1. _ _ _ nir ® (Near Infrared) Drying Technology Thompson Direct Inc Dion Thompson 2397 Von Esch Rd Plainfiled IL 60586 513.277.0464 dion@thompsondirect.us

2. 2 _ _ _ nir ® Technology Overview Only AdPhos has a peak irradiation wavelength of.8 µm –Most other inkjet drying systems use straight infrared at 2 µm and above. –Other systems using _ _ _ nir (NearInfraRed) technology are at 1.2 µm.

3. 3 _ _ _ nir ® Technology Overview _ _ _ nir ® (NearInfraRed) technology enables application of the highest energy quantities on the greatest diversity of substrates

4. 4 Absorption/ Transmission of Energy for Inkjet Applications Black ink absorbs energy across all wavelengths _ _ _ nir applies more energy to the ink and less to white paper compared to traditional _ _ _ ir

5. 5 Absorption/ Transmission of Energy for Inkjet Applications Paper Mailbase or Reflector _ _ _ nir TechnologyInfrared Technology 0.8 µm = 3500K>1.5 µm = 2500K NIR radiation travels through substrates, reflects off of the mailbase or reflector material and dries the ink from top and bottom IR radiation dries via a “top down” approach. The ink and paper are equally heated from the top only.

6. 6 Greater production speeds and throughput –Due to the greater absorption of energy by the ink and not the substrates, the inks dry approx. 30% faster and more thoroughly than with conventional infrared technology. –Reduced heating of substrates results in less paper curl and improves substrate handling. –Precise energy control / Tool-less lamp replacement Ability to inkjet on greater variety of substrates –Faster and more thorough drying expands the substrate space printers can image. One customer expanded their number of coated substrates they were able to print and dry on from 6 to over 30 With the proper ink formulatuion (ie. Flexprint Aqueous) customers can print and dry at full production speeds on even the most challenging of substrates – even on some plastic card and UV overcoated materials. Benefits of _ _ _ nir ® Technology

7. 7 Reduced operating cost –_ _ _nir ® requires approx 30% less power than IR –Patented reflector system reflects >98% of the energy toward where it is needed. Benefits of _ _ _ nir ® Technology