QuadTech Acquires Print Inspection Technology Innovator Vigitek Sussex, WI,

May 1, 2008 – QuadTech, Inc., announced today that it has purchased Vigitek, a leading designer and manufacturer of 100 percent print inspection technology. The acquisition strengthens print quality solutions for printers and converters in the packaging industry by bringing together QuadTech’s advanced register guidance system with Vigitek’s state-of-the-art print defect detection technology.

Vigitek will operate as a subsidiary of QuadTech, and will continue to function as its own entity. "We are excited to combine our companies’ products and know-how to benefit the packaging industry worldwide," said Karl Fritchen, President of QuadTech. "Vigitek excels at continuous defect detection across the entire press web. QuadTech excels at register controls. Together, we offer a premier solution for the packaging industry." The precision and reliability of QuadTech’s and Vigitek’s solutions are equally well-suited for the decorative print industry, where precise color and register are essential to maintain pattern, repeat length and color consistency, Mr. Fritchen noted.

Vigitek, based in Limerick, Ireland, pioneered the technology that inspects 100 percent of the web 100 percent of the time. Its systems are fully compatible with all types of printing (i.e., gravure, flexo, web offset, sheetfed, label and corrugated) and in all types of configurations – roll-to-roll, roll-to-sheet and sheet-to-sheet. Vigitek’s print inspection systems complement QuadTech’s Autotron Packaging 2600 color-to-color registration technology, an industry-leading product.  Unique control algorithms automatically adapt the system to changing press conditions, ensuring optimal control at all the critical phases of press operation – including starts and restarts, splices and steady-state running at all speeds.