BRUSSELS, BELGIUM –  Orbotech, S.A., the European subsidiary of Orbotech Ltd., today announced that Graphic PLC, a leading British manufacturer of high technology interconnect printed circuit boards, has purchased a Sprint™-8 inkjet legend printer.

Commenting on the purchase, Mr. David Pike, Managing Director at Graphic PLC, said: “The Sprint-8 inkjet legend printer gives us the opportunity to achieve more significant cost savings in legend printing than is possible with traditional techniques. In addition, the system allows us to achieve fast turn around by eliminating the stencils and several processes. We are also impressed with its serialization capabilities which contribute to the highest levels of traceability.”

Mr. Yoav Harel, President of Europe and North America for Orbotech, said “As a producer of high technology PCBs, Graphic’s ability to continue achieving product advancement while still meeting strict quality standards and cycle time demands is essential. We appreciate Graphic’s choice of our latest generation inkjet solution as an enabling production tool to meet their goals.”

About Sprint™-8 Inkjet Legend Printer

With its unique UCI technology™ (UV Curing Integrated), Sprint-8 delivers the highest quality legend imaging with fast speed at the lowest cost per print for all PCB applications. Sprint-8 printers deliver new innovations for inkjet legend printing. With its high-performance print heads and electronics, Sprint-8 can image even the most challenging legend jobs efficiently and accurately. Sprint-8 operation is simple and easy, requiring only minimal training. Key benefits include significantly reduced cycle time, yield improvement with minimized panel handling requirements, and improved operational efficiencies – all while realizing major cost savings.

About Graphic PLC

Graphic PLC is a PCB fabricator specializing in high technology. It has two 'state of the art' manufacturing facilities one based in Crediton, Devon England and the other in Donnguan, mainland China. The Crediton facility is the head office for Graphic plc and focuses on leading edge technology. With a large capital investment plan now and in the future it is well placed to be one of the most technically competent companies in Europe. Currently employing 170 people approximately, it holds most international approvals. From this location, customers across the world in the Medical, Military, Aerospace and General Industry sectors are serviced with high technology, quality products in small to medium volumes. For more information visit www.graphic.plc.uk.

About Orbotech Ltd.

Orbotech is principally engaged in the design, development, manufacture, marketing and service of yield-enhancing and production solutions for specialized applications in the supply chain of the electronics industry. Orbotech’s products include automated optical inspection (AOI), production and process control systems for printed circuit boards (PCBs) and AOI, test and repair systems for flat panel displays (FPDs). The Company also markets computer-aided manufacturing and engineering (CAM) solutions for PCB production. In addition, through its subsidiary, Orbograph Ltd., the Company develops and markets character recognition solutions to banks and other financial institutions, and has developed a proprietary technology for web-based, location-independent data entry for check processing and forms processing; and, through its subsidiaries, Orbotech Medical Denmark A/S and Orbotech Medical Solutions Ltd., is engaged in the research and development, manufacture and sale of specialized products for application in medical nuclear imaging. Of Orbotech’s employees, more than one quarter are scientists and engineers, who integrate their multi-disciplinary knowledge, talents and skills to develop and provide sophisticated solutions and technologies designed to meet customers’ long-term needs. Orbotech maintains its headquarters and its primary research, development and manufacturing facilities in Israel, and more than 30 offices worldwide. Orbotech’s extensive network of marketing, sales and customer support teams throughout North America, Europe, the Pacific Rim, China and Japan deliver its knowledge and expertise directly to customers the world over. For more information visit www.orbotech.com.

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