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10 Quick Printing | January 2015 MyPRINTResource.com News of the Printing Industry at a Glance Muller Martini Exits Offset Press Business Slumping sales have led Muller Martini to make the diffcult decision of ceasing production of printing presses in the frst half of 2015. The Swiss-based manufacturer said it will continue to provide service support for its press customers worldwide. As part of its strate- gic realignment, the company will focus on print fnishing in the future, strengthened by its recent takeover of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG's service and spare parts business for its saddle stitchers, perfect binders, and thread-sealing machines. Up to 80 jobs may be affected at Muller Martini Druckmaschinen GmbH in Maulburg, Germany). MyPRINTResource.com/10006773 Ricoh Acquires PTI Marketing Technologies Ricoh Company Ltd. has acquired PTI Marketing Tech- nologies. The multimillion-dollar acquisition illustrates Ricoh's value to customers by providing a complete set of offerings to build, print, and manage marketing assets. It also further highlights Ricoh's broader commit- ment to customers by providing unmatched services and solutions they need to succeed. Under the continued leadership of Coleman Kane, president and CEO of PTI, the team will fully leverage Ricoh to bring new technologies, software, and services to market, enabling companies to drive relevant, multichan- nel marketing campaigns at the global, regional and local levels. PTI will continue to operate under its current name, management team and structure, at its Solana Beach, CA headquarters and Chicago offce. Ricoh Americas: MyPRINTResource.com/10007712 PTI Marketing: MyPRINTResource.com/10335137 Kodak Sets New Structure Effective as of January 1, Kodak has established a new organizational structure. It now has fve market-focused business divisions; each is an end-to-end operating unit with responsibility and accountability for portfolio, product design, engineering, services, sales, pur- chasing, and supply chain: § Print Systems Division: Led by Brad Kruchten, president, this division serves graphic arts and commercial print customers with printing plates, computer to plate imaging solutions, electrophotographic printing solutions, OEM toner, and all equipment services. § Enterprise Inkjet Systems Division: Philip Cullimore, president, leads this division, which serves existing and future inkjet printing customers with Kodak Prosper Sys- tems, VersaMark Systems, Print on Demand Solutions, and ink OEM solutions. § Micro3D Printing and Packaging Division: Cullimore also will lead this group on an interim basis as president. It serves packaging customers and display OEM partners with products such as Kodak Flexcel NX Systems and Plates, legacy packaging solutions, and touch sensor flms. § Software and Solutions Division: Eric-Yves Mahe, presi- dent, leads this unit which includes Kodak Technology Solutions, KODAK Unifed Workfow Solutions, Brand Protection Solutions, Kodak Services for Business, and Design 2 Launch solutions to manage and coordinate use of brand assets. § Consumer and Film Division: Steven Overman, president, who is also Kodak's chief marketing offcer, leads this di- vision, with responsibility for consumer inkjet solutions, motion picture and commercial flms, synthetic chemi- cals, and brand licensing. MyPRINTResource.com/10005105 Future of UV/EB Curing Technologies PRIMIR, the Print Industries Market Information and Research Organization, has announced publication of a new study, "UV/EB Curing Technologies in Printing." The research, conducted for PRIMIR by I.T. Strategies, is a look at the North American market for UV/EB printing appli- cations. The study provides an overview of energy-curing technologies, sizing of each market segment, technol- ogy drivers, and growth rates along with implications for graphic communications frms. According to Steve Metcalf, president & CEO of Air Motion Systems|AMS UV, who served as co-chair of the PRIMIR task force guid- ing this effort, "In 2012, about 15 percent of all printing equipment and supplies expenditures were spent on ener- gy-curing ink technology. This study was commissioned to provide clarity and focus on the energy-curing print market, and to identify major barriers and opportunities, such as LED UV, for further adoption." For more information about this report, contact Rekha Ratnam, assistant director, Market Data/Research, at 703/264-7200 or e-mail: rratnam@primir.org . MyPRINTResource.com/10218465 WYNIT Partners with Matter and Form WYNIT Distribution, LLC has announced a new partner- ship with Matter and Form Inc., the company behind the Matter and Form 3D Scanner, the world's frst truly afford- able, high resolution 3D scanner. "We are seeing a lot of momentum behind the 3D printing technology category and being able to help our dealers' customers more easily import and manipulate real world objects as 3D models on their computers will only further accelerate growth," said Rick Slagle, VP of Sales, Integrator Markets for WYNIT Distribution. Under the new agreement, WYNIT Distribution will make Matter and Form's 3D scanner available to autho- rized resellers in the US. MyPRINTResource.com/10210447