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BEP and Automatän Sign Pact

PLOVER, WI—The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP), the U.S. government’s security printer, has agreed to purchase seven jogger/aerators from Automatän. Four of the Model 6500GLs are ticketed for BEP’s Washington, DC, facility, while three are to be installed at its Fort Worth, TX, plant. In all, 11 machines will be installed by the end of 2008.