The ZBE Chromira ProLab

Making the Case for theChromira ProLab

ZBE Inc. 1035 Cindy Lane, Carpinteria, CA 93013 Email: info@zbe.com, Ph: 805-576-1600, Fax: 805-576-1600

Chromira ProLab Quick Facts

� Launched February 2007

� 100+ units installed worldwide� 100+ units installed worldwide

� Installations in 25 countries

� Continually upgraded for maximum efficiency and usability

The Ultimate Silver Halide Printing System

� Unprecedented productivity and cost savings

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New Products New Customers

The Ultimate Silver Halide Printing System, Cont’d.

� Greatest versatility of any silver halide printer in the world: print wallets to banners

Fine Art, Commercial, School/Sports, Weddings, and much more!

The Ultimate Silver Halide Printing System, Cont’d.

� High-efficiency workflow with plug-and-play integration into your workflow

Unprecedented Productivity

� Proven operational, labor, & energy savings

� High-volume print production, including mixed orders

� Easy integration with multiple workflows

� Perfectly color-matched orders

� Automated order management

� Simple operation with modular design

� Affordable pricing

� Very low maintenance costs� Durable and modular� 5 year warranty on light head� Easy access to all parts

Maximum Versatility

� Small footprint for placement almost anywhere

� Beautiful digital images from 3.5” x 5” up to 30” x 164 feet from one 30” roll

� Perfect color matching at all print sizes

� No darkroom

� Takes rolls 30” down to 10”

Maximum Versatility, Cont’d.

� Prints on all RA4 surfaces, including backlit display films

� Backprinting for easy identification� Enables photo labs to service multiple market

segments with more diverse, exciting productssegments with more diverse, exciting products� Efficient delivery of mixed orders

High Efficiency Workflow

� Allows integration with all popular workflows

� Streamlines your workflow for maximum savings in labor, energy, space usage, equipment and maintenance

� Reduces complexity, labor, and turn-around times, granting resources for new market and business opportunities

What Does This Really Mean?

At the click of a button, you can have simultaneous orders of ANY print size or combination of print sizes:

� Order managed� Color matched� Sorted� Sorted� Collated� Stacked � Ready to bag

� FULLY AUTOMATED

And…

� You can operate the Chromira ProLab in any market for the ultimate in versatility.� Portrait/Weddings� Fine Art� Commercial� Consumer/Retail� And more!

Any size? Yes!

Chromira ProLab will produce prints of an size

from 3.5” x 5” up to 30” x 164 feet!

� Includes all “standard” sizes like � Includes all “standard” sizes like such as 8”x10” or 11”x14”, as well as any non-standard sizes

� Prints up to 12” x 24” are stacked on the shelves (grouped by job) and anything larger is automatically placed in the ProLab’s “print hammock”.

ProLab Productivity at Work

A Sample Print Nest

Before Being Automatically Cut and Sorted

Nested prints ���� Sorted Prints ���� Bagged Prints

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What This Means for You

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Orders are delivered complete with no waiting for other sizes, and withoutsorting and collating (ready to bag!).

How Fast Does This Happen?

� The Chromira ProLab prints, processes, cuts, and collates at 24”/minute.

� Per Hour:� 1440 4x6’s� 480 8x10’s� 480 8x10’s� 240 11x14’s� 69 20x30’s� 35 30x40’s

Color matched, cut, sorted, collated, stacked, and ready to bag.

ProLab will Integrate with Your Workflow� Designed to integrate with all popular workflow

applications for the flexibility to meet your digital production and workflow needs:

� Kodak DP2� Kodak DP2� Fuji PIC� Express Digital� ROES� ZBE WorkStream� Frontline� And more!

What ProLab Owners Have to Say About Their Workflow

� “The workflow is so smooth that we take completed orders every few minutes to the finishing stations. We have a steadier workflow, are less stressed and have more time to do a better job. We went from a 2-have more time to do a better job. We went from a 2-day turnaround, to a half-day and now most orders ship the same day we receive them. And we are able to begin shipping earlier in the day, meaning less overtime in shipping. That is my definition of great throughput.”

-Brooks Clayton, Mid-South Color Lab, Tennessee

What ProLab Owners Have to Say About Their Workflow� “We want to give our students the best options for printing their works

and that’s why we decided to buy the ProLab. Inkjet prints are too expensive and their printers, too slow. In comparison to laser printers, ProLab had the lowest maintenance costs, space requirements, and ecological impact. In comparison with inkjet printers, it has better print quality, it’s easy to drive, has rapid access to prints, and lower production costs. Also, the software and hardware are so well production costs. Also, the software and hardware are so well integrated with each other, and integrates very well into our dual Mac/PC network. The biggest surprise for us was just how productive and easy to handle it is.”

-Christian L’huillier, ENSP Ecole nationale supérieure de la Photographie d’Arles, Arles, France

What ProLab Owners Have to Say About Their Workflow

� “The biggest thing that drew us to the Chromira ProLab was the all-in-one solution with automatic mixed-size cutting and sorting. We’ve enabled faster turnarounds and decreased direct labor cost by taking out manual sorting and cutting. The Chromira ProLab saved space. It streamlined our process, our workflow, and improved our quality. We used to have an Oce workflow, and improved our quality. We used to have an Oce LightJet, Konica R-1 mini-lab, a Kreonite processor, and a big darkroom, about 500 sq ft. We were able to replace all these machines with one! We saved a tremendous amount of space, not to mention energy.

-John Boylan, Boylan Imaging, Alberta, Canada

Chromira ProLab: Inside

Loading: Paper Cassettes & Darkroom Eliminated

� Why have paper cassettes?� Use a light trap with arm sleeves to load the

paper in the printer.

Electronics

A computer and scanner … Simple.

Imaging Engine

� Chromira 5X Roll to Roll Print Engine� ZBE Chromira 5X LED Exposing System� Continuous printing: no length restrictions� High Speed: 24” per minute: 300 sq-ft/hr. (28m2)� Cut after printing� Cut after printing� Emulsion in or out

Easy Access and Maintenance

Easy Access and Maintenance: Processor

Cutter: Simple with Easy Access

Stability and Reliability in a Small Package

� Long-life LEDs� Chromira simplicity� Modular design� Built for ease of service

ProLab Workflow = Cost Savings

”After moving 2 operators, and decreasing our electricbill over $300 a month, our Chromira ProLab wasbasically free!”-Brooks Clayton, Mid-South Color Labs, Tennessee

�The Chromira ProLab will deliver savings in labor, �The Chromira ProLab will deliver savings in labor, energy, equipment, and space; give you a simpler workflow, enable faster turn-around times, and require minimal operator handling.

� Runs under 1,000 watts when a typical processor alone runs at 3,000-5,000 watts

� Reliable, long-lived LED print engine� Uses small thermoelectric cooler instead of large

refrigerators for cooling its LEDs

Where Will I See Savings?

� Time: Reduced vs. roll-to-roll or mini-lab workflows� Labor: Eliminated handling and sorting

� Energy & Utility Cost: Reduced due to low power drying and a longer drying path

� Color Matching: Done!

Where Will I See Savings? Cont’d.

� Darkrooms and Stand-alone Processors: Gone!� Floor Space: Reduced due to small footprint� Duplicate equipment: Gone!

Reduced inventory: Less materials, space, and worry� Reduced inventory: Less materials, space, and worry

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The Chromira ProLab

� Efficient, easy, and integrated workflow� Minimal operator handling or sorting� High print production, including mixed orders� Fast delivery of mixed orders� Versatility:� Versatility:

� All RA-4 surfaces including back-lit display films� High quality B/W images on color materials

� Diverse portfolio of exciting offerings for many segments� Simultaneous orders across print sizes: order managed,

color matched, sorted, collated, stacked, & ready to bag!� Affordable pricing and low maintenance costs� Labor, energy, space, and equipment savings� Small footprint

Chromira ProLab vs. the Other Guy

� Get the ProLab’s competitive advantages, offered by no other printer:� Large-format Prints. ProLab can print any size up to

30”x160’. Only the ProLab offers unlimited length.� Mixed-format Collating & Sorting. Other printers make you

choose: waste paper when printing by size or waste time sorting when printing by job. ProLab eliminates the need to choose.

� Mixed-format Color Matching. ProLab prints all sizes, removing the need to match prints between your large- and small-format machines.

� Ready-to-bag Convenience. After just one click of the mouse, ProLab will print, cut, and sort your jobs hands-free. Bagging your jobs is all you have to do!

Results and Summary of Benefits

� Unprecedented productivity and cost savings

� Maximum versatility� Maximum versatility

� High-efficiency workflow with complete integration

� Eliminated sorting for time and labor benefits

About ZBE

ZBE, Incorporated is headquartered in Carpinteria, CA, USA and has been serving professional imaging needs since 1980. As a pioneer and manufacturer of award-winning commercial photo imaging technology, ZBE’s hybrid LED imaging technology resulted in the state-of-the-art ProLab, as well as the Chromira roll-to-roll printers, which produce high resolution continuous digital photographic prints. To satisfy demand for reliable and affordable high-caliber imaging tools, ZBE products are offered worldwide.

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