Offset Printing - Sheet-Fed

With plate changing times some 50 percent shorter than with AutoPlate, the AutoPlate Pro is easy to operate and enables staff to carry on working during plate changes. It will be available for the Speedmaster XL 75 this fall and Speedmaster XL 106 in spring 2015, but initial installations have proven a big success.

After an exhaustive nine month equipment evaluation, JBM chose a Manroland R700 Direct Drive press to provide faster changeovers, high run speeds and advanced color management tools. JBM felt it was the best suited solution for its niche envelope market.

Mike Mahmoudi, a 25-year veteran printing company owner, opened Nino Press in the heart of Silicon Valley in 2013 and invested more than $3 million into his new business. Since then, the business serves some of the biggest names in global technology along with fellow commercial printers.

Wright Business Graphics has installed a new Komori Lithrone G40 printing press at its Kent, WA, facility. "This press allows us to deliver products with unprecedented levels of speed, quality and efficiency. It’s the perfect complement to our growing line-up of commercial and digital capabilities," said Dan Adkison, president and COO of Wright Enterprises.

Folding carton, corrugated box and merchandising display manufacturer RockTenn has purchased the 100th Heidelberg VLF press, which will be installed at its Clinton, IA, facility. Steve Voorhees, RockTenn CEO, and Craig Gunckel, executive vice president of merchandising display and folding carton, were on hand at Heidelberg’s Hall 11 assembly center, part of the Heidelberg Wiesloch-Walldorf Factory complex, to inspect the press and participate in a special event with Heidelberg executives and employees to salute the 100th press accomplishment.

Norcross, GA-based Media Graphix has installed its fourth Komori press, a new five-color Lithrone G40 with coater (GL540C). The company chose the Komori GL540C for its ability to efficiently print on a variety of substrates and its sharp print quality.

This year, GRAPH EXPO 14 and CPP EXPO will feature the North American premier of RYOBI MHI 925 LED-UV press with INSTA.COLOR and CRON UVP 36 CTP—both running live at Booth 4404. The RYOBI MHI 925 LED-UV is a winner of a Must See ‘Em 2014 award.

A sharper design, boosted efficiency and extensive set of standard features are the key characteristics of the latest additions in technology and innovations for the HiPrint Press from manroland sheetfed.

One of the nation’s largest full-service direct mail production companies, Data-Mail Inc. installed a new six-color Lithrone G40 with H-UV from Komori. The addition has allowed the company to increase production by 60 percent, decrease makeready time by 30 percent and reduce waste by 50 percent.

Heidelberg’s Speedmaster XL 145/162 PSP printing presses are now available with increased maximum speed and top productivity up to 18,000 sph for the Speedmaster XL 145 and 16,500 sph for the Speedmaster XL 162. The new PSP speed class presses are designed for converters requiring maximum throughput and minimal waste.