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Gammerler Sells 100th PR Robotic Palletizer

Press release from the issuing company

Hanover Park, IL, July 26, 2005 – Gammerler, the leading manufacturer of high quality inline finishing equipment and systems, announced today the sale of the 100th PR Robotic Palletizer to Quebecor World Inc. The Palletizer will be installed at the Jonesboro, Arkansas plant and was purchased in conjunction with the company's on-going Offset Retooling Project, a strategic program designed to upgrade Quebecor World's offset print production platform. The PR 500 Robotic Palletizer that will be shipped to the Jonesboro plant palletizes both bundles and logs, and provides a highly flexible automation solution for a wide variety of production environments. Fully programmable, the PR 500 offers automatic pallet optimization and can store, change or copy pallet configurations. The system's gantry-style design is custom fit to each plant's specifications. With multiple installations through out Europe and the United States, the PR 500 palletizer has been widely adopted by printers and has become one of the industries leading automation solutions for the palletizing area. Gämmerler Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of Gämmerler AG, Gerestried-Gelting, Germany, a leading provider of material handling and inline finishing solutions to the commercial and newspaper print markets. Known for exceptional quality and reliability, Gämmerler products help printers increase production efficiency and reduce downtime. Gämmerler Corporation's North American headquarters are located in Hanover Park, IL. Gämmerler also has business operations throughout Europe, Asia, and Latin America.