Diamond Graphics Adds Xeikon 5000plus Digital Press for Card Manufacturing

ITASCA, IL—March 10, 2010—Xeikon, a division of Punch Graphix, today announced that Ramsey, MN-based Diamond Graphics, a plastic card manufacturer for pre-paid solutions, has purchased and installed a Xeikon 5000plus digital color press.

In business for more than 10 years, Diamond Graphics offers start-to-finish card solutions, catering to the telecommunications, direct mail, and pre-paid/stored value gift card industries. The company, which prints more than 250 million cards a year, is capable of printing, ink-jetting, encoding, and packaging. In the fall of 2009, Diamond Graphics made its first investment in digital print technology with the purchase of a Xeikon 5000plus. Diamond Graphics will use the Xeikon press to print an array of cards, including loyalty cards, gift cards, phone cards, and membership ID cards. The cards will be printed on Teslin, a special synthetic substrate.