GRAPH EXPO WRAP-UP -- Traditional Offset Gets a Booster Shot

Another mid-size sheetfed press, MLP USA's (Mitsubishi Lithographic Presses') 231⁄2x29˝ Diamond 2000, was introduced. Rated at 16,000 sph, the press can print six-up, 81⁄2x11˝ signatures or three-up, 11x17˝ forms. Jobs were run at the show using GATF InterTech Award-winning Hydro H20 ink from Midwest Ink, which enables offset printing with plain tap water and without fountain solution additives.