Offset Printing - Sheet-Fed

CHICAGO—xpedx and RYOBI exhibit together at Graph Expo 2007 in Booth 3808.  Highlights include U.S. debut and demo of the new 24x36-inch RYOBI 924 offset press as well as RYOBI5’s state-of-the-art half- and quarter-size presses.  xpedx, exclusive U.S. distributor of RYOBI-branded presses, this October opens a new 20,000 square foot center for printers in metro Kansas City. Also in the booth, xpedx demos its newly-developed, easy-to-use and affordable 3D/special effects printing system for color copiers, new bindery/finishing equipment, new proofing technologies and a spotlights a new program to help printers profitably enter variable data short-run markets.  Services to printers from the xpedx network of

SCHAUMBURG, IL—JULY 16, 2007—Highlighting the Sakurai exhibit at Graph Expo ‘07 will be the new 596SD, a 25” x 38” 5-color press that operates at 16,000 IPH and is available in straight or perfecting models, with or without coater – from four to six printing units. Also featured will be a fully automated Sakurai 466SDC, 20” x 26” 4-color with coater. SAKURAI 96 SERIES Continuing its growth and expansion of press offerings, Sakurai USA, Inc. has introduced the new SD Series Model 96, which is a 25” x 38” size.  The new press series is a 16-page format size and complements Sakurai’s existing sizes

KENNESAW, GA—July 11, 2007—Heidelberg will focus on high-tech, high-performance solutions for companies of all sizes at the 2007 Graph Expo, where the print media industry leader will showcase the latest in graphic arts technology innovation. Booth visitors can experience Heidelberg’s commercial print, packaging, small business and workflow solutions at Booth #1200 at the tradeshow, which is being held in Chicago at McCormick Place on Sept. 9-12, 2007. “We believe that by blending our historic expertise in hardware with an equal commitment to optimizing efficiencies at all stages of the printing process, Heidelberg has become the only print technology provider capable of bringing the

During printing, feeding and transfer problems can cause sheets to become creased. Among the possible reasons for creasing are incorrectly set or jamming front lays; side lays that draw with too much force; a hold-down device that has been set too tightly; an air blast that is too strong; an incorrect air pressure setting at the point of sheet transfer; poorly functioning or dirty grippers; and excessive or uneven pressure between the rubber and the impression cylinder. To minimize creasing, do the following: • Inspect the front and side lays • Avoid setting the hold-down device too tightly • Reduce the air blast on

KENNESAW, GA—June 29, 2007—Heidelberg USA announces the following new product installations: Century Graphics Begins a New Era with Heidelberg’s Speedmaster XL 105 Richard Bonham, owner of Century Graphics in Columbus, Ohio, has been a Heidelberg fan since he began working with the 6-color Speedmaster SM 72 more than 15 years ago. He later added another Speedmaster SM 72, this time a 5-color, to his pressroom and recently went looking for a new Heidelberg press to keep up with the company’s growth. A trip to the Print Media Demonstration Center at Heidelberg’s headquarters in Kennesaw, Ga. helped him make up his mind. “When I saw

HEIDELBERG, GERMANY—06/21/2007—For the past four months, Fotorotar AG, based in Egg near Zurich, has been testing the Heidelberg Speedmaster SM 52 five-color press with coating unit and Anicolor short inking unit. More than one million sheets have been produced so far. Heidelberg introduced the new Anicolor inking unit technology on a Speedmaster SM 52 four-color press at Ipex 06; order levels for this press have exceeded expectations. The Anicolor five-color version is scheduled to enter series production in the first quarter of 2008. The innovative Anicolor inking unit brings the benefits of offset printing to even the shortest of runs and helps significantly improve margins

HEIDELBERG, GERMANY—06/13/2007—Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) clearly increased both sales and earnings in financial year 2006/2007 (April 1, 2006 to March 31, 2007). “For the fourth year in succession, we have been able to draw on the upswing in the global economy and the resultant upward trend in our industry,” stated Bernhard Schreier, CEO of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG. “For the current financial year, we are expecting moderate growth in the volume of business,” he added. Sales by the Heidelberg Group during the period under review climbed six percent to 3.803 billion Euro (previous year: 3.586 billion Euro). The fourth quarter alone returned sales of 1.214 billion

ALEXANDRIA, VA—06/06/07—It’s spring cleaning time at Fannon Fine Printing in Alexandria, Virginia. After a three-year search, Daniel Fannon and his team are installing a Roland 500 29-inch press. The six-color-plus-coating system replaces a pressroom full of equipment that includes a 40-inch six-color Roland Rekord, a 20-inch four-color GTO, and an 18-inch Quickmaster DI direct imaging machine. Taking advantage of the autonomy that is inherent in a family-owned business, Fannon did not have to report to a board of directors or a flock of shareholders, instead he listened to his marketplace before zeroing in on a new press. The voices included those of the top designers

Every printer knows what happens when sheets of paper become electrostatically charged: they stick together as they're taken in from the stack, potentially stopping up the feeder. A static charge is especially likely to build up when paper that is too dry is printed in cold weather and other times of low atmospheric humidity. To control static, the moisture content of paper should range between 45% and 55%. Working spaces should be air-conditioned or humidified at a 50% to 55% level of relative humidity. Antistatic equipment such as discharge electrodes and ionic blowers reduce electrostatic charge by raising the surrounding air’s electronic conductivity,

NILES, IL—05/31/07—KBA North America, a leading press manufacturer based in Williston, VT, is announcing that The Garvey Group, one of the Midwest’s most successful printers, has garnered six top printing awards from the Printing Industry of Illinois/Indiana Association’s Pinnacle Print Awards. Six of Garvey’s nine large-format printing pieces submitted to the competition won awards for jobs produced on its KBA Rapida 205 81-inch six-color sheetfed press. The Garvey Group received its awards at PII’s 5th Annual Pinnacle Print Awards Gala on May 22 in Des Plaines, IL. “We are so honored to win these large format awards from PII,” says Ed Garvey, president of