Capabilities

Fast, high quality, error free production, running one of the most efficient production operations in the country, if not the world, with approximately 120 press runs a week

Currently printing:  

5 daily (AM) newspapers

51 non daily publications

40 special sections per month

13 monthly products

Numerous commercial accounts

Printing Capabilities:

• Cold web offset with tabloid or broadsheet configurations available

• 50” web with 21.5” cut-off

• 1,000 minimum copies to 1,000,000 plus copies.

• Full color printing on every page (some restrictions apply for certain page counts)

• Award winning Ifra quality printing

• US Ink Rub-proof black, with Spectra Max process color inks

Newsprint:

• 27.7# standard newsprint, 35# 70 bright, 35# 80 bright or 55# single sheet Abisert, all newsprints made with recycled content

Equipment

• Pressroom – 42 couple Man Roland Geoman 70 shaft less offset press, capable of printing two newspapers simultaneously.

• One 2:5:5, plus two 2:3:3 jaw folders for crisp clean folds, no matter how small or large the product may be.

• Mailroom – Two GMA 16 into 1 SLS 2000 inserters, One 10 into 1 SLS 1000 capable of inserting single sheets, small cards, or 100 plus page inserts with no minimum or maximum weight restrictions.

• 8 station Flexi-Roll buffer system with 5 bundlers

• Quipp 401 stackers

• Viper bottom wrap machines

• In-line ink-jet addressing

• Cheshire labeling

CTP

• Autologic CTP and workflow technology running Agfa N91 plates

• 2 Autologic 3850 CTP Imagers, capable of 240 plates per hour

• Arkitex version 5.0 Workflow Software

• 3 Grafix Rips capable of processing PDF or Tiff files

• Fully secure FTP uploading capabilities

• Full color softproofing of all transmitted pages using standard internet browsers

• 2 Dell Newsdrive processing computers

• 2 Glunz & Jensen VSP-85 plate processors

• 1 Nela vision bender (240 PPH)

• 1 HP Design Jet 1050C color printer with SeeColor software for hard proofs

Delivery Options

• Strapped or loose bundles

 • Cross-tie bundling available by special request

• 1 Samuel, 1 Orion shrink wrap machines for secure skidding

• Plastic, wood or pressboard skidding available

• Three 24’ box trucks with lift gates

• Local or tri-state deliveries

• Federal Express, UPS, DHL or USPS delivery options