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Subject Company: PRINTWARE, INC.
Commission File Number: 000-20729
NEWS RELEASE
For immediate release
Printware, Inc.
1270 Eagan Industrial Rd.
St. Paul, MN 55121
http://PrintwareInc.com
CONTACT--Tim Murphy, VP Marketing & Sales, (651) 456-1404
Printware Installs Multiple Platesetters at Liturgical Publications
Leading church-bulletin publisher selects Printware equipment for two plants
ST. PAUL, MINN., May 23, 2000--Printware, Inc. (Nasdaq-NNM: PRTW), announced
it recently completed a multiple-unit platesetter system sale to Wisconsin-
based Liturgical Publications, Inc. ("LPi"). The sale included the
installation of four PlateStream computer-to-plate ("CTP") systems at two LPi
plants. The sale is valued at between $200,000 and $250,000.
The PlateStream CTP system used by the printing industry to create printing
plates directly from computer data. The PlateStream images, punches,
processes, dries and cuts plates to length with extraordinary accuracy and
without waste. It is targeted at a broad range of small-format, single-color,
spot-color, and process-color printing.
"We're delighted LPi selected Printware systems for such a comprehensive
modernization of their printing operations," commented Printware Vice
President of Marketing and Sales Timothy S. Murphy. "Publications printing is
a key target segment for the PlateStream, and LPi is one of the leading
printers in its market segment. Our technology is ideal for the publication
market because it dramatically simplifies and reduces the cost of printing
relatively short runs of a large number of documents. It facilitates the mass
customization of documents such as church bulletins."
At two plates per minute, the PlateStream is the fastest platesetter in its
class. It images six-up images on 4-mil to 8-mil paper or polyester media
such as Printware's new SilverStream(tm) plate material, accommodating most
printing presses in the U.S. The PlateStream is available with a factory
punch option designed for popular small-format presses.
Privately-held LPi was founded in 1972 to re-shape the face of church
communications. From Service Centers in Connecticut, Ohio, Wisconsin,
Minnesota and Colorado, LPi designs and prints weekly bulletins for thousands
of churches across the United States. For more information on LPi, call
(800) 876-4574 or visit www.litpub.com.
Printware, Inc. designs, builds, and markets "computer-to-plate" systems,
which are used by the printing industry to create printing plates directly
from computers or the Internet. Computer-to-plate systems replace the
traditional platemaking process of typesetting, proofing, paste-up, camera
work, and processing film.
Statements made in this release concerning the Company's or management's
intentions, expectations, or predictions about future results or events are
"forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities
Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are necessarily subject to risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to vary from stated
expectations, and such variations could be material and adverse. Additional
information concerning the factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from the Company's current expectations is contained in the
Company's SEC filings.
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