Sheetfed Presses
10 Maintenance Tips
Nov 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Michael Reschauer
Focus on training. Make time for training with every new piece of equipment you bring into your shop, and be sure to schedule regular training updates for...
Marketing niche
Nov 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Katherine O'Brien
As a child, Bruce Leone used to watch his grandfather print. He was a preacher and he had an old Multilith press in his basement, Leone recalls. That's...
Harmony upgrades with Heidelberg
Oct 7, 2008 4:34 PM
Harmony Press (Easton, PA) has announced the purchase and installation of a new 8-color Heidelberg press designed to improve operational efficiencies for the company and spur economic development in the company’s area...
Learning large
Oct 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Jill Roth
Heidelberg's (Kennesaw, GA) Print Media Demonstration Center (PMDC) has grown into a state-of-the-art facility that showcases the company's prepress,...
Total productive maintenance
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Ken Rizzo
Making equipment as efficient and profitable as possible. That's the premise behind total productive maintenance (TPM), a lean manufacturing strategy...
New additions
Jul 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By AP staff
Hybrid UV XL 105 goes to Carded Graphics Carded Graphics (Staunton, VA) recently installed one of the first hybrid UV Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 105 presses...
Boosting sheetfed press speed
Jul 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Raymond J. Prince
Well, that title got your attention didn't it? It bothers me to see presses running slowly, especially new presses. Let's look at why presses run slow...
Bouncing back
Jul 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Katherine O'Brien
Mele Printing (Covington, LA) can measure its history using several milestones. Mallery Mele founded the company in 1985 as one-man walk-up copy shop...
Strength in numbers
Jul 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Katherine O'Brien
Founded in 1981, Einstein Printing (Dallas) is a $1.4 million printer. There's nothing flashy about the nine employees or the mix of digital and offset...
Going greener
Jun 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Katherine O'Brien
According to Joerg Daehnhardt, director of product management for Heidelberg USA (Kennesaw, GA), reducing startup waste should be a top priority for environmentally...
Double stuff
Jun 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Katherine O'Brien
Among the excitement of inkjet products and press demonstrations from Fuji, Kodak, Screen and others at Drupa which we'll cover next month were a wealth...
Ultra flexibility
Jun 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Denise Kapel
MAN Roland (Westmont, IL) unveiled a new corporate identity at Drupa. The two companies that merged in 1979, MAN and Roland, now are united in a single...
Full speed ahead
May 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Katherine O'Brien
In April, Koenig and Bauer (KBA) gave international customers and the trade press a preview of its Drupa plans at its headquarters in Radebeul, Germany....
Fast, fancy & flexible
May 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Katherine O'Brien
UV is providing strong growth for equipment and press suppliers, not to mention commercial printers who are expanding into new markets while improving...
Hybrid UV then & now
May 1, 2008 12:00 PM
To understand where hybrid UV is today, you have to understand its roots. In the mid-1980s, some progressive package printers tried combining the best...
