FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 25, 2005

Yasutaka Arakawa Appointed as New President of Western Graphtec, Inc.

Irvine, CA. - Western Graphtec Inc. a leading manufacturer of plotters, vinyl cutters, color printer, scanners, intelligent recording instruments, and data acquisition systems, announced today the appointment of Yasutaka Arakawa to the position of President/CEO.

Mr. Arakawa previously served as Graphtec’s Domestic Sales Executive in Japan. He was instrumental in developing new markets and creating successful sales strategies. Prior to working for Graphtec, Mr. Arakawa spent over 15 years at Aiwa Company Ltd. in the overseas sales department. He has extensive experience working with the North and South American markets. This experience combined with his understanding of international sales brings a new, vibrant dimension to Western Graphtec.

Mr. Arakawa would like to invite everyone to look over Graphtec’s new, re-vamped cutter/plotter, scanner, and instrument lines.

ABOUT WESTERN GRAPHTEC INC.
Western Graphtec Inc., located in Irvine, California, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Graphtec Corporation headquartered in Yokohama, Japan. Graphtec is a leading manufacturer of plotters, vinyl cutters, color printers, scanners, intelligent recording instruments, and data acquisition systems.

Western Graphtec
11 Vanderbilt
Irvine, CA 92618
Phone: 800-854-8385
Fax: 949-855-0895
E-Mail: nbaessler@graphtecusa.com
Website URL: www.graphtecusa.com