ACROSS the nation
Shop’s 29˝ Sheetfed PressesOutmaneuver 40˝ Competitors
WINTER PARK, FL—Edward Sengel, president of Superior Printers, was so impressed with his first Roland 500 press that he installed a second one. Both systems are configured with six printing units, in-line coating and extended deliveries. The printer also uses MAN Roland’s printnet PressManager, which networks the Roland 500s to the rest of Superior’s production workflow. The second Roland 500 has perfecting capabilities.
“The 23x29˝ format of the Roland 500 takes it to the next level,” says Sengel. “Unless you’re doing oversized display posters, a large percentage of what used to be 40˝ work exclusively can now run on the Roland 500.”
Elevated Press Suited For Heavy Materials
DALLAS—Leron Blanks, owner of Blanks Printing & Imaging, stands next to his recently installed six-color Heidelberg XL 105 6LX press equipped with UV capabilities and Image Control. The new press, which is elevated for handling heavier materials such as plastic and lenticular, has reportedly opened new customer doors for the printer due to its UV capabilities and high production performance.
Blanks Printing also operates other HD presses: a Speedmaster CD 102 6LX and a Speedmaster SM 102 8PL, as well as Stahl and Polar postpress equipment.
ARIZONA
TUCSON—Western Web & Graphics has ordered Quad-Stack units from Web Press Corp. for its WPC press line.
CALIFORNIA
LOS ANGELES—An expanded business base has resulted from a recent press installation at Marrs Printing and Packaging. The new press is a six-color, 41˝ Roland 700 with in-line UV coating capabilities and printnet operating system. The company didn’t buy the Roland 700 to get into plastics printing, but its UV capabilities have enabled Marrs to enter that niche.
COLORADO
COLORADO SPRINGS—A Kodak Trendsetter News thermal platesetter has been added at Freedom Communications, which prints The Gazette.
FLORIDA
LARGO—A new Screen PlateRite 6600E thermal CTP system and Trueflow PDF workflow recently implemented at AAA Printing are now operational.
SANFORD—Quad-Stack units from Web Press Corp. have been added to a Harris web press line at Central Florida Publishing.
ILLINOIS
CAROL STREAM—High-value, full-color, large-format printing applications, including 60x40˝ posters, are now being offered at Team Concept Printing & Thermography with the help of its new Canon ProGraf iPF8000S printer.
CHICAGO—With discerning clientele that includes the Field Museum, Art Institute of Chicago and Chicago Historical Society, M&G Graphics needed a press that would provide top quality printing. It selected a new five-color, 40˝ Mitsubishi Diamond 3000S with coater to replace two older machines.
VALMEYER—MAR Graphics has completed installation of its new six-color Muller Martini Concepta web press with inter-station UV dryers and a two-sided video web inspection system. The press configuration accommodates 40˝ and 50˝ jumbo rolls, as well as roll-to-sheet production.
MARYLAND
BELTSVILLE—A second Xerox iGen3 digital color press and two Xerox Nuvera digital monochrome printing systems are now running at Todd Allan Digital.
LANDOVER—Makereadies and drying times have been dramatically reduced with the addition of a new five-color, 23x29˝ Ryobi 755 press with aqueous coater at Doyle Printing & Offset.
MINNESOTA
LEWISTON—Herff Jones has invested in a used Kluge EHD Series press, which will allow the company to add foil stamping, embossing and diecutting processes to the many awards and educational-related materials it prints.
SLAYTON—A second Kodak Trendsetter News 70 thermal platesetter has been added at Page 1 Printers, a Page Co-Op member.
MISSOURI
OLIVETTE—Kopytek broke ground on its new $2.2 million facility in Dielman Rock Industrial Court. The 20,000-square-foot building will house office, production and warehouse space, as well as an additional $2 million in new digital imaging equipment.
MONTANA
LIVINGSTON—Montana’s Department of Commerce recently approved a $480,000 grant application for PrintingForLess.com (PFL). The Workforce Training Grant funds are being used to reimburse costs associated with training up to 96 eligible PFL employees over a 24-month period.
NEVADA
RENO—A. Carisle and Co. is celebrating its 90th year in business by installing a new Heidelberg Speedmaster SM 102SP+L press to join its existing lineup of four- and six-color Heidelbergs.
NEW JERSEY
FAIRFIELD—A six-color, 40˝ Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 105 press with coater has increased productivity at FLM Graphics, which recently celebrated its 35th anniversary.
WEST CALDWELL—Gator Media Group has installed a new Kodak NexPress 2500 digital production color press and Kodak NexGlosser glossing unit.
OREGON
HOOD RIVER—A new Kodak Trendsetter News 70 thermal platesetter, Kodak Prinergy Evo workflow system, Staccato screening and Kodak PREPS imposition software are now in use at Hood River News/Columbia Gorge Press.
SALEM—Two Quad-Stack web printing units from Web Press Corp. have been purchased by Eagle Newspapers for its Eagle Web Press facility here.
PENNSYLVANIA
OAKDALE—A full slate of QuadTech products are now in place at Knepper Press. The web printer installed QuadTech’s Color Control system, Register Guidance system, Ribbon Control system and network-based ICONP2 integrated software platform.
PHILADELPHIA—Innovation Printing & Communications recently opened a New York City sales office and installed two new Heidelberg presses—a six-color, 40˝ Speedmaster CD 102 with aqueous coater and a five-color, 40˝ Speedmaster 102FP perfector—at its production facility here.
SOUTHAMPTON—To accommodate the addition of a new five-color Heidelberg Speedmaster SM 52 press with coater, Digital Color Graphics moved to a new location at 105 James Way. An additional 12,000-square-foot building will be used to house the printer’s mailing and fulfillment operations.
TENNESSEE
UNION CITY–The Union City Daily Messenger, a Page Co-Op member, has purchased a Kodak Trendsetter News 70 platesetter, Kodak Prinergy Evo workflow system, Kodak PREPS imposition software and Kodak Staccato screening.
WISCONSIN
GREEN BAY—Mary Morgan Inc., a CoakleyTech company, has installed a six-color Heidelberg Speedmaster 74S+LX with coater and extended delivery. The company is also in the process of implementing PrintStar job management software.
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