TKS Demonstration at "JANPS2009":

TKS is pleased to announce the demonstation of our products at the JANPS 2009 exhibition that will be held in Tokyo (November 24th - 27th, 2009).

Place: Tokyo Big Sight
Address: 3-21-1 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo, 135-0063, JAPAN
Tel: +81-3-5530-1111, Fax. +81-3-5530-1222

Our Concept: "Eco and Digital"
(power/material cost reduction and digital printing web press)

Demonstrations:

1. COLOR TOP ECOWIDE (4x1, double-page wide) printing demonstration
• T-CUTTER (TKS cut-off control system)
• C-MAC (TKS color monitor control system)
• Mail room system (TKS make)
2. Simultaneous two medias printing and delivery by one folder
3. Hybrid press printing combined of offset and digital printing with ink jet
4. TKS Jetleader (digital press printing) of tabloid papers
5. DVD video demonstration of equipment
• Automatic web-width changing system
• Semi-automatic plate changer

Click here for JANPS Expo 2009 details (translated by Google).

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JANPS Expo 2009:

Manufacturing Technology Exhibition Newspaper 19 times (JANPS 2007), the meeting will be held at the Associated Newspapers of Production Technology Japan Japan Newspaper Association.

Gather together the results of the technical development of paper manufacturing equipment, are held every alternate year with the aim to help improve the development of press technology.

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TKS to attend JGAS Expo 2009:

JGAS 2009, hosted by Japan Graphic Arts Suppliers Committee (JGASC), will be held for five days from 6th to 10th in October 2009 at the East Halls of Tokyo Big Sight. JGASC holds IGAS and JGAS at 4 years intervals respectively. This year’s third JGAS 2009 is an international exhibition for Japan and Asian markets.

The theme of this year’s JGAS 2009 is “The Print Media, Creating our Future, Protecting our Environment”. At the exhibition, machines and products using cutting-the-edge-technologies will be gathered for display and demonstration.

Within its booth, TKS will be displaying various graphic panels.

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TKS and Goss:

Tokyo Kikai Seisakusho, Ltd. (TKS) and Goss International Corporation (Goss International) have agreed to settle their respective disputes with each other and are in the process of taking steps to end pending litigation in the United States and Japan as well as pending legislative and administrative matters in the United States.

The terms of the agreement are not public. Both parties acknowledged that the resolution was in the best interest of their companies and their customers, allowing them to offer their full product line to the U.S.A. market.

Contact:
Mike Shafer - Director, Sales and Marketing
mshafer@tkspress.com
972-983-0600

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TKS (U.S.A.), Inc. Completes overhaul of its corporate web site and steps up to Web 2.0 - April 24, 2009:

TKS (USA) is expecting a surplus of web visitors to its website this year. To be able to handle the growing demands, and to further enhance the web experience for the ever greater numbers of visitors, the site has been given a thorough facelift. The focus of attention was placed on optimised navigation, an even clearer layout, faster page display and more information about our company, support and products.

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America East 2009:

TKS (U.S.A.), Inc. attended the America East 2008 conference in Hershey, PA April 6-8, 2009. TKS was in booth 42.

America East is the leading regional trade show for the newspaper industry and its growing multimedia products and staffs. For more than 60 years, it has been linking vendors and attendees in one convenient and inexpensive location.

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mediaXchange 2009:

TKS (U.S.A.) will be attending the NAA mediaXchange tradeshow in Las Vegas, NV March 9-11, 2009. We will be in booth # 1301.

As newspapers refocus their business models toward multiple platforms, the Newspaper Association of America will hold the first annual NAA mediaXchange, a new conference for industry professionals to share audience and revenue development strategies that have generated growth in print and online. The inaugural conference, a single event that will replace both NAA’s Marketing and NEXPO, marks an increased focus on emerging digital platforms.

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May 5, 2008 - TKS announces the Iga Plant, located in Sanagu-cho, Iga City of Mie Prefecture has completed its facility upgrade work and has been renamed Iga Techno Center - May 5th, 2008:

TKS announced that the Iga Plant, located in Sanagu-cho, Iga City of Mie Prefecture has completed its facility upgrade work and has been renamed as Iga Techno Center. On the morning of May 5th, 2008 TKS Chairman Mr.K.Shiba, TKS President Mr.N.Shiba, and construction related people attended a ceremony to celebrate the completion of the upgrade work followed by a tour of the plant. Later in the afternoon, a celebration party was held at the Ueno Frex Hotel in the city along with the city mayor and other government officials.

The new Techno Center has a total of 10,867 m2 building area on a 25,495 m2 of land. It consists of four machine and two assembly buildings, and other facilities for temperature-controlled rooms and offices. Working on a 24 hour a day operation, TKS added 23 of the latest generation of machine tools to bring the total plant capacity to 45. The plant is the strategic base for western Japan.

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The Columbus Dispatch purchases new KKS (TKS sister company) Gripperconveyor system:

The Columbus Dispatch and TKS are pleased to announce the purchase of a new Gripper conveyor system to replace The Dispatch’s existing gripper conveyors. This will be the first such sale for KKS a sister company to TKS of their BTC gripper in the North American market. The new system which will be installed at the same time the previous equipment is removed will come on line by Fall of 2008.

“A few years ago we installed a automatic stripping station from KKS, so we are confident they can deliver and install as promised” according to Del Varney, Vice President of Operations.

“We are quite excited about bringing over a new product line to the North American market” The Dispatch is a great company to work with when introducing something new like this” Mike Shafer, Director of Sales and marketing for TKS.

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Nobuyuki Nakajima Appointed President, CEO of TKS (U.S.A.), Inc.:

Mr. Nakajima graduated from Waseda University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1980 and several years later joined TKS. He started off as a Design Engineer in the Technical Designing Department. One of his main responsibilities was to develop the CAD system used in Engineering. From here he moved to the designing of printing presses and developing specifications. In 1995, he moved to the Overseas Sales department and assisted in the sales of presses to markets outside of Japan. This year, he was promoted to President and CEO of TKS (USA).

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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and TKS have finalized purchase contract - August 27, 2007:

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and TKS have finalized the contract on six Color Top 7000CDH 4/4 tower printing units and three reelstands to be installed in their Norcross printing plant. The Towers will be added to the plant’s existing TKS VBW presses. The tower units will feature TKS’s anti fan out device, infeed and outfeed rollers and TKS digital ink pumps.

The order also includes ABB MPS Press Controls, MPS Production Controls and eight MPS Control Consoles, two per press, all facilitating pre-setting of Ink, Water and Compensators on all four presses. The ABB press controls also provide production scheduling and product planning functionality.

The tower and controls upgrades are important elements in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s press enhancement project. “This press equipment and control system purchase will help us to better serve advertisers and readers”, said Richard Hawes, Director of Operations for the Atlanta Journal Constitution.

Delivery of the equipment will start in March 2008. The installation is scheduled to be completed by the end of the year.

“We are very proud of Atlanta’s continued confidence in TKS, said Noriyuki Shiba, President of TKS.

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News Regarding Relocation of Factory: April 20, 2007:

Due to the rapid change in the community surrounding the Tamagawa factory and the redevelopment plans for the area, TKS began searching for a relocation site. The Tamagawa Factory is currently our main production and engineering facility; which many of you have visited over the years. We would like to announce to our TKS users in the United States that we have made a decision on a new factory location in an industrial park in Chiba prefecture. After going through the normal inspec- tions to pass local land ordinances, approval was obtained followed by the purchase of the land and a development of a relocation logistics plan.

New Factory Site: KAZUSA ACADEMIA PARK, Chiba Prefecture

Land Area: 67,633.12 m2 (approx. 16.7 acres)

Planned Usage of New Site: Research and Development center and full manufacturing factory for rotary printing presses

Construction Schedule: Start October, 2007 and complete end December, 2008 Operational in April 2009

Investment Amount: US - $84 million

No. of Employees: 300

With the new research and production factory at our Kazusa Techno Center covering eastern Japan, and the Iga factory, which will be renovated and renamed the Iga Techno Center, covering western Japan, the two factories will be the foundation of a state- of-the-art production, research and development, and customer service organization. It was a strategic decision to position our production facilities in the Eastern and Western parts of Japan. In the event a major calamity occurs, TKS feels assured that our production capability will not be curtailed. Our new Kazusa Techno Center will be conveniently close to the two main airports serving Tokyo – Narita Airport and Haneda Airport.

Redevelopment of the Tamagawa Factory Site:

After giving business considerations to the urban renewal program and to the welfare of the local community, we have developed a plan to embark on the commercial earnings potential of this site. To this end, we are in the planning process for a large multi- purpose commercial complex at our Tamagawa No. 1 Factory (24,345/6 acres), and a high- rise condominium at our Tamagawa No. 2 Factory (8,925/2.2 acres).

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The Atlanta Journal and Constitution Announces Purchase of TKS (USA) ColorTop Towers - April 22, 2007:

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Announces Purchase of TKS (USA) ColorTop Towers Investment Will Lead to More Colorful Newspaper for Readers and Advertisers.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Southeast’s largest newspaper, today announced that it has agreed to purchase from TKS (USA), Inc., six ColorTop 7000 H-style towers for its press enhancement project. To be fully implemented by November 2008, the new towers will be accompanied by press control upgrades by ABB.

The purchase is a critical step in the AJC’s previously announced plan to upgrade printing equipment and technology at its Gwinnett County publishing facility.

Stan Pantel, Vice President of Operations, said, “This investment will provide additional page, color and section capacity, yielding a brighter, more attractive and more colorful newspaper for readers and advertisers. “

ColorTop towers are one of TKS’ mainstay products, with more than 5,555 ColorTop printing couples installed since 1993.

Noriyuki Shiba, President of the parent company of TKS (USA) said, “This order is a very important milestone for our company.” Greg Harabin, President of TKS (USA), Inc. added, “This order shows the continuing confidence of our customers in TKS and TKS (USA). We are pleased that the AJC has chosen to continue working with TKS in its press enhancement project. Our existing customers in the USA can testify to the equipment quality and service we provide. “

About The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is the leading source — both in print and online — of news, information and advertising for metropolitan Atlanta, reaching more than 1.1 million readers each weekday and 1.8 million readers each Sunday. Every month, more than three million unique visitors access the newspaper’s Web sites, including ajc.com and accessAtlanta.com. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is owned by Cox Enterprises, Inc., one of the nation's leading media companies and providers of automotive services.

About TKS (USA), Inc.

The parent company of TKS (USA), Tokyo Kikai Seisakusho Ltd., has been in business since 1874. A global manufacturer of newspaper printing presses, TKS has earned an overwhelming market share in Japan. In the United States, TKS (USA) equipment is installed at 29 of the nation’s leading newspaper companies, including The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Dow Jones, the Dallas Morning News, the Newspaper Agency Corp- oration in Salt Lake City and the Newark Star Ledger, with Fort Wayne Newspapers and The Frederick (Md.) News-Post coming soon. TKS (USA)’s offices are located in Dallas, Texas.

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A Century of TKS Presses: April, 2006:

On Monday, June 5, 2006, the United States Supreme Court denied TKS’s request for a review of the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit denying TKS's request to overturn the judgment of the U.S. District Court, under the 1916 Antidumping Act, in the Goss v. TKS, et al case.

Even though the 1916 Antidumping Act was previously found to be in violation of the obligations of the United States under the World Trade Organization and, in spite of the Government of Japan's strong support for overturning the judgment, the Supreme Court refused to accept this case for further review.

TKS is greatly disappointed in this decision by the Supreme Court. At this time, the actual amounts to be paid are subject to further review by the U.S. District Court. In addition, there are other conditions which must be resolved prior to any payment, including TKS's rights under the "clawback" statute passed by the Government of Japan to reimburse any Japanese company subjected to the internationally unlawful effects of the 1916 Antidumping Act.

TKS is reviewing alternative recourses to recover all or most of the damages arising out of this unfortunate and costly litigation.

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A Century of TKS Presses: April, 2006:

TKS celebrated its 100th anniversary of manufacturing newspaper presses by introducing the Color Top Century, the world fastest tower-type shaftless web offset press for newspapers. The press, with a print speed of 100,000 copies per hour (cph) was unveiled on April 18 - 19, 2006 at the TKS factory in Kawasaki, Japan with over 400 domestic and overseas customers in attendance.

In his welcoming remarks, Mr. Noriyuki Shiba, TKS president, said, “This year, TKS celebrates 100 years of manufacturing printing presses. The Color Top Century was named to celebrate this 100th anniversary. After testing, the press printed 300,000 copies continuously at the printing speed of 100,000 cph. The results showed continuous high printing quality, precise and accurate folding of the 2:5:5 jaw folder, and successful pasting operation. It also demonstrated the auxiliary equipment, such as the counter stacker and BTC (Baton Touch Carrier), were performing in concert with the high printing speed proving the stable printing performance of the new Century Press.”

After the live demonstration, a reception was held and Mr. Kohei Shiba, TKS chairman, talked about the many technological changes since TKS made the first domestic printing press installed at ‘Kyusyu Nippo’ in 1906. He went on to say - “TKS is proud to introduce the Color Top Century, with the fastest printing speed of 100,000 cph. This press was developed at the request of The Kyoto Shimbun Co., Ltd. and we are honored to have partnered with them and the many other materials suppliers. In addition to the mechan- ical and electrical improvements, economical and environmental considerations were incorporated into the design of this new press.”

Currently, the maximum speed of newspaper printing presses is 90,000 cph. The Color Top Century press surpasses this speed with better functions and superior printing quality. For instance, in the RTP, a new TKS tension control system is used for steady and stable web tension. In the printing unit, a new and improved roller arrangement is used for both the inking and dampening systems to achieve higher printing quality at all press speeds. The TKS 2:5:5 jaw folder is used for the precise folding stability in high-speed production. The FWL (Fully-automatic Web Leader) allows for quicker preparation time in leading webs and improving work efficiency.

As a part of the very successful Color Top 6000 and 7000 product line, the Color Top Century is the next generation of the shaftless newspaper printing press.

The first Color Top Century is being installed at the new Kumiyama plant of The Kyoto Shimbun Co., Ltd. and plans are to start live production in April, 2007.

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Department of Commerce (Anti-Dumping Act - Update): March 3, 2006:

From: Tokyo Kikai Seisakusho, Ltd. and TKS (U.S.A.), Inc.

On March 2, 2006, the U.S. Department of Commerce released its final decision in the “changed circumstances review” of the antidumping duty order on Large Newspaper Printing Presses from Japan. That antidumping duty order had been revoked for TKS in January of 2002 based upon a finding that TKS had not been dumping LNPPs for three consecutive review periods. One month later, the entire order on LNPPs from Japan was revoked after Goss withdrew from a “sunset review” because Goss had moved its manufac- turing operations overseas and was no longer a domestic producer.

In its final decision, the DOC has rescinded the revocation and reinstated the order with respect to TKS from September 1, 2000 through September 3, 2001, the day before the effective date of the above-mentioned sunset revocation. TKS has challenged the DOC’s authority to rescind the prior revocation and subject TKS to a “reopened” sunset review for the express purpose of determining whether TKS’s alleged misconduct relating to the Dallas Morning News in the 1997-1998 review caused Goss to withdraw from the original sunset review, resulting in revocation of the order. Contrary to the preliminary determination, DOC is not making an adverse assumption that TKS was responsible for Goss’ withdrawal from the original sunset review. Also, the DOC has rejected Goss’ allegations of misconduct by TKS in the 1998-1999 and 1999-2000 administrative reviews regarding the Atlanta Journal, Columbus Dispatch and Dow Jones.

TKS is gratified that the DOC’s decision will not require any cash deposits of antidumping duties on TKS’s entries at this time. The DOC’s final decision will have no adverse effect on TKS’s current sales and TKS is confident that there will be no assessment of antidumping duties following the sunset review. Meanwhile, TKS will continue to challenge in the U.S. Court of International Trade the DOC’s assertion of “inherent authority,” lacking any clear statutory authority, to conduct the “changed circumstances” review and to issue any decisions regarding this matter.

TKS recognizes the need of the U.S. newspaper publishing industry to have access to the widest possible choices in newspaper printing equipment, technology and services. TKS will continue to provide world-class solutions to meet the needs of American newspapers.

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TKS Remains Committed to the U.S. Market: January 26, 2006:

On January 23, 2006, the United States Appellate Court for the Eighth Circuit upheld the December 2003 determination by a jury in the Northern District of Iowa that Tokyo Kikai Seisakusho, Ltd. and its U.S. subsidiary (collectively “TKS”) had violated the Antidumping Act of 1916 by selling large newspaper print- ing Tower Units to the Dallas Morning News in 1996 at a price below the price at which it sold large newspaper presses in Japan. The jury also found that TKS had violated the Act by causing Goss International Corp. (“Goss”) to lower its prices on 1997 sales it made to the Newark Star Ledger and the Orlando Sentinel. The jury rejected the majority of Goss’s damage claims and found that TKS had not violated the Act with regard to sales TKS made to the Wall Street Journal and Greensburg Tribune Review.

Subsequent to the jury’s finding and more than four years after a determination by the World Trade Organization that the 1916 Act violated the United States international obligations under WTO Antidumping Agreements, the Act was repealed by Congress in 2004. Concerns about the anti-competitive effects of the 1916 Act also led the European Union, on December 15, 2003, less than two weeks after the jury’s verdict in TKS’s case, to pass legislation that would allow any European company subjected to damages under the 1916 Act to bring an action for the repayment of any damages assessed in a United States court. Legislation which was passed in Japan in 2004 also provides that a Japanese company, such as TKS, can bring an action to recover any damages and attorney fees that it incurred as a result of an action brought under the 1916 Act.

TKS is disappointed with the 8th Circuit’s decision and disagrees with its failure, among other things, to order a new trial based on the ground that Goss’s marketing losses and manufacturing closure were not caused by TKS’s conduct but by Goss’s poor reputation in the newspaper industry. TKS will file a motion with the 8th Circuit for a rehearing en banc.

In a separate proceeding the Department of Commerce is conducting a changed circum- stances review into whether the Department should reinstate the antidumping order against Japanese producers of Large Newspaper Printing Presses, including TKS and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. The Department’s decision is expected on March 1, 2006. The antidumping order in question was revoked with respect to TKS on January 16, 2002, after a finding by the Department that TKS had not engaged in dumping for three consecutive annual review periods, and the order was revoked with respect to all imports of LNPPs from Japan on February 25, 2002, based on a finding that there were no longer any U.S. producers of LNPPs. TKS has contested the authority of the Department of Commerce to conduct a changed circumstances review of an antidumping duty order that has been revoked. TKS will contest any reinstatement of the antidumping duty order should the Department of Commerce decide to do so.

A final adverse decision either by the 8h Circuit Court or by the Department of Commerce will not affect TKS’s commitment to provide world-class, cutting-edge press technologies and services to the U.S. newspaper industry. TKS remains committed to provide the highest level of service to existing U.S. customers for years to come and will compete vigorously for new business and services in the U.S. This commitment reflects TKS’s over 130 year history which includes working closely with a number of leading newspapers in the United States for almost the last 30 years. TKS believes that competition is the lifeblood of innovation, benefiting users, the newspaper industry and consumers alike.

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The Frederick News-Post: January 9, 2006:

The Randall Family, LLC (MD) has signed a contract with TKS for the purchase of a shaftless Color Top 4000UDH press. The press, which is scheduled to be installed in March 2007, replaces the existing Goss Urbanite press now used to print The Frederick News-Post.

A new building will be constructed to house the new TKS press, which consists of:

• (6) 4/4 Towers
• (2) 2:3:3 jaw folders
• (9) MEGTEC AR70A Reels
• T-NPC press controls
• Technotrans spray bar
• TKS Quarter folder
• 21” cutoff
• Oxy Dry blanket wash system
• Cutoff Control
• Stitcher
• Register System

The unique features of this press include the reel room level end mounted folders. This design allows for the two presses to be com- bined to run 36 pages straight, and 72 pages collect full, spot and black in 3 sections straight and 6 sections collect. Additionally the superstructure allows for any combination of webs from either press line to go to either folder. With this design, the press has the most flexibility to enable the newspaper to develop new business and provide unique products, as well as having the capacity to run double produc- tion of those products.

“We are proud to join the TKS family of customers and we are confident the unique design of the Color Top 4000UDH will meet all of our production needs now and well into the future” says Myron Randall, Editor and Publisher of The Frederick News-Post.

Greg Harabin, President and CEO of TKS (USA) added - “We are very pleased that The Frederick News-Post has expressed confidence in TKS by becoming the first North American newspaper to showcase this 3x2 / 2x2 design press.”

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TKS Develops World’s Fastest 100,000 cph Press: November 30, 2005:

Full Implementation at Kyoto Shimbun’s New Factory

To be installed at the new Kyoto Shimbun (newspaper) plant, Tokyo Kikai Seisakusho, Ltd. (TKS), with the newspaper’s full cooperation, undertook development of the world’s fastest tower type shaftless web offset press for newspapers, the Color Top Century, that will clock in at a speed of 100,000 copies per hour (cph).

TKS has taken the lead in pushing the high speed barrier for newspaper web offset presses whenever newer models were introduced. As a result, TKS is proud of its track record of many satisfied customers for their Color Top 7000 series with a speed of up to 90,000 cph.

Although the Color Top Century may correctly be surmised as an extension of the growing lineage of prev- ious Color Tops, it is noteworthy that a thorough and extensive rethinking in the construction and function- ality of each section of the press was investigated resulting in an optimal design showcasing the benefits of continually printing at 100,000 cph while achieving stable print quality. Furthermore, the folder section is a jaw folding type which produces and maintains precise folds up to the 100,000 cph.

With the cooperation of its affiliate company, Kaneda Kikai Seisakusho, Ltd. (KKS), their BTC (Baton Touch Carrier) single grip conveyor system has been incorporated into the folder system whereby the TKS IDCC (Intra Direct Catch Carrier) grips each newspaper directly from the folder fan and then directly passes each newspaper to each KKS BTC gripper (like runners passing on batons) enabling stable single grip delivery at 100,000 cph, and bypassing the traditional laying down of papers from the folder fan onto a conveyor belt in a stream. In addition to its mechanical and electrical improvements, environmental considerations have been given to such features as reducing noise, vibration, and ink mist, and fully suctioning paper dust, recycling dampening water, and reducing power consumption, which is a design initiative to be kind to the environment propagated along ISO14001 guidelines.

Next spring, the Century press will be assembled at the TKS Tamagawa factory and will undergo extensive printing tests using various materials in cooperation with Kyoto Shimbun collecting data and performing inspec- tions and analyses. The configuration of the two presses to be delivered to Kyoto Shimbun for printing 48 pages with 24 pages of full color is as follows:

2 x (Three 4/4 towers + three 2/1 towers + one folder + six reelstands).

Delivery and installation at the new plant is scheduled for November of next year.

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The Columbus (OH) Dispatch - TKS /KKS Automatic Stripping Station: November 2005:

The Columbus (OH) Dispatch recently completed installation of the first KKS Automatic Stripping Station (HSP/WSP) in North America. KKS is a sister company of newspaper press manufacturer TKS, Ltd.

The HSP/WSP automates the dehead and unwrap functions in the paper prep- aration area and then folds/crushes the wrapper for disposal. This system allows for total automation of roll handling from the point of lay down in the warehouse through delivery of the roll to the press.

The Columbus installation began on June 27th and went into live production on August 1st. KKS designed and engineered the HSP/WSP to allow Columbus to use their existing cart system that transports the rolls in and out of the stripping station. TKS engineers also interfaced with Columbus’ current AGV system. Communications between the AGV’s and the HSP/WSP allow both systems to know the status of each roll, (i.e., size, positioning within the machine and current status of deheading and wrapper removal).

Processing time in the HSP/WSP is three minutes per roll, and allowing for the entry and exiting of the carts the machine is running sixteen rolls per hour.

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News Publishing Company - Fort Wayne, Indiana: October 2005:

News Publishing Company in Fort Wayne, Indiana and TKS have signed a contract for a shaftless ColorTop 7000CDH press. The press is scheduled to be in production December 2007, and replaces the existing letterpress and Flexo units now used to print both The News- Sentinel and The Journal Gazette.

News Publishing Company will be constructing a new building adjacent to their existing location in the downtown area. The press consists of:

• (6) 4/4 Towers
• (2) 2:5:5 jaw folders
• (8) Two arm reels
• T-NPC press controls
• TKS spray bar
• TKS roll handling system.
• 21” cutoff and 48” web width
• Oxy Dry blanket wash system

“We have been looking at new equipment for quite a long time and decided that the TKS press will meet our needs for the long run.” said Phil Haggerty, Vice President of Production for News Publishing Company. Haggerty went on to say “We’re excited about partnering with TKS and look forward to having a new press with the capabilities of the ColorTop 7000CDH”.

“The TKS family of companies is looking forward to making the News Publishing Company a showplace for our technology” said Greg Harabin, President and CEO of TKS (USA).

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Towers In China: October 27, 2004:

TKS was awarded a newspaper press contract from the Henan Daily in the Henan Province in central China. This is the first tower press TKS has sold to the Chinese newspaper market. The TKS press is the beginning of the newspaper’s production initiative to enhance their quality and add more color.

The Henan Daily has a circulation of 1,100,000 copies per day. The Color Top 7000CDH press selected consists of two 4x4 and two 1/1 tower units, a 2:3:3 jaw folder, a 2:2:2 rotary folder and four 3-arm reelstands. The press is capable of producing 32 pages with 16 pages in full color. Prod- uction start is slated for October 2005.

To provide sales support and continued marketing research of the Chinese newspaper market, TKS will open an office in Beijing, China. This new office is part of TKS’s ongoing expansion of local support offices for a growing customer base.

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TKS Manufacturing Expansion: October 27, 2004:

October 27, 2004 - TKS Manufacturing Expansion:

TKS, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, IGA Machinery, has purchased the web press division of Hamada Printing Press Company, Ltd. located in Osaka City, Japan. With this purchase of land and manufacturing facility, TKS/IGA Machinery expands its manufacturing capabilities to both Tokyo and Osaka.

With this expansion of IGA Machinery, TKS can continue to increase their growth in the Osaka business community. The TKS group will continue to supply a large range of offset presses to meet customers’requirements in quality, advanced technology and durability for the newspaper and commercial press markets.

As a result of this acquisition, the sales, engineering technology, manu- facturing and after sales staff will be transferred to IGA Machinery effective November 1, 2004.

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Anti-Dumping Act: December 25, 2003:

On December 3, 2003, a U.S. federal jury in Cedar Rapids, Iowa found that Tokyo Kikai Seisakusho, Ltd. and its subsidiary, TKS (U.S.A.), Inc. (collectively “TKS”) were liable for certain limited damages under the 1916 Antidumping Act in an action brought by Goss International Corp. TKS strongly believes that this verdict was unsupported by the facts and is without legal foundation.

TKS has filed several post-trial motions with the U.S. District Court in Iowa, including motions to reverse the jury verdict and, alternatively, for a new trial. In the event these post-trial motions are unsuccessful, TKS plans to appeal the verdict to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in St. Louis, Missouri and, if necessary, to the United States Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.

The 1916 Antidumping Act has never been utilized to this extent in its almost 90 year history. In this case, TKS believes it was incorrectly applied. Even under the most generous interpretations of the language of the Act, TKS believes it was not in violation of its prohibitions.

Legal scholars from around the world, including the United States, consider the 1916 Antidumping Act to be an anachronism which should have been repealed many years ago. The World Trade Organization has determined the Act to be in violation of the treaty obligations of the United States. The 1916 Act creates a risk that foreign producers of any products from any country trading with the United States may be subject to similar lawsuits and detrimentally affect global trade and commerce.

Accordingly, on December 15, 2003, shortly after the jury verdict in this case, the European Union in Brussels enacted Council Regulation (EC) No. 2238/2003 providing for retaliatory action against any U.S. company which brings a lawsuit under this Act against a European Community company. The Act provides for the seizure and sale of the European assets of any such U.S. company to compensate the European company for any costs, damages or expenses incurred as a result of the application of the 1916 Antidumping Act.

TKS remains wholly committed to the U.S. market and its valued large newspaper press clients. TKS (U.S.A.), Inc. will continue to expand and build upon its 25 years in the U.S. market. Tokyo Kikai Seisakusho, Ltd. has a 130 year history of innovation and service to the newspaper industry and regardless of the outcome of this case remains steadfastly devoted to serving its clients globally, especially in the United States.

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TKS and NAC Partnering for the Future:

On November 25, 2003, TKS and The Newspaper Agency Corporation (NAC) signed a sales agreement for NAC to purchase three state -of-the-art presses manufactured by Tokyo Kikai Seisakusho, Ltd. The ColorTop 5000CD (couple drive) 4x1 presses, with a printing speed of 70,000 cph, will be installed in NAC’s new 350,000 square foot facility to be completed in 2005. The start of installation will mark TKS (USA)’s 25th anniversary in North America.

Gregory K. Harabin, president and CEO of TKS (USA), a wholly owned subsidiary of TKS, Ltd., said “This press order represents the largest installation in North America of the new 4 x 1 press design. We are proud to have been given the opportunity to partner with such a forward looking group.”

NAC Executive Vice President and General Manager Fred Temby, was excited by the new partnership. “TKS brought a desire to work with our people to design a press package that meets and exceeds our needs. We look forward to their in-depth project management, as well as a first class training program.”

Each of the three TKS 4 x 1 ColorTop 5000CD presses will consist of: 37 print couples, eight two arm reels, and a 2:5:5 jaw folder with three- levels of 70 degree formers. The press will also feature TKS controls (T-NPC) with integrated simulator, as well as automatic roll loading, registration control, blanket wash system and tabletop foundation.

“Everyone at NAC is pleased to partner with TKS,” said Joseph H. Zerbey, president and CEO of NAC. “They are a premier press manufacturer with a proven record of performance and support unequaled in the industry.”

“This is a very important milestone for our USA market,” TKS, Ltd. president Kohei Shiba added. We know this installation will showcase our technology and convince future customers that TKS has the best equipment and technology in the world.”

TKS, Ltd., a global supplier, recently celebrated its 130th year in the press manufacturing business. A leader in press manufacturing, TKS currently builds only shaftless presses with more than ninety presses to be installed and running by 2005.

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TKS Supplies 26 Shaftless Presses to World's Largest Newspaper - September 9, 2003:

The Yomiuri Shimbun (Japan), with the world’s largest newspaper circulation at more than 14,000,000 copies daily (morning and evening editions), continues their production expansion with additional TKS presses.

Since placing this order for 26 presses in 2002, Yomiuri Shimbun has successfully been running four (4) TKS ColorTop 7000CD (couple drive) (100 printing couples) presses in two of their plants. TKS is now preparing to install the remaining 22 Color Top 7000CD (555 printing couples) shaftless tower offset presses. These additional presses, along with the existing TKS presses, will help the Yomiuri Shimbun meet their needs for increased color capacity.

One press consists of two 4/4 towers, three 2/1 or 2/2 towers, 2:2 rotary folder and five RTP’s.

Fifteen of the presses consist of tower units, with a running maximum speed of 85,000 cph, and the new style 2:2 rotary folder that conforms to the highest speed. The remaining 11 presses consist of tower units, with a running maximum speed of 75,000 cph and the standard 2:2 rotary folder.

By the end of 2004, TKS will have a total of 38 presses (including existing presses) printing Yomiuri newspapers at 11 plants.

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NAC Purchases State-of-the-art Presses From TKS (USA) - July 2003:

(July 2, 2003) The Newspaper Agency Corporation has signed a letter of intent to purchase three state-of-the-art presses from TKS (USA), a wholly-owned subsidiary of TKS, Ltd., a Japanese press manufacturer located in Tokyo. The Color Top 5000UD shaftless presses will be installed in the new NAC facility slated for completion by summer 2005 in West Valley City, UT.

The new 350,000-square-foot facility will be the headquarters for the Newspaper Agency Corporation and will house approximately 800 employees. Presses and new packaging and material handling equipment will publish The Salt Lake Tribune and the Deseret Morning News. Both newsrooms will remain in downtown Salt Lake City.

The new presses and related equipment will better enable NAC to print both morning papers within a tight production window and greatly improve logistics, reproduction and delivery.

This press order represents the largest installation in North America of the new 4x1 press (4x1 presses print eight pages on each unit of the press using half of the press plates now used on NAC’s presses).The press line will be installed in a press hall that will be 400 feet long, 80 feet high and 50 feet wide. The press hall will be adjacent to the packaging area and the corporation’s business, advertising, data processing and corporate offices.

Installed on a concrete tabletop foundation, the 70,000-copies-per-hour presses will include heavy duty 2:5:5 jaw folders; 111 couples with open fountain inking; 24 core drive RTPs (newsprint roll loaders) with automatic roll loading; fully automatic web leading system; blanket wash and registration systems; and T-NPC console press controls with a training simulator.

“This entire project will be the most technologically advanced newspaper production center in the country,” said Fred Temby, NAC executive vice president and general manager. “We will employ computer-to-plate technology, automatic robot delivery of newsprint rolls to the press units, and will provide the newsrooms and advertising department with 56 pages of process color in two press runs.”

TKS (USA)’s parent company Tokyo Kikai Seisakusho, Ltd. has been in the business since 1874. It is a global manufacturer of printing presses and has the overwhelming market share in Japan. In the United States, TKS presses produce daily newspapers at the Dallas Morning News, the Atlanta Journal and Constitution, the Wall Street Journal and the Newark (NJ) Star Ledger. Its USA headquarters is in Dallas, TX.

“Everyone at NAC is pleased to partner with TKS,” said Joseph Zerbey, president and CEO of NAC. “They are a premier press manufacturer with a proven record of performance and support unequaled in the industry.”

TKS has 40 shaftless Color Top presses running worldwide and 50 more to be installed in 2004 and 2005.

“The NAC installation shows the dedication of TKS to the United States market as well as NAC’s confidence in TKS to deliver on time as promised,” said Mike Shafer, national sales manager for TKS (USA).

“This order is a very important milestone for our USA market,” said Kohei Shiba, president of the parent company. “We know this installation will showcase our technology and will convince future customers that TKS has the best equipment and technology in the world. Our existing customers in the USA can testify to the equipment quality and service we provide. We are looking forward to working with the Newspaper Agency Corporation in their very important project.”

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TKS’ Color Top 7000 Achieves Fastest Newspaper Printing Speed In The World - March 2003:

TKS’ Shaftless ColorTop 7000CD (couple drive) newspaper printing press achieved and maintained a printing speed of 96,000 cph. The Nagano (Japan) Production Center of Shinano Mainichi Newspaper has been running their TKS ColorTop 7000CD press consistently at the rated speed of 85,000 cph. Last fall, due to increased production demands, the Shinano Mainichi Newspaper needed more flexibility in their production window.

Although the ColorTop 7000CD’s top printing speed of 85,000 was based on parameter settings relative to the various post-press equipment and the newspaper’s operations through put, this was not the highest limit their operations was designed for. With the full cooperation of the newspaper, and making use of their non-printing day, TKS undertook test printing of 16 full color pages at a speed of 96,000 cph. The result was stable printing at 96,000 cph producing 55,000 printed copies, proving that the existing TKS press could print consistently at a speed of over 95,000 cph.

For this test, the only change made to the newspaper’s daily routine, was to change the press and post press through put to 96,000 cph. This included equipment such as conveyors, delivery and packaging equipment.

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Mirandela Artes Graficas, S.A. - June 2002:

TKS is very proud to announce the sale of the first TKS press within continental Europe. Mirandela Artes Graficas, S.A. of Lisbon, Portugal has awarded TKS a contract for a couple- drive shaftless double width heatset press.

The press, a CT8200CD with shaftless motor couple drive technology, is equipped with movable former boards to accommodate multiple commercial formats. The press mechanical speed is 700 RPM. The folder used for this press is the TKS 2:3:3 Jaw Folder with maximum capable speeds of 85,000 CPH.

Mirandela Artes Graficas, S.A. is joining the TKS family of shaftless presses. TKS has twenty-eight (28) shaftless presses in production today with ten (10) more going into production before the end of 2002. Mirandela Artes Graficas, S.A. is planned for production in the fall of 2003. Mirandela Artes Graficas, S.A. will be joined with nineteen (19) more shaftless presses in production during 2003.

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Nexpo 2002:

TKS shines brightly at NEXPO:

Although the weather in Orlando was unseasonanly wet and gloomy, the TKS Booth lit up the convention floor with a combination of neon lights and a dazzling product line.

A working spray bar, the new generation T-NPC console and the Inspector -300 were some of the highlights of TKS' NEXPO showcase.

Two continously running video presentations demonstrated TKS products in action. One video featured the TKS shaftless 7000CD press performing on-the-fly plate, page, and page-size changes.

The other video showed our full line of roll-handling products: from truck unloading and high bay storage, to PPR and roll delivery via motor dolly.

With the entire TKS Group working together (TKS manufacturing high quality offset printing presses, TKE manufacturing electronic sub-components, and KKS manufacturing material handling equipment), we are able to offer a full line of products to the newspaper market.

There has been a great deal of interest from our customer base for the integration of press software into a full production software package. At NEXPO, TKS announced its new Total Operations Production System (TOPS). The new generation software will help newspapers plan and run their presses more effectively.

To kick off the show, TKS held a reception where Frank Tyler, President, TKS (U.S.A.), Mike Sheehan, Vice President Production, Wall Street Journal, and John Gotch, Director of Production, Newsday, Inc., participated in a tra- ditional Kagami-Wari ceremony. Together, they smashed a sake barrel lid, signaling the start of the festivities.

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ISO 9001 Certification - 2002:

We are very proud to announce that the TKS, Ltd. factory is now ISO 9001 certified in the Design, Development, Production, and Servicing for Offset Presses and Peripherals. Additionally, the Quality Review Analysis is tracing all components in production enabling better planning and product manufacturing.

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The Department of Commerce - June 2002:

Effective January 16, 2002, The Department of Commerce (DOC) revoked the antidumping duty order for TKS. The basis for the DOC's decision to cancel the dumping order is their findings in three consecutive annual reviews that TKS did not dump doublewide presses in the U.S. market.

As a result of this U.S. government action, TKS is no longer required to post a collateral for antidumping duty on its imports of double-web presses from Japan.

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Chosun llbo - April 2001:

The Chosun llbo of South Korea, Korea's largest daily newspaper, will join the growing family of TKS customers worldwide. The The Chosun llbo has ordered six new TKS shaftless couple drive presses to be installed throughout the 2002 calendar year. The six presses are configured with six ColorTop 7000HCD tower units ("H" style shaftless couple drive tower units) and combination 2:5:5 Jaw/3:2 Rotary folders. Each press is capable of printing at 85,000 cph.

The presses will be installed in two different production facilities -- Inchon City and Seoul. Each 39 couple press will be capable of producing 36 pages of full process color.

Installation of the first two presses will be begin in March 2002. The third and fourth presses will be installed in the same facility in April and May. In October and November, the fifth and sixth presses will be installed in the Seoul plant. A high level of automation is also part of this project, which includes T-NPC Press controls for presetting of ink and water, a new generation of TKS Spray Bars, Automatic Roll Loading, Automatic Registration and Cutoff Controls and Print Quality Detectors.

To aid in make ready and efficiency time, TKS is also installing their FWL (Fully Automatic Web Leading System), Pipe Roller and Blanket Cleaning Systems.

Together, all of these technological advancements will make this one of the most modern production facilities in the world.

To date, TKS has sold over 1,400 couples of the ColorTop 7000.

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The Atlanta Journal and Constitution (update) - April 2001:

In early April, the Atlanta Journal and Constitution started up two shaftless TKS Color Top 7000 CD Towers at their Norcross printing plant. These towers were purchased to give Atlanta additional color capacity for their New York Times product. This is the first time in the United States that shaftless towers have been successfully added to a shafted press. The entire installation took less than two months and no production operations were interrupted.

Robert Guthrie, Plant Manager at Norcross, said, "TKS took full responsibility for this project, including training, from the start and we were very pleased with the end results." The Color Top 7000 is the shaftless version of the highly succesful Color Top 6000. To date, TKS has sold over 1,100 couples of the shaftless Color Top 7000.

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ISO 9000 Certification - November 2000:

We are very proud to announce that the TKS, Ltd. Tamagawa and Haneda factories have recently recieved ISO 9000 certification in the design, Development, Production, and Servicing for Offset Presses and Peripherals.

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Atlanta Journal and Constitution - August 2000:

The Atlanta Journal and Constitution will be installing two shaftless Color Top 7000 CD Towers on one of their existing TKS presses. Each tower will have one more motor per couple. The towers are scheduled to go into production March, 2001. Atlanta is purchasing the towers in response to the increasing color requirements of the New York Times.

"We are very happy with our existing TKS presses, and after visiting Japan to see the Color Top 7000 shaftless Towers run, we decided to go shaftless with the expansion instead of shafted. TKS has really developed state-of-the-art shaftless technology", according to Stan Pantel, Vice President of Operations for the Atlanta Journal and Constitution.

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The Waco Herald Tribune - January 2000:

The Waco Herald Tribune has decided to puchase 64 TKS Digital Ink Pumps for 16 couples of an existing TKS press. The new pumps will be installed in July of 2000.

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November 1999: Sankei, Japan:

TKS is pleased to announce an order for a complete shaftless press to be installed in the Tokyo area later next year. The customer, Sankei, is installing the press at its Urayasu printing facility. The towers will have one motor per unit. The is the first sale of a complete shaftless press in Japan.

Shafltess technology is not new to the Japanese market. In Akita, they have been running TKS shaftless towers on a TKS shafted press since 1998.

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November 1999: The Austin American Statesman:

After several months of on-site testing between TKS, GOSS, and CGI, The Ausin American Statesman has decided to purchase 276 TKS digital ink pumps for 69 couples of GOSS metro-liner presses. The new pumps will be installed in mid-2000 on three presses.

Operations VP, Bob Tucker, said, "The quality printing from the digital ink pumps and the functionality of the keypad controllers were deciding factors in our decision process."

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June 1999: Dow Jones & Company, Inc.:

Dow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of the Wall Street Journal and Barron's, has ordered 18 Color Top 6000 4/4 tower printing units from TKS to be installed in nine printing plants as part of the Journal's three-year capital investment program to expand color and page capacity. Dow Jones currently operates TKS presses in nine of its 17 Journal printing plants in the U.S.

The order also includes design engineering and parts to uniformly configure all TKS presslines and integrate the towers units to produce a 12 web press system capable of printing 96 pages, with 24 process color positions in a straight mode. The tower units will feature TKS's anti-fan out device, infeed and outfeed rollers and a new style slow speed inker with TKS digital pumps. TKS will also be interfacing with ABB press controls and Ryco spray bars.

"This press equipment purchase, part of our larger capital investment program, will help us better service advitisers and readers," said Mcihael Sheehan, Vice President of Production for The Wall Street Journal.

Delivery of the equipment will start in September, 1999, with the first two towers, which will be installed in the Charlotte, NC plant. The balance of the tower delivery will occur through December 2000, with installation continuing through most of 2001. National startup is planned for January 2002.

"We are very proud to have been selected by Dow Jones in what was a very detailed anaylsis," said Kohei Shiba, President of TKS.

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February 1999: The Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch:

TKS has recieved an order from the Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch for the purchase of four Color Top 6000 towers, with digital inking and infeed and outfeed rollers for superior tension. These towers, scheduled for delivery in 1999, are to be added to their existing four TKS press lines and will provide The Columbus Dispatch with the equipment necessary to continue meeting the high color demands of advertisers.

"We just found that we were running to much back-to-back four color work and tying up press capacity," said Del Varney, Director of Production Operations. "We look forward to having the equipment up and running before the Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday seasons."

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