Amherst, NY – June 8, 2007 - IIMAK, the worldwide leader in thermal transfer ribbon manufacturing during the past 25 years, has announced new cost-effective cardboard core offerings for MARKEM SmartDate® printers.

This new flexible packaging ribbon delivers cost saving vs. OEM plastic cores. They are designed for use with Markem SmartDate® printers and are used in flexible packaging applications like date, price and lot coding. These ribbons are available in three popular colors, black, white and silver and come in three widths and lengths. They offer exceptional print quality, a broad substrate latitude and mid-range durability.

IIMAK is entering into its 25 th year of manufacturing and distribution of a full line of black and color thermal transfer ribbons for industrial bar coding, identification, and labeling. For more information contact IIMAK at 888.464.4625.