Itasca, IL, October 15, 2013 — Xeikon NV, an innovator in digital color printing technology, announced today that Michael V. Ring, president of Xeikon America, was inducted into the National Association for Printing Leadership (NAPL) Walter E. Soderstrom Society. The induction took place on September 7, 2013, at the Soderstrom Society Awards Dinner in Chicago, Illinois. The Society 
and the awards are named for the late Walter E. Soderstrom, one of the founders of NAPL. NAPL is a leading trade association for the commercial printing industry. The September function honored 15 industry leaders, including printing firm owners, equipment manufacturers, consultants, and educators.
Reflecting on his induction, Ring said, “The Soderstrom Society is the gold-standard of professional development in our industry. Looking at the names of the Society’s members, and my fellow inductees, was a great reminder of the kind of people we have leading the printing industry. It’s an honor for me personally and reflects well on everyone on the Xeikon team who work with me every day.”
NAPL, founded in 1933, has been a management education and industry research leader at every stage of the industry’s growth and transformation. In 2005, NAPL and NAQP, NAPL’s resource for Quick and Small Commercial Printers, were combined into one association, with a focus on member services, research, education, and consulting.
For more information, please visit www.napl.org
About Xeikon
Xeikon is an innovator in digital printing technology. The company designs, develops and 
delivers web-fed digital color presses for labels and packaging applications, document printing, as well as commercial printing. These presses utilize LED-array-based dry toner electrophotography, open workflow software and application-specific toners.
As an OEM supplier, Xeikon designs and produces platemakers for newspaper offset printing applications.
Xeikon also manufactures basysPrint computer-to-plate (CtP) solutions for the commercial printing market. These proven CtP systems combine the latest exposure techniques with cost-efficient UV plate technology, high imaging quality and flexibility.
For the flexographic market, Xeikon offers digital platemaking systems under the ThermoFlexX brand name. ThermoFlexX systems provide high resolution plate exposure including screening, color management, as well as workflow management.
All the Xeikon solutions are designed with the overarching principles of profitability, quality, flexibility and sustainability in mind. With these guiding principles and a deep, intimate knowledge of its customers, Xeikon continues to be one of the industry’s leading innovators of products and solutions.
For more information regarding this press release, please contact:
Andy Dwivedi, Xeikon; 630-438-7932; aditya.dwivedi@xeikon.com; www.xeikon.com
Jim Baptiste, Matter Communications for Xeikon; 978-518-4527; Xeikon@matternow.com;www.matternow.com