The Herald Tackles Diverse Projects with MGI Digital Press

MELBOURNE, FL—March 7, 2011—MGI Digital Graphic Technology, the manufacturer of digital printing and finishing solutions, announced that The Herald Inc. has installed a Meteor DP60 Pro multi-substrate digital press.

Established in 1881, The Herald has been in continuous operation as north central Ohio’s premier full service commercial printing and marketing company. It has focused on providing customers with a combination of old world print craftsmanship along with the latest digital equipment and marketing products on a local, state and nationwide business.

The company’s customer base is as diverse as the wide range of products and services it offers them. With applications such as retail labels for a local delicatessen, media guides for NFL teams in California, award-winning luxury real estate magazine for the Hamptons, and digitally produced packaging for light bulbs for an international corporation, just to name a few, there is very little The Herald cannot produce in-house.

When the time came to replace its existing digital equipment, the printer went through an extensive demo process on six different digital color presses. This process was not taken lightly: rigorous analysis was made of each press’ features, purchase price, print quality, operational costs, substrate catalogue, sheet size range, maintenance requirements, service availability and overall press construction. After completing this analysis, The Herald chose MGI’s Meteor DP60 Pro from Graphco.

“In the end, the decision was not that difficult,” stated Dave Stump, CEO. “The Meteor DP60 Pro really stood apart from the other digital presses that we evaluated, especially in terms of sheet size and substrate versatility. We also loved the Meteor DP60 Pro’s offset press-like feeding and registration system, the fact that we could do a lot of basic PM tasks ourselves, and the overall operational costs were very manageable.”

The Meteor DP60 Pro has opened up a host of new marketing and print opportunities for The Herald, with projects ranging from variable-data direct mail campaigns and short runs of retail packaging to 13 x47-inch static cling window signage, along with traditional commercial print jobs. It is also venturing into the high-margin gift card market, taking advantage of the Meteor DP60 Pro’s plastic print capabilities.

“We’re very pleased with our choice,” said Stump. “The quality of the equipment is exceeded only by the quality of the service and the hands-on printing knowledge we get from Graphco and MGI.”

“Adding one of Ohio’s most respected and well established printing firms to our growing list of MGI Meteor DP60 Pro clients is a real feather in our cap,” states Chris Manley, President of Graphco.

“Working with Dave’s people has been a real pleasure for all of our technical staff,” added John Arnold, Graphco’s Technical Service Manager.

The flagship in MGI’s digital line and with hundreds of installations worldwide, the Meteor DP60 Pro received consecutive Must See ‘em recognition at GRAPH EXPO 2008 and PRINT 09. Key features include true multi-substrate versatility (widest range of paper, plastics & envelopes), sheet sizes up to 13x40-inch in production as a standard feature (up to 13x47 inches via manual bypass), laser-safe prints, offset comparable color output (Fogra certified), plus no click charge and an economical total cost of operation.

About MGI Digital Graphic Technology
Founded in 1982, MGI Digital Graphic Technology designs, manufactures and markets a full and innovative range of award-winning multi-substrate (paper and plastic) four-color digital presses, as well as a complete line of versatile finishing solutions.

A key player in the global market, MGI has a portfolio comprised of several thousand customers in a wide range of sectors, including graphic industry professionals, Fortune 1000 companies, government agencies, plastic card manufacturers, silk screeners and photo labs.

MGI is a leader in the professional graphic equipment market and is registered on the Euronext Paris Alternext stock exchange (ALMDG). They received the prestigious OSEO “Innovative Company” & "OSEO Excellence" labels respectively in 2009 & 2010 in recognition of their expertise and innovation in the graphics & finishing industry. In addition, MGI has won nine international product awards from 2008-2010 related to technological innovation.

MGI USA, based in Melbourne, FL, is MGI’s fully owned subsidiary that services the North and South American, Caribbean and Asia/Pacific markets.

For more information, please visit www.mgiusa.com

Source: Company press release.