Duplo’s Range Of New Products and Flexibile Finishing Solutions to Take Center Stage in Düsseldorf

SANTA ANA, CA—March 14, 2008—Duplo will use this year’s drupa to unveil a range of new products and innovative modular finishing configurations which will allow printers to introduce sophisticated value-added finishing processes to their customer offerings.

Visitors to the exhibition will see for the first time Duplo’s unique DC-645 Production Color Finisher with a new knife folder, adding further application possibilities to the already versatile slit, cut and crease machine. drupa will also see the first showing of the intelligent DSF-5000 high speed dynamic document sheet feeder; Duplo’s new PUR DPB-500 Perfect Binder as well as the launch of the new mid-range bookletmaker DBM-350/T.

Duplo plans to unveil even more new products at drupa catering for all aspects of the traditional offset and digital markets as well as its latest digital printing systems. In addition, Duplo will reveal some interesting partner news in the run up to the event. Further information about these exciting developments will be announced over the coming weeks.

Akio Kaneko, Manager, International Sales Group at Duplo Corporation comments: “Duplo has been taking the industry lead in ensuring that print providers understand the significance of effective, flexible finishing within the production process and the benefits it can bring to their business. Introducing value-added finishing processes to their customer offering will help them to differentiate from their competitors, increase margins on individual jobs, establish profitable relationships as well as move into new areas and thus grow their overall business potential.”

He continues: “Following valuable feedback from our customers world-wide, we’ve been extremely busy developing new advanced, cost-effective finishing solutions that produce high quality, multiple applications and which suit the requirements of traditional offset, digital or hybrid printing houses. There is no better platform than drupa to showcase our new versatile solutions to demonstrate our commitment to a very dynamic industry.”