Progress Printing -- Boom, Not Gloom

Taking Care of Business

"We had to adjust internally and run our company by a strict budget. We stayed lean and mean from a manufacturing side."

While the budget may look leaner, the pressroom has packed on considerable weight. Progress Printing's roots are as a sheetfed and half-web printer, but a lion's share of the workload is now being addressed by a pair of 16-page web offset behemoths—MAN Roland ROTOMANs. Both heatset machines—the first installed in 2001, the most recent going online in October—are 38˝, five- and four-color presses, respectively, with 239⁄16˝ cutoffs. Both are complemented with combination folders, PECOM control and automation, Power Plate Loading (PPL) and QTI closed-loop color management systems. The initial ROTOMAN, the first shaftless MAN Roland press of its kind installed in North America, is also equipped with a sheeter.