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Rotogravure printing has long been the gold standard for image quality. Its renowned depth of color, level of detail and consistent reproduction is unquestioned. Yet it’s also surrounded by misconceptions around start-up costs and lead times, even though advances in technology have virtually overcome the issues. And American Packaging Corporation has raised the bar even further with our investments in new machines and processes. READY TO ELEVATE YOUR BRAND IMAGE? LET’S TALK. With our increasingly shorter leader times and cost-effective processes, rotogravure is a strategic choice for market impact. Submit your info and we’ll be in touch. Call 515.733.1406 or email [email protected] ROTOGRAVURE: STILL THE GOLD STANDARD FOR PRINT QUALITY LET’S GET CREATIVE AMERICANPACKAGING.COM 600 M/MIN APC IS ELEVATING ROTO EVEN HIGHER: ACCELERATING QUALITY, CAPABILITIES AND SPEED TO MARKET American Packaging Corporation has invested more than $150 million since 2012 in to the future and expanded use of rotogravure in productivity systems, equipment processes and capabilities. Comparison: Engraving with Xreme Engraving (top) Conventional engraving (bottom) ONE POINT OF CONTACT simplifies project management. HIGH-VOLUME, FULLY-AUTOMATED 24 cylinder production shortens lead times. IMPROVED COST CONTROL from being both printer and print tool provider. FLEET OF HIGH-OUTPUT presses at two facilities provides flexibility, contingency planning and redundancy, speeding time to market. FIRST PRESSES DESIGNED TO PRINT RECYCLE-READY and recyclable products with premium image quality. NEW POUCH MACHINES produce vibrant, reproducible colors on stand-up and flat-bottom packages for a powerful shelf presence. STATE-OF-THE-ART HD engraving system carries more ink for photo-realistic, repeatable reproduction, distinguishable from the competition. BETTER INK LAYDOWN and coverage for large packages, like pet food bags, helps capture market share from that first point of impact. FINER-DETAIL PRINTING with Xtreme Engraving at reproducible high quality improves readability of tiny fonts, boosting consumer loyalty. G7 CERTIFICATION ensures quality, strengthening your brand. Roto keeps raising the bar: Faster, more cost-effective, ever-higher image quality Bringing engraving in house streamlines, enhances and saves State-of-the art HD cylinder engraving accelerates quality, capabilities and speed to market APC’s cutting-edge equipment boosts your competitive advantage—and ROI Which brands are driving the demand Presses today are 3 - 5x faster than previous generations Faster cylinder engraving shortens lead times 175+ Higher line screens enable finer detail with reproducible high quality Built for premiumization and specialty applications Automation and flexible manufacturing tools control labor, time and resource costs Durable, reusable cylinders are sustainable and cost effective ACCOUNTABILITY keeps focus on meeting budgets and timelines. NO MIDDLEMAN and full control of scheduling speeds time to market. ON-SHORE ENGRAVING AND PRINTING overcomes the Pacific Ocean barrier, reducing travel and time zone inefficiencies. 1 $780M $920M $ 2017 2023 A A 1. Global "Rotogravure Printing Machine" Market 2020 Research Report CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate Established brands wanting to revitalize their presence on the shelf and at the first point of consumer impact. Emerging brands needing to capture market share with a powerful shelf presence. Club store channels looking for attention-getting packaging with extensive color gamut and ink. Brands with extensive labeling and smaller fonts preferring finer-quality detail. Brands wanting to on-shore packaging to reduce supply chain risks, improve response time and speed to market. DUAL HEAD ENGRAVERS increase engraving speeds XTREME ENGRAVING enhances contour definition with excellent ink laydown MULTITUNE ADJUSTMENT refines edge definition CELLEYE CUTTING PROCEDURE ensures consistent quality through volume based measurement THE WORLDWIDE ROTOGRAVURE PRINTING MACHINE MARKET IS EXPECTED TO GROW AT A CAGR OF ROUGHLY 2.7% 1 The market for rotogravure printing machines is growing rapidly to keep up with rising demand for the strategic printing option.

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  • Rotogravure printing has long been the gold standard for image quality.

    Its renowned depth of color, level of detail and consistent reproduction is

    unquestioned. Yet it’s also surrounded by misconceptions around start-up costs and

    lead times, even though advances in technology have virtually overcome the issues.

    And American Packaging Corporation has raised the bar even further with our

    investments in new machines and processes.

    READY TO ELEVATE YOUR BRAND IMAGE? LET’S TALK.

    With our increasingly shorter leader times and cost-effective processes,

    rotogravure is a strategic choice for market impact.

    Submit your info and we’ll be in touch.

    Call 515.733.1406 or email [email protected]

    ROTOGRAVURE:STILL THE GOLD STANDARD FOR PRINT QUALITY

    L E T ’ S G E T C R E A T I V E

    A M E R I C A N P A C K A G I N G . C O M

    6 0 0 M / M I N

    A P C I S E L E V A T I N G R O T O E V E N H I G H E R : A C C E L E R A T I N G Q U A L I T Y , C A P A B I L I T I E S A N D S P E E D T O M A R K E T

    American Packaging Corporation has

    invested more than $150 million since 2012 in

    to the future and expanded use of

    rotogravure in productivity systems,

    equipment processes and capabilities.

    Comparison:

    Engraving with Xreme

    Engraving (top)

    Conventional

    engraving (bottom)

    ONE POINT OF CONTACT

    simplifies project

    management.

    HIGH-VOLUME,

    FULLY-AUTOMATED

    24 cylinder production

    shortens lead times.

    IMPROVED COST CONTROL

    from being both printer and

    print tool provider.

    • FLEET OF HIGH-OUTPUT presses at two facilities provides flexibility,

    contingency planning and redundancy, speeding time to market.

    • FIRST PRESSES DESIGNED TO PRINT RECYCLE-READY and

    recyclable products with premium image quality.

    • NEW POUCH MACHINES produce vibrant, reproducible colors on

    stand-up and flat-bottom packages for a powerful shelf presence.

    • STATE-OF-THE-ART HD engraving system carries more ink for

    photo-realistic, repeatable reproduction, distinguishable from

    the competition.

    • BETTER INK LAYDOWN and coverage for large packages, like

    pet food bags, helps capture market share from that first

    point of impact.

    • FINER-DETAIL PRINTING with Xtreme Engraving at reproducible

    high quality improves readability of tiny fonts, boosting

    consumer loyalty.

    • G7 CERTIFICATION ensures quality, strengthening your brand.

    Roto keeps raising the bar: Faster, morecost-effective, ever-higher image quality

    Bringing engraving in house streamlines, enhances and saves

    State-of-the art HD cylinder engraving accelerates quality, capabilities and speed to market

    APC’s cutting-edge equipment boosts yourcompetitive advantage—and ROI

    Which brands are driving the demand

    Presses today are 3 - 5x faster

    than previous generations

    Faster cylinder engraving

    shortens lead times

    1 7 5 +

    Higher line screens enable finer

    detail with reproducible high quality

    Built for premiumization

    and specialty applications

    Automation and flexible

    manufacturing tools control labor,

    time and resource costs

    Durable, reusable cylinders are

    sustainable and cost effective

    ACCOUNTABILITY

    keeps focus on meeting

    budgets and timelines.

    NO MIDDLEMAN

    and full control of

    scheduling speeds

    time to market.

    ON-SHORE ENGRAVING

    AND PRINTING

    overcomes the Pacific Ocean

    barrier, reducing travel and

    time zone inefficiencies.

    1

    $780M

    $920M

    $

    2017

    2023

    AA

    1. Global "Rotogravure Printing Machine" Market 2020 Research Report

    CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate

    Established brands wanting to

    revitalize their presence on

    the shelf and at the first point

    of consumer impact.

    Emerging brands needing to

    capture market share with

    a powerful shelf presence.

    Club store channels looking for

    attention-getting packaging with

    extensive color gamut and ink.

    Brands with extensive

    labeling and smaller fonts

    preferring finer-quality detail.

    Brands wanting to on-shore packaging

    to reduce supply chain risks, improve

    response time and speed to market.

    DUAL HEAD ENGRAVERS

    increase engraving speeds

    XTREME ENGRAVING

    enhances contour definition

    with excellent ink laydown

    MULTITUNE ADJUSTMENT

    refines edge definition

    CELLEYE CUTTING

    PROCEDURE

    ensures consistent quality

    through volume based

    measurement

    THE WORLDWIDE ROTOGRAVURE PRINTING MACHINE MARKET

    IS EXPECTED TO GROW AT A CAGR OF ROUGHLY 2.7%1

    The market for rotogravure printing machines is growing rapidly to keep up with rising demand

    for the strategic printing option.