Sheetfed/Web Litho Printing: Offsetting a Weak Economy

Live, early morning demonstrations of the 40˝ Roland 700 DirectDrive press—touted by manroland as the makeready world champion—were held daily at its suburban Chicago Print Technology Center.

Quick makereadies and job changeovers was a prevailing theme, as well, for Mitsubishi Lithographic Presses (MLP U.S.A.), which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. Four posters 
were printed daily on a six-color, 41˝ Diamond V3000LX with SimulChanger fully automated, simultaneous plate changers and an in-line UV coating system. Capable of printing on paper, plastic and board stocks to 0.040˝ in thickness, the V3000LX is suited for high-end commercial work, labels, packaging and point-of-purchase materials.