The organization recently completed a series of installations—including press, postpress and software components from Heidelberg—to bring sheetfed offset litho printing in-house at Bridge Publications in Los Angeles. The goal was to increase efficiencies and reduce the costs associated with outsourcing production of its marketing collateral and related materials.
Andrew S. Field, founder of PrintingForLess.com (PFL) in Livingston, MT, never had any grand designs about owning an online venture, let alone a printing company. But, one day in 1996, while fishing with an old buddy who was about to lose his job at an in-plant printer, the idea was floated to Field that he should take a stab at starting his own print shop.
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Modern Litho-Print hasn’t been afraid to make critical software investments during the economic downturn, or to look internally at ways of making the general commercial shop leaner and meaner.
On Oct. 22, Heidelberg USA graciously opened the doors of its Print Media Academy to welcome and educate the next generation of young people contemplating a career in the graphic arts. The event—named “Fit to Print”—proved to be extremely successful, and I would like to share my experiences.
Incoming orders increased to EUR 651 million, compared to EUR 534 million for the previous year. Preliminary sales climbed significantly to EUR 633 million vs. EUR 499 million. “Expected growth within the strategically important areas of packaging printing, services and consumables, as well as continuing favorable developments in the emerging countries, will additionally support Heidelberg's success,” stated Heidelberg CEO Bernhard Schreier.
Bumming around last weekend, still recovering from Graph Expo, when I decided to turn on the TV. Little did I expect to see a printing company reference in a movie I must've seen a dozen times.
“We believe in preventive maintenance, and Heidelberg’s pre-booking option makes it convenient and affordable for us to stick to a schedule that makes sense for us," said Bob Bankston, vice president and production manager at Mercury Press in Oklahoma City, OK. The company had been using an independent repair service to save money, but reverted to Heidelberg System service when the discounted rate was introduced.
