Michael Sivigny, General Manager, CeTaQ Americas

Speedprint will continue to maintain a sharp focus on delivering customer value. We do this very well, as a number of Customer Service industry accolades testify. We will emphasize the new developments released in 2017 that add tangible value to our customers' production processes.

The introduction of our award-winning S-Track bar code applicator for full traceability right from the start of surface mount assembly is one example. This is unique technology inside a printer. It was suitably recognized with an NPI Award at APEX 2017 and a Global Tech Award at Productronica 2017. S-Track is built upon intelligent label feeder technology and our proven Advanced Dispense Unit Plus (ADu+) -- the most accurate dispenser on the market with the unmatched ability to dispense lines.

APEX 2018 will see us launch our new Speedprint SP1550 long board printer. This innovative machine will accommodate boards up to 1550mm in length by 510mm width, making it ideal not just for conventional LED lighting production but far more challenging applications, thanks to its repeatability spec of +/-12µm. Like our other print platforms, it is backed by the longest warranty in the industry.

I expect 2018 to be a very active year building upon the sense of optimism clearly evident at last November's Productronica exhibition. We will continue to support and expand our trade in program initiated in 2017 that offers great opportunity to update old printer platforms against the purchase of a new Speedprint machine.

I also anticipate that new tax policy in the U.S. will spur more capital investment in 2018 so we're very excited about the new year!