Wide format inkjet printing - part 2 flatbed & hybrid printer
Pbp Equipment List 1222010
1. NYC Stationery Division
Pre-Press
Agfa Apogee X Workflow
Agfa Palladio Direct-To-Plate System
Accuset 1000 Imagesetter
Sherpamatic Digital Blueprint Proofer
Sherp 24 Contract Matchprint Proofer
Offset Department
Ryobi 9985 12x18 True Two Color
Ryobi 3200 12x18 With T-Head
AB Dick 9800 Series with T-head
Thermography
Verko type With UV Attachment
Engraving Department
Western Technology Etching Machine
Anderson Photopolymer Counter
2 4x9 Carver Hand Fed Presses
2 Die Stamping Automatic Presses
Crossland With Computerized Foil Stamping
12x22 Chandler & Price Automatic Diecutter
14x22 Chandler &-Price Automatic Diecutter
Bindery
Paper Cutters
Business Card Slitters
Shrink Wrapping Machines
2. NYC Commercial Offset Facility
Prepress
(2) Apple Power-Mac G4 1.5 Gig Processors
(1) Apple Power-Mac G5 Dual 1 Gig Processors Fuji Katana 5055 Image Setter
Heidelberg Flatbed Scanner Epson 9800 & 7800
7600 Digital Contract Proofers
Dell Xeon Dual Core Raid Servers
Indesign3 &4, Quark Illustrator
Computer To Plate
Rampage Workflow
Completer Digital Job Management
Preps Imposition Software
Fuji Javelin Platesetter Auto Plate Stacker
Pressroom
2008 6 Color Heidelberg Speedmaster CD102 28 X 40 Aqueous Coater
2005 6 Color Komori Lithrone, 20 X 28 Aqueous Coater,
2004 6 Color Heidelberg Speedmaster 102, 28 X 40
CIP3 & JDF Integration Closed Loop Operation
14 X 20- 5 Color Komori Lithrone With Console 14 X 20
2 Color Heidelberg GTO 14 X 20
2 Color Hamada 665 Envelope Press
Full Bindery Capabilities
Including Folding, Scoring, Saddle Stitching, Mailing & Hand Assembly, Kleenstick,
Labeling, Addressing, Collating, Inserting, Hole Punching, Hand Folding, Padding, Shrink
Wrapping
3. Canadian Facility
Print by Premier operates with a fully integrated PDF workflow, supported with Signa
Station, an electronic imposition and sheet assembly tool. Our convenient FTP site allows
clients to upload files quickly and securely.
10-Micron Stochastic Screening
Our early investment in 10-micron printing and our dedication to perfecting its use has
allowed us to be recognized as one of North America’s premier offset printers. The power
of 10-micron stochastic screening breathes life into images by creating richer, more vivid
colours and a level of definition that can’t be matched. For print projects that require
impeccable accuracy, 10-micron stochastic screening produces images over three times
more detailed than conventional print techniques.
In traditional offset printing, dot patterns are equally spaced in a rigid pattern. A variety of
dot sizes are used to achieve tonality, density and shading. Under magnification, you can
easily identify the dot pattern used to create the image.
In the stochastic process, all dots used to create an image are equally sized and are
much smaller than those used in traditional offset printing. The dot pattern is randomised
to allow a wider range of definition and dimensional effects, as well as a broader
spectrum of colours. Light and dark areas are defined by using less or more dots to
achieve the variations.
Projects printed using 10-micron stochastic screening have greater detail, increased
clarity and greater dimensional effects, as well as better flesh tones for a more realistic
result. Colour is also controlled more effectively, allowing for a broader colour spectrum
with smoother gradations.
Color Management
Colour Management is an integral part of our proofs and one of the key elements of our
production process. To ensure that we provide our clients with accurate and consistent
colour representation, we have established colour profiles, allowing us to replicate our
proofs to better match our press sheets. Our colour management system ensures that
colour is stable from one run to the next.
4. Presses
The Print by Premier is equipped with a variety of press configurations that provide
customers with print options up to 10 colours. We can provide single pass solutions with
our perfecting presses. At Lowe-Martin we can enhance the printed press sheet with in-
line aqueous coating. We provide a wide variety of aqueous coatings to choose from.
Our colour management software provides connectivity from our prepress to our presses.
Colour profiles established in prepress are sent to the presses electronically. The result is
a more efficient make-ready process, allowing us to achieve the desired colour, while also
reducing time and consumables involved.
Bindery
The Print by Premier provides a full complement of bindery options including saddle-
stitching, perfect binding, cerlox, spiral, slot binding, punching, drilling, stitching, trimming,
folding, tabbing, collating, gluing and die cutting. The wide variety of bindery options
available allows us to take a job from an electronic file to a finished product.