Agfa to Demo MGI Meteor DP8700 XL+ Digital Press at Open House

ELMWOOD PARK, N.J.—September 28, 2015—Agfa Graphics is hosting a two-day Open House event at the company's facility in Salt Lake City, to demonstrate the Meteor DP8700 XL+ digital press from MGI Digital Graphic Technology. The Open House event is being held on Sept. 30th and Oct. 1st, 2015, with three sessions being held each day from 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (10 a.m. - 12 noon; 1 - 3 p.m.; 3 - 5 p.m.) at 3696 W. 900 S. (Suite D & E) Salt Lake City, UT 84104. Register by September 29th to attend the event. To register or for more information, contact Chandler Sears at (800) 526-5441 x 844 3573 or chandler.sears@agfa.com. Refreshments will be served.

The Meteor DP8700 XL+ is a versatile, cost-effective digital press that produces a wide range of high-quality products quickly and efficiently. It has true multi-substrate capabilities for paper, plastics and envelopes, laser safe prints and offset-comparable output with expanded sizes up to 13x47". It can produce high margin products such as packaging, labels, plastic cards and more.

"The possibilities with paper and plastic printing are endless. The Meteor DP8700 XL+ digital press offers the largest cut sheet size (up to 47" in production) with offset quality for an impressive total cost of operation," said Deborah Hutcheson, director of marketing, Agfa Graphics, North America.

About Agfa
The Agfa-Gevaert Group is one of the world's leading companies in imaging and information technology. Agfa develops, manufactures and markets analog 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 2,620 million euros in 2014.

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-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.

About Pitman, an Agfa Company
Pitman, an Agfa Graphics company, collaborates with world class manufacturers to provide a diverse offering of the most advanced solutions for the prepress, pressroom, wide format, newspaper, packaging and commercial printing industries. Pitman reinforces its customer-focused approach by providing the market with an unmatched distribution network, expert specialists, and unparalleled service excellence.

Together, Agfa Graphics and Pitman deliver integrated and complete solutions tailored to the ever-changing needs of the graphic communications industry, enabling businesses to produce powerful messages and be more profitable.

Source: Agfa.