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Jacques—Absolutely. Flexotecnica customers are profiting from the fact that they can produce short run jobs more efficiently because the equipment is optimized for the operator to do just that.

Ruenzel—Shorter runs would tend to equate into more demand for presses; however, the gearless sleeve presses are very efficient and one new press can replace two older CI presses. The net result is that there is growth, but not in any dramatic sense. And a considerable amount of the demand is for 10-color presses, which represents a significant investment that not all companies can afford.