Modern Litho

Modern Litho’s acquisition of the commercial printing division of Watkins Lithographic increases production capacity expands services.

Modern Litho announced it has acquired Trio Printing, with capabilities including offset and digital printing.

Butler Street has announced its 2018 Best of Print & Digital Award Winners. Winning companies are selected based on their NPS.

The printers who attended the 5th annual Inkjet Summit left with the bearings and insights they needed to gain a competitive advantage.

Modern Litho launches Creativedge, helping professionals increase their skill level in industry standard Adobe layout software.

Modern Litho was over capacity in terms of its ability to output more jobs. “And when I say ‘over capacity,’ I mean, we were running 24/7 and still had to turn down work that fit us,” recalls Greg Meeker, co-owner and VP of sales and marketing at the Jefferson City, Mo.-based printer. Through it all, its employees stepped up and answered the call the best they could.

The Top 20 Magazine Printers ranking has returned for the third year since its revival in 2014. The ranking, which lists leading printers in the U.S. and Canada based on revenue earned in the magazine sector, is intended to serve magazine publishers as they assess their printing needs and the landscape of potential printing partners.

A new Speedmaster XL 106-5-LYY-P+5+L from Heidelberg has been installed at Modern Litho of Jefferson City, Mo. The new 10-color press, equipped with the latest drupa innovation technology, will allow the company to coat both sides of a job in a single pass — resulting in improved productivity and reduced manufacturing costs. “With this press, we’ll be able to add 60% more capacity to our plant,” says Darrell Moore, president.

For all the digital doomsayers predicting the demise of print, a scene from “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” seems relevant.

At drupa, Modern Litho of Jefferson City, Mo., signed for a Speedmaster XL 106-5-LYYL-P+5+L.