Plant List

Pre-press

Digital

Xerox DC5252 SRA3 digital press with Creo rip
Xerox DC250 SRA3 digital press with Fiery rip
Xerox DC470ST black and white

Large Format

Chromoprint UV22 – 2.2m wide UV large format printer
Mutoh Spitfire – 2m wide solvent large format
Epson Stylus pro 9800 – 1.1m wide large format printer
Cold Laminator

Scanning

Hell 399 high resolution drum scanner maximum input size 640mm x 520mm
Screen Cezanne Elite high resolution XY flat bed scanner,
maximum input size A3+
Heidelberg high resolution flat bed scanner, maximum input size A3+

CTP System 1

Fully automated Screen 8800 B1 CTP with Trueflow SE Digital workflow

CTP System 2

Fully automated Screen 8000 B1 CTP with Trueflow SE Digital workflow
Digital proofs are produced from an Epson 10600 using the ripped data
Standard screening on all work 200lpi


Gigabit CAT6 Level 3 managed network
8 Apple Mac G5s and 2PC workstations
Data accepted via: FTP, Rite Transfer, email upto 80MB, DVD and CD
Long term archival to CD and DVD

Proofing

EFI Colourproof XF
A0+ Epsom 10600 Digital
A0+ Epsom 9000 Digital
A3+ HP Laserjet, A3+ OKI Colour Laserjet
Wet proofing from plate
Ripped PDF
Ripped JEPG
Rite Approve SE First UK install (online web approval system)

Colour Management Bodoni Systems ProofSIGN
Bodoni Systems PressSIGN
Gretagmacbeth Eye-one Pro Spectrophotometer
ProfileMaker5
Our digital proofs and printed sheets are regularly measured.
Ensuring every job is printed to the ISO 12647 standard.

Printing:

2 x Heidelberg Speedmaster 102-10P S
Ten colour convertible perfector 10+0/5+5
Maximum sheet size B1
CP2000
Autoplate
Preset
Alcolor dampening
Ink unit temperature control
Technotrans recirculation

Heidelberg Speedmaster 74, 6 colour
Maximum sheet size B2
CP Tronic CPC 104
Auto Plate
Auto Set
Infra Red Dryer
Alcohol damping linked to reverse osmosis water treatment system

Thando B1 Pile Turner with air blowers and vibration

Heidelberg Cylinder SB
Maximum sheet size 540mm x 770mm
Cutting and creasing

Lamination:

Auto Bond Laminator
Size B1
Gloss, matt and silk lamination

Bindery:

Polar 115 EMC guillotine
Keyboard programming
Micro computer program with text display, power jogger, air bed and power lift linked to waste extraction system

Two Stahl Folders model KC664KLT
Continuous feeder
Size A1
First unit four buckle plate with perforating and scoring shafts
2 cross knives
Auxiliary side plate
Mobile delivery unit
Stahl Folder
KC784KTC
Continuous Feeder
Size B1
First unit 4 buckle plate with perforating and scoring shafts
2 cross knives
Auxillary side plate
Mobile delivery unit
Compensating presser stacker

Stahl Folder
T52
Continuous feeder
First unit 1 x 4 buckle plate
Second unit 1 x 4 buckle plate
With cross fold motorised delivery table
Compensating presser stacker

Heidelberg Speedbander
High speed sleeve wrapping with ultrasonic welding
Integrated quality control makes sure that each pack contains
exactly the right number of sheets

Heidelber ST400
High speed stitching line 14,000 per hour
6 individual feeders
1 cover feeder
Format A6 to A3
Automatic format presetting for feeders
Trimmer and compensating stacker

Wohlenberg Cityline 4000 Perfect Binder
16 station Sprint 7009 gatherer with miss/double sheet detection
Optical character recognition
Hand feeding station
Cross pre-collation unit
Transfer/raceway unit with jogging
15 clamp binder with twin milling and notching units
Rotary cover feeder
Wohlenberg 45i Trim-Tec trimmer

24 hour Nationwide delivery service, including our own vans