Advanced Vision Technology (AVT)

HOD-HASHARON, Israel—Advanced Vision Technology Ltd., a global provider of automatic optical inspection and quality assurance systems for the printing and packaging industry, completed a successful 2006 with sales of $28.5 million, up 13.2 percent over 2005. Profitability for the year 2006 was up 28.9 percent at $ 5.4 million ($ 4.2 million in 2005). Sales for the fourth quarter of 2006 totalled $ 7.4 million, up 12.3 percent for the same period in 2005 ($ 6.6 million). Order bookings for 2006 were more than $ 28.9 million, an increase of 10.5 percent over 2005 ($ 26.1 million), and at year-end, AVT’s order backlog

HOD-HASHARON, Israel—Advanced Vision Technology (AVT), a manufacturer of automatic inspection solutions for printing applications, announced the signing of a distribution agreement with Nilpeter China. This agreement was established to support AVT’s growth in the Chinese market, particularly targeting the label and narrow-web sectors. Nilpeter is a global manufacturer of high-performance narrow-web presses. Its combined press solution that integrates flexo, gravure, and offset technology is recognized as the best-of-class in the industry. Nilpeter launched its China operation in 2004, with offices in Shanghai and Shenzhen. From the very first opening day, Nilpeter China has been aiming to provide a total solution to its customers, in

HOD-HASHARON, Israel—Advanced Vision Technology (AVT), a leader in automatic inspection solutions for printing applications, announced today the signing of a distribution agreement with Nilpeter China. This agreement was established to support AVT’s growth in the Chinese market, particularly targeting the label and narrow web sectors. Nilpeter is a world leading manufacturer of high performance narrow web presses. Its combined press solution that integrates flexo, gravure and offset technology is recognized as the best-of-class in the industry. Nilpeter launched its China operation in 2004, with offices in Shanghai and Shenzhen. From the very first opening day, Nilpeter China has been aiming to provide a total

ATLANTA, Ga.—Advanced Vision Technology Ltd., a leading supplier of automatic inspection and quality assurance solutions for the printing, packaging, and label converting industries, has announced the appointment of Bruno Carrer as Canadian sales manager for AVT’s fast-growing label and packaging business throughout Canada. He is headquartered in Toronto and reports to Lance Shumaker, president of AVT Inc. “Our appointment of Bruno reflects the importance that AVT places on expanding and serving our customer base in Canada,” Shumaker said. “He has a long history of success in the Canadian graphics market and extensive experience in helping companies introduce advanced production technologies into their operations. Bruno

Hod-Hasharon, Israel - Advanced Vision Technology Ltd (AVT, Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, ISIN: IL001837248), a supplier of automatic inspection and quality assurance solutions for the printing, packaging and label converting industries, announced sales for Q3 2006 of US $7.2 million, 15 percent above the same period in 2005, and up three percent during Q2 2006. Net income for the quarter rose 21 percent to US $1.3 million (US $1.0 million for the same period percent to US $4.2 million (US $2.9 million for the same period in 2005). New order bookings for Q3 totalled US $8.5 million (an increase of

As always, companies exhibiting at CMM International 2005 put on a display of impressive new products and technologies for converters and package printers. A SUCCESSFUL TRADE show is always measured on an individual basis—foot traffic, promising leads, or signed contracts. While attendees weren't exactly carried down the aisles in a swell of people, CMM International 2005 still offered a wide array of new products and technologies from the exhibiting companies. The following is a small sampling of what CMM International had to offer. Company news Enercon and Ciba Specialty Chemicals announced a joint development agreement which will combine Enercon's surface modification Plasma3™ technology

AAA PRESS INT'L Digital and analog video inspection systems. Write 735, Visit www.aaapress.com, AccuWeb Web Width Monitor System makes width measurements for both acquisition and process control. It uses no moving parts and can detect almost any web material. Write 736, www.accuweb.com Advanced Vision Technology (AVT) Offers process control and 100 percent quality assurance solutions on-press or on-rewinder, including register and pressure control solutions, inline color management, barcode verification solutions and job quality data management. Write 737, www.avt-inc.com BST PRO MARK Premius Digital system provides automatic inspection and identification of print defects and color variations, register control on flexo CI presses, and

Exhibitors at Labelexpo Americas 2004 had plenty of web inspection equipment on display. LABELEXPO AMERICAS HAD many exhibitors showing off their web inspection equipment, but does a converter really need to purchase inspection equipment? Some say yes, if they want to keep their waste, cost, and production time under control. Web inspection has come a long way, and packagePRINTING took a look at the different makes and models of web viewing systems that were available at Labelexpo, and spoke with some of the customers that use them. Smile, you're on camera There are two major different kinds of web scan equipment—web inspection systems and

Package printers are reaping the benefits from productivity enhancements that are built into today's wide-web flexo presses. BIGGER IS BETTER! That's a motto that suppliers of wide-web flexo presses wish all package printers would adopt. But bigger also conveys images of heavier, more cumbersome, and slower—all qualities that today's nimble, agile manufacturers can't afford to be. And they don't have to be—because today's wide-web flexo presses are getting better and better in many ways that make them "lighter on their feet." Steven F. Lekan, director of business development for Comexi America, gives credit to flexo printers for helping drive the positive

Variation in web inspection systems lets converters see just what they want to see. By Susan Friedman Whether package printers' fiercest print nemesis is skip-out, smudges, streaks, register or color, the web inspection market is teeming with improved approaches to sending defects packing, whether the budget is basic or no-holds-barred. In the narrow-web market, Brian Tithecott, marketing manager for Focus Automation Systems, reports strong sales to pharmaceutical, health and beauty, and prime label printers with a need for high quality, and in the case of pharmaceutical printers, perfection in each impression. "Wide-web printers," he notes in comparison, "are looking at inspection to improve yields.