Wallace Graphics Gets More Efficient with Heidelberg Prinect Workflow

KENNESAW, GA—Oct. 5, 2011—Heidelberg USA recently completed the installation of an integrated Prinect Prepress Manager workflow anchored by an environmentally friendly thermal Suprasetter 105 platesetter at Wallace Graphics in Stone Mountain, GA.

According to Prepress Manager Gary Foster, prior to installation, the company had a perfectly serviceable—if nonintegrated—prepress workflow system, as long as someone was there to make sure it ran.

“Our decision to upgrade was driven primarily by the need to update our hardware,” Foster said. “By sticking with Heidelberg, we were able to retain our existing imposition files. The entire system has been bulletproof from the moment it went online.”

The new platesetter is used to image plates for the company’s 29˝ and 40˝ Heidelberg presses. Wallace’s choice of Heidelberg’s Saphira Chemfree plates reflects its strong commitment to eco-friendly printing. Heidelberg’s Saphira Chemfree plates use no developer, no water, and only a small self-cleaning unit to gum the plates.

Building an On-Demand Business
The transformation took place in four stages, Foster said. First to be installed was the new Suprasetter—a trickier proposition than usual, since the new machine initially had to be coupled with the company’s existing workflow to keep production moving while Foster and his team completed a week of training at Heidelberg’s Technology Center in Kennesaw.