ANN ARBOR, MI – October 16, 2006 – Flint Group’s North American Sheetfed Division now offers the K+E line of premium sheetfed inks known worldwide for their ultimate quality, consistency and performance in high-end color printing applications. The recent merger between XSYS Print Solutions and Flint Ink Corporation has enabled Flint Group to build on its powerful market positioning and offer its customers an even wider range of products and services. Additionally, the merger also has enabled Flint Group to expand upon an established North American distributor network, providing enhanced sales and service capabilities to respond to the needs of printers, regardless of size or location. “The addition of K+E inks gives an important new dimension to the range of sheetfed ink solutions we offer to commercial and packaging printers,” says Doug Labertew, vice president and general manager, Flint Group, Sheetfed Division, North America. “K+E inks consistently produce vibrant colors that ‘pop’ off the press sheet and give printers repeatable performance that satisfies their customers. The wider availability of K+E inks now gives Flint Group customers a choice between a truly premium line and our standard ArrowStar™ product line. For printers who require the ultimate in high-quality reproduction, K+E ink is the ideal choice.” Labertew points out that the ease of handling and consistency of K+E inks helps printers increase their productivity. K+E inks have proved to be so user-friendly and trouble-free, that many printers have elected to use them exclusively as the only ink set in their pressrooms. The comprehensive K+E product line of premium inks covers the full gamut of high-end commercial and package printing applications. K+E premium inks are produced in Stuttgart, Germany by the world’s largest, state-of-the-art fully automated production facility dedicated exclusively to the manufacture of sheetfed ink. The automated operation ensures unsurpassed product consistency, providing printers with the same outstanding K+E ink product every time they order. Highly regarded by the leading European press manufacturers, K+E premium inks are the performance benchmark inks they use when testing and demonstrating their press equipment. For more information about the K+E premium product line, or any other Flint Group products and services, please go to www.flintgrp.com.