ACROSS the nation

arizona

PHOENIX—Roswell Bookbinding has installed a Muller Martini Monostar perfect binder with inline Zenith three-knife trimmer; a Brehmer high-speed Smyth sewer; and the Optigraf Opticontrol print recognition system.

california

FREMONT—Spectrum Lithograph has purchased the Kawahara TXR- 1100 series blank separator. Spectrum Lithograph utilizes the new investment for blanking packaging boxes, CD wallets and more.

MODESTO—A Rilecart PB-796 automatic punch bind machine has been chosen by John F. Turner Co. for production of calendars. The installation was performed by Pigna America.

connecticut

HARTFORD—Lebon Press has announced its expansion of services with the installation a six color, 40˝ Heidelberg Speedmaster press complete with perfecting and coating capabilities, as well as a six-pocket Muller Martini 235 saddlestitcher and a 26x40˝ continuous-fed TF-66 Stahl folder with gatefold capability.

SANDY HOOK—Curtis Packaging is now operating a new 10-station, 51˝ KBA Rapida press with UV drying and dispersion coater.

florida

MIAMI—Quality Business Cards is now operating a Kluge EHD series automatic press. It plans to use its new press to add value to their business card production services.

SARASOTA—Serbin Printing received four awards at the 2004 ADDY Awards from the American Advertising Federation (AAF) of the Suncoast. The company received two gold and two Amy Award distinctions.

georgia

ATLANTA—Family owned commercial printer Tucker-Castleberry Printing has added a third six-color Roland 700 press with in-line coating to its pressroom. The company is further taking advantage of the installation by connecting the PECOM press operating and automation system to all three of its MAN Roland presses.

NORCROSS—Brandon's Printing is celebrating its 20th year in business. The Atlanta-area printer employs a staff of 74.

illinois

CARPENTERSVILLE—A six-color Komori Lithrone 40 has been installed at Carlith Printing.

DOWNERS GROVE—Jet Litho received several awards for outstanding achievement in product catalogs, trade books, magazines and miscellaneous specialties. The Printing Industry of Illinois and Indiana recognized Jet in the 2004 Achievements in Print Excellence Awards (AIPX). Jet received two Best of Category, one Best of Division, two Awards of Excellence and two Certificates of Merit. The company's winning submissions were the Lee Allison catalog; Safilo Sunwear; Building Michigan; Picasso: The Classical Period; Alt Pick magazine; and Guide to Duotones.

NILES—Graphic Converting Inc. (GCI) has added a Heiber & Schroder WP1400-MATIC window patching machine to bridge the gap between die- cutting and gluing of windowed cartons.

indiana

INDIANAPOLIS—Binding and packaging provider Eckhart & Co. reports that it has installed a high-speed Kolbus Ratiobinder perfect binding system.

kansas

KANSAS CITY—Spangler Graphics, a Kelmscott Communications company, has added a new six-color Komori Lithrone S40 series offset press to its equipment lineup.

massachusetts

WOBURN—Finisher Matheson Higgins/Congress Press, in business since 1925, reports it has added engraving to its list of services.

minnesota

EDEN PRAIRIE—Target Corp. awarded Challenge Printing with its 2003 Vendor Award of Excellence. Each year Target recognizes a select group of vendors for "superior business practices and dedication to the Target brand."

MINNEAPOLIS—KBA North America has presented Meyers Display, a $65 million, 300-employee designer and producer of point-of-purchase and promotional materials, with a hand-made replica of its new six-color, 65˝ KBA Rapida 162A sheetfed press with in-line aqueous and UV coater and an extended delivery.

new jersey

CARLSTADT—Pantone Inc. has agreed to purchase a new 41˝ KBA Rapida 105 sheetfed offset press. This will be Pantone's second sheetfed press from KBA. Two years ago, Pantone installed a six-color KBA Rapida 72 with coater in its pressroom.

PEMBERTON—Tapco Inc. won the Bronze National Award at the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations' annual conference for its work on Atlantic Cape Community College's 2003 Kids College brochure.

new york

FORT BYRON—Precision Die Cutting recently installed a Kluge UniFold automatic folder/gluer. The configuration included angled buckle folder, transtable and cold glue system. The UniFold has enabled Precision Die Cutting to convert pocket folders and CD wallets.

ROCHESTER, NY—Wayne Scheible, president and CEO of Flower City Printing, accepted the 2004 Management Plus Hall of Fame award from the National Association of Printing Leadership at a recent ceremony.

NORTH CAROLINA

BOONE, NC—Minors Printing recently installed a Vijuk 321-T saddlestitcher.

ohio

COLUMBUS—A fully automated MBO Navigator folding machine has been installed at Hopkins Printing.

DAYTON—Litho Print purchased a Heidelberg Prinance workflow management system during Graph Expo and began operating it in December. The company, the fifth largest printer in the Dayton area, currently uses Prinance for customer database management, estimating jobs, quoting, order confirmation and job ticketing, and will eventually use the system to track shipping information, invoicing and inventory control.

TOLEDO—The IPC Mail-Well plant here has been designated an RPD Certified Supplier to the Ross Products Division of Abbott Laboratories, Columbus,OH, a global supplier of pediatric and adult nutritional products.

pennsylvania

STATE COLLEGE—Delta L Printing, a new printing service located across the street from Penn State University, has been created to provide on-demand printing and electronic document management and ordering via the Internet to small- and mid-sized businesses.

texas

DALLAS—Williamson Printing was called to the stage six times at the Printing and Imaging Association (PIA) Mid-America Graphic Excellence Awards gala. The "Heidelberg—Beyond Visible UV Printing" brochure won Williamson the top honor, Best of Show.

HOUSTON—Celebrating 36 years as the communication forum for the exchange of information, news and views for users of Goss newspaper press equipment, the Metro Users Group met here again recently. Hosted by The Houston Chronicle, the 2004 event was deemed a success with newspaper production employee attendance up 15 percent from 2003.

utah

PROVO—Brigham Young University has added the DocuSheeter DT Lightweight Paper (LWP) roll feed system from Roll Systems to its Xerox DocuTech 6135-LWP printer. BYU converted its Independent Study lesson manual application from 20-lb. bond paper to lighter weight 13.6-lb. bond.

virginia

LYNCHBURG—Two Muller Martini Avanti bundling systems are working as the interface between the recently updated web pressroom of Progress Printing and the company's state-of-the-art bindery. The first Avanti at Progress Printing was installed in 2001, when the commercial printer began running the first shaftless Rotoman press in North America. The second Muller Martini Avanti was activated at the close of 2003, when Progress Printing inaugurated its second 16-page web press from MAN Roland.

RICHMOND—Cadmus Communications announced that the American Diabetes Association (ADA) has renewed, for an additional three years, its contract with Cadmus for the management of the commercial reprint program for ADA's five journals.

washington

SEATTLE—Trade finisher Graphic Impressions installed a Gerber Profile 408 computerized diecutting tool production system.

wisconsin

MILWAUKEE—Midwest Airlines has selected A.B. Data to provide digital printing and mailing solutions for communications the airline produces for its Midwest Miles members.

OSHKOSH—Castle-Pierce Printing has installed an eight-color Komori Lithrone 40 perfector.

WAUKESHA—Gunner Press & Finishing has purchased a 45˝ Prism Model P115 paper cutter from Best Graphics.

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