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Description
The outlook was questionable at best for Agfa equipment owners when AgfaPhoto became insolvent almost 2 years ago. But today, that picture is much brighter, with a range of options for new and used Agfa minilabs as well as service and spare parts.
Equipment and service
The very heart of Agfa minilab equipment today is Minilab Factory GmbH (www .minilabs.net), Roettenbach, Germany, a division of Foto + Minilabsysteme R. Saal GmbH, the only company still manufacturing new Agfa minilab equipment, such as d-labs. The company also refurbishes and sells minilabs from Agfa, Fujifilm, and Noritsu; provides technical service in Germany; and produces and supplies spare parts to partners in various parts of the world.
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In North America, those partners are AAA Imaging Solutions (www.aaa imaging.com), Santa Ana, Calif.; Integra Technologies International (www.integraint.com), Austin, Texas; Knights Imaging Inc. (www.minilab factory.us), Fort Worth, Texas; and Photo Tech Enterprises Inc. (www .minilabfactory.ca), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
AAA Imaging, launched by two former Agfa employees, has built its business refurbishing minilab and professional digital printing equipment, and supplying it to imaging labs.
"We install the equipment and offer training," says co-founder Robert Noterman. The company also offers service during a 90-day warranty period. Integra offers Agfa chemicals and provides parts and service to equipment owners. Photo Tech and new-kid-on-the-block... |
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