Rotoflex Int'l, Inc.

Since the December 2008 acquisition of Rotoflex International by MAI Holdings, operational efficiencies and customer service have been a primary focus for the business.

Company: Advanced Vision Technology (AVT), www.avt-inc.com Product: The PrintVision/Orion What is it?: A 100-percent automatic inspection system and quality assurance for folding carton single pack applications. Features: • Inspects quality with a Linear CCD camera • Detects diecut and creasing faults and will eject defective blanks while collecting and stacking good ones • Can handle blanks of up to 17˝ at speeds up to 40,000 blanks per hour Company: Rotoflex International, www.rotoflex.com Product: VLI eDRIVE series What is it?: Inspection slitter/rewinders designed for consistency, low maintenance, lower tension, higher speeds, and easy job setup/operation. Features: • AC Vector Motor

Printers like to hear their presses running, because hopefully money is being made and customer demands are being met. But shorter runs can tie up a press with more frequent setups. Integrating short print runs into an overall business plan isn’t as easy as it might sound. To accommodate customer demand for these types of runs, a package printer must do its homework long before actually accepting the orders. Impact of shorter runs Print jobs that are shorter than the norm impact printers’ businesses and business operations, but not necessarily negatively as long as they are proactive. “Our short-run sales increased by 50 percent

Boy, there’s a lot to inspection! In-line versus off-line, rewind versus press-mounted, the human eye versus video—these are only a few, but critical, considerations. There are various inspection systems on the market, some for use on the press, and some for use on the rewinder as the web is rewound. Each inspection system is designed to take certain actions when it detects a defect in the printed product. These defects can range from registration to incorrect characters. In addition, with brand protection emerging as a growing market niche, the ability to inspect microprinting and other security markings not visible to the naked eye is

BRUSSELS, Belgium—Rotoflex International Inc. received the Continuous Innovation Award during the 4th Annual Label Industry Awards at Labelexpo Europe 2007. Rotoflex was awarded this honor based on the following selection criteria: • Is an innovative and pioneering company • Instrumental in continuously developing the science and technology of the label industry • Has developed markets/products for the benefit of the whole industry • Has been involved in the industry, listens to customers needs and acts on them • Is a longstanding player in the industry • Operates with business integrity • Is a good employer, committed to education, training, and staff development • Is

BRUSSELS, Belgium—Labelexpo Europe 2007, which took place Sept. 26-29 in Brussels, surpassed all of its previous records in terms of visitors, exhibitors, and equipment sales. According to the show producers, this makes Labelexpo Europe 2007 the largest and most successful label event ever to have taken place. In total, 24,752 visitors from 114 countries attended this year’s show, an increase of 7 percent over the 2005 event. This included large delegations from Australia, Brazil, China, India, Japan, Russia, South Africa, Turkey, and the Middle East. Sixty-six percent of visitors extended their visit by at least a day (compared to 2005), which meant that the

BRUSSELS, Belgium—Rotoflex International Inc. received the Continuous Innovation Award during the 4th Annual Label Industry Awards at Labelexpo 2007. This nomination recognizes Rotoflex as a long-established supplier in the label industry based on the following selection criteria: • Is an innovative and pioneering company • Instrumental in continuously developing the science and technology of the label industry • Has developed markets/products for the benefit of the whole industry • Has been involved in the industry, listens to customers needs and has acted on them • Is a longstanding player in the industry • Operates with business integrity • Is a good employer - committed

BRUSSELS, Belgium—Labelexpo Europe 2007, which took place Sept. 26-29 in Brussels, surpassed all its records this year, in terms of visitors, exhibitors and equipment sales. This makes Labelexpo Europe 2007 the largest and most successful label event ever to have taken place. In total, 24,752 visitors from 114 countries attended this year’s show - an increase of 7 percent over the 2005 event. This included large delegations from Australia, Brazil, China, India, Japan, Russia, South Africa, Turkey and the Middle East. An incredible 66 percent of visitors extended their visit by at least a day (compared to 2005), which meant that the daily attendance

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.—Rotoflex Tooling (a division of Rotoflex International) now manufactures magnetic cylinders in Canada. “With the increased demand for flexible dies, our customers need the shortest possible lead times. Companies just can’t wait weeks for a magnetic cylinder—they need it yesterday. We now manufacture the magnetic cylinders in Canada, resulting in faster service, reduced downtime, and better value,” said Earl Warren, general manager, Rotoflex Tooling. “Magnetic cylinders fit easily into existing die stations, providing a cost-effective alternative to solid die replacement,”continued Warren. “Using strong magnets that are strategically placed around the circumference of the cylinder, a flexible magnetic die (or plate) can be used

Turnaround times are critical in today’s package-printing world. Couple quick turnaround with the demand for shorter runs, and your press operators will be switching tools almost constantly. Diecutting is an integral part of the entire printing process and can impact the speed at which you can fulfill print orders. Just as diecutting impacts the speed of your print job, external forces, such as consolidation, globalization, new substrates and shorter runs, affect the ­diecutting market. “The label printing industry as a whole has been changing rapidly in recent years,” says Frank Hasselberg, executive vice president, Kocher + Beck USA. “These changes also have a huge