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GENT, BELGIUM—Esko-Graphics has instituted a three-year warranty on the FreeBeam lasers for its PlateDriver CTP systems. The imaging module integrates an adjustable 30mW violet diode laser and associated optics. (www.esko-graphics.com)

MACEDONIA, OH—Automated Graphic Systems (AGS), a Consolidated Graphics company, has announced improvements to its prepress systems and capabilities. AGS has installed a Kodak Approval XP4 digital proofing device, an HP5000 inkjet proofing device, a Creo Lotem computer-to-plate system and a Nexscan scanner with copy dot scanning capabilities. The upgrades amount to a $300,000 investment in prepress technology. (www.ags.com)