assortment of high-quality inks.
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Paul Adriaensen
Agfa Graphics Press Relations Manager
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