DUPLO USA TO SHOW A VARIETY OF PRINTING AND FINISHING EQUIPMENT AT GRAPHICS OF THE AMERICA 2005

Santa Ana, CA – January 21, 2005 – Duplo USA will show its latest finishing equipment in booth #149 at Graphics of the Americas in Miami, Florida February 4 – 6, 2005. Featured at the Duplo USA booth will be a variety of equipment ranging from tabletop folders to heavy-duty collating and bookletmaking systems.

“Duplo has been attending Graphics of the Americas for over ten years, so we feel this is an important show for Duplo and the Latin American market. We’re excited to present show attendees with finishing and digital duplicating systems that will truly satisfy their needs for cost-effective, productive solutions,” said Duplo tradeshow coordinator Katherine Chen.

System 5000 Collating and Bookletmaking System

Duplo’s most heavy-duty and top of the line finishing system produces up to 10,000 collated sets and 5,000 booklets per hour. Designed specifically for printers in need of a finishing system that accepts both offset and digitally printed output, the System 5000 bookletmaker accepts both set by set and sheet by sheet output with no adjustment or extra parts needed. The System 5000 includes a multitude of automated features that reduce set up time and downtime and make changing from job to job simple for novice operators.

DP-205 Tabletop Digital Duplicator

The DP-205 was designed to satisfy the Latin American market. This compact machine offers low cost, high quality, and fast printing at the touch of a button. Speed and quality is not compromised as this easy to use digital duplicator prints up to 120 pages per minute and crisp 300 x 300 dpi images. Unlimited custom colors are available for spot color applications. The DP-205 is ideal for any business or organization seeking a fast, cost-effective printing solution.

DF-920 Sound Reduced Automatic Folder

Duplo’s DF-920 fully automatic tabletop folder features six popular pre-programmed folds and a multitude of custom folds at speeds up to 280 sheets per minute. Unique sound absorbers ensure quiet operation for any business environment. The DF-920 automatically recognizes five popular paper sizes and features a 500-sheet capacity automatic elevating feed tray. The patented feed system ensures reliable feeding and accurate folds for a wide range of paper sizes, weights, and stocks. A batch mode allows the operator to input the exact number of sheets to be folded in each batch and select between a 3-, 5-, or 10-second delay in between each batch.

DC-545HC Slitter/Cutter/Creaser

The DC-545HC is a versatile finishing solution for the short-run on-demand market that automatically slits, cuts, and creases a document in a single pass. The DC-545HC removes unattractive white borders left by digital printers and avoids cracked spines with the special creasing unit. The DC-545HC features a barcode reader that enables the system to recall pre-programmed jobs, thus automatically providing up to six slits, ten cuts, and four creases in a single pass. The registration mark recognition feature compensates for the common problem of image shift and eighty memory settings allow instant access to a multitude of commonly used jobs. Achieve professional quality, full bleed business cards, greeting cards, invitations, brochures, catalogs, posters, book covers, photographs, and more.

DB-250 Desktop Perfect Binder

Duplo’s user-friendly DB-250 brings professional perfect binding to your desktop. Producing up to 200 books per hour, the automated DB-250 is ideal for short-run and on-demand applications. Simply place flat sheets into the clamp where pages are gripped automatically and sent over the roughening cutter for a double pass to ensure superior notching and glue penetration for a secure bind. With a quick push of a button, the DB-250 converts to the padding function for perfectly bound notepads.

From printing to finishing systems, Duplo is the only manufacturer dedicated to the production of a complete line of on-demand solutions. Duplo maintains its commitment to providing the finest off-line, near-line, and in-line finishing systems, as well as an assortment of digital duplicators and high-quality tabletop office equipment. Please contact Duplo USA Corporation 800-255-1933 for additional information.

Duplo’s New Digital Print Finishing Solutions a Big Success at GraphExpo 2004 10.25.2004 ~ Santa Ana, California

Duplo’s new digital print finishing equipment, which made their debut to the U.S. market at this year’s GraphExpo, were a huge success. The DC-645 slitter/cutter/creaser, SCC bookletmaking system, Duetto system, and DBM-500 2KT two-knife trimmer all stirred quite an interest among this year’s 40,000 show attendees.

Graph Expo was an excellent vehicle to bring in customers for a final demonstration to help close deals. Although it was the new equipment that caused a buzz among attendees, the Duplo System 5000 collating and bookletmaking solution, launched at last year’s Graph Expo, was the most popular selling system.

“We’re excited to see the printing industry recovering. In the past two years, printers were hesitant to invest in equipment. The number of orders placed at this year’s Graph Expo was a clear indication of the optimism printers are feeling about the market. Our sales team was energetic and we showcased a handful of new equipment ideal for today’s digital print market. These things, coupled with the overall industry recovery, made this a very successful show for us,” said Duplo Vice President of Sales Peter Tu.

Duplo has strategically designed equipment to satisfy the growing demands of the digital color print market. Common problems associated with digital color output such as image shift, image cracking, and unsightly white borders are now a problem of the past. Duplo’s SCC bookletmaking system, DC-645 slitter/cutter/creaser, and DBM-500 2KT two-knife trimmer address these issues by removing the borders from all four sides of the document, correcting image shift, or creasing on the fold line to prevent image cracking.

From printing to finishing systems, Duplo is the only manufacturer dedicated to the production of a complete line of on-demand solutions. Duplo maintains its commitment to providing the finest off-line, near-line, and in-line finishing systems, as well as an assortment of high quality tabletop office equipment and digital printing systems. Please contact Duplo USA Corporation 800-255-1933 for additional information.