Plant List
Management Information
- Tharstern SQL v.4 MIS, incorporating full JDF/JMF connectivity to all production devices via Heidelberg Press Room Manager & MAN Roland PECOM interfaces
- “Preview” web based customer interface providing real time production tracking, job spec, cost, stock, delivery, RFQ, on-line estimating, ordering & reporting facilities
Pre-Press/Design/Multimedia
Production
- Heidelberg Prinect PDF Workflow System
- State of the art Xeon Server for high speed communication and workflow
Imposition
- Heidelberg Prinect Signastation
Proofing
- x2 HP5000 Indigo (5 & 6 colour) digital proofing ICC profiled
to ISO 12647
- Epson 10600 Inkjet plotter
- Hewlett Packard DesignJet 2000CP Plotter
CTP
- Heidelberg Suprasetter fully automated CTP system with
on-line processing
- Heidelberg Spectrum Trendsetter 3244 CTP system
Remote Access
- Heidelberg Remote Access upload & on-line soft proofing system
- Creo Insite artwork upload, edit & asset management system
- Full FTP upload/download facilities & ISDN Software
- We maintain the latest versions of all industry standard software for both MAC & PC platforms
Data Media
- We are able to receive all industry standard formats
Litho Print
Heidelberg Press-Room Manager v.1.5 (only current UK installation)
- Controlling JDF/JMF workflow in conjunction with Roland PECOM system
& Tharstern MIS
Heidelberg Prinect CPC 24
- Image Control
- Spectrophotometric Quality Control – colour management & calibration system linked to all presses. Running to ISO 12647 colour standard
Heidelberg Speedmaster XL105:
- Year of installation 2008
- 10 colour press. Model XL105 – 10P6 with one perfecting unit offering 10/0 or 5/5. Prinect Press Centre, Heidelberg Cut Star 105, linked to Prinect Image Control (full sheet scanning)
- One press is fitted with Prinect Inpress Control; an inline system which measures the colour and register in the quality control strip on the fly
- Maximum sheet size 750 x 1050mm
- Maximum image size 740 x 1050mm
- Paper thickness from 0.03 to 0.6mm
- Maximum speed 15,000 impressions per hour straight or perfect printing.
Roland 700
- Year of installation 2005
- 10 colour press. Model 710 with one perfecting unit offering 10/0 or 5/5 fitted with Pecom fully automatic plate change, Colour Pilot
- Mabeg Reel Sheeter (in-line conversion) from reel to sheet fed
- Maximum sheet size 740 x 1040mm
- Maximum image size 715 x 1020mm
Heidelberg GTO 52
- Single colour B3 litho press with envelope overprint facility
Ink System
- All ten colour presses connected to a Betz fully automated ink-pumping system
Bindery
- Muller Martini Acoro A7 Perfect Binder
– 22 clamp (max 80mm) 21”
– Hot melt spine glue station with separate pre-melt
– PUR glue station
– 16 station gatherer
– Muller Martini Merit ‘S’ inline three knife trimmer
– Maximum book size 430mm x 320mm
– Minimum book size 140mm x 100mm
– Maximum book thickness 60mm
– Minimum book thickness 3mm
– Maximum speed 7,000 cycles per hour - x2 Polar 115 ED Guillotines with Transomat
- x3 Stahl T78 folders
- x1 Stahl TK/KH 82 folder with full automation, JDF/JMF compatible
- x1 Stahl TK/KH 56 folder JDF/JMF compatible
- x1 Stahl F52 folder
- x1 Heidelberg Cylinder (560 x 820mm) Die Cutting
- Petratto Metro 78/105 Sectional Folding/Glueing machine
- Petratto Bat Pile Creaser
- Multi Headed Paper Drill
- Ram Bundling
- x2 Heidelberg Stitchmasters (ST400 and ST300) with Rima RS1012s, Compensating Counter Stacker (conventional and loop stitching)
- x2 Palamides Delta 703 high speed automatic paper banding machines
- D.E.M Superpack 4000 Shrink Wrappers
- Vacumatic Counter/Tabber
Lamination
- Autobond Mini 105 THS Laminator
Digital Print
x2 HP Indigo 5000
- Year of installation 2006, 2007
- Both machines linked to HP Stream Server, allowing continuous printing while automatically ripping files
- Harlequin Dual RIP 100% Full Colour Variable Data Printing. Liquid ink technology means higher quality – at speed
- 6 colour printing – 4 colour process plus 2 special pantone certified colours (including varnish) and is able to print on most stocks including plastics and mirror board from 80gsm to 350gsm
- Maximum sheet size 320 x 470mm
- Maximum image size 308 x 450mm
Xerox Docucolor 130CSX
- Year of installation 2005
- CreoScitex Xerox RIP
- 100% Full Colour Variable Data Printing
- Reel fed, B2 format, prints on substrates measuring 50 centimetres wide by up to 11 metres long
- Full colour printing, 4/4 in one pass
- Prints at speeds up to 130 A4 impressions per minute
Heidelberg Digimaster 9110
- Year of installation 2002
- High-speed Sun Solaris RIP
- 100% Monochrome Variable Data Printing
- Sheet fed, accommodating paper sizes ranging from 430 x 350mm down to 263 x 200mm
- Prints at speeds up to 110 A4 impressions per minute
- Multi-position stapling for measured stitches of 2 to 100 sheet
AMS Ink Jet Printing System
- Year of installation 2006
- Up to C4 size ink jet printing over a 4” print area, in different colours if required at up to 30,000 pieces per hour
Software
- PageFlex - Persona, Campaign Manager, Web2Print
- Direct Smile - Variable image creation
- XMPie – variable data application
- Bulk Mailer - mailsort and PAF address verification
Digital Finishing Equipment
- EBA 551LT Programmable Guillotine
- Konohana MultiPik stab stitcher and Konohana MultiTape
- Morgana AutoCreaser
- NAGEL Foldnak Booklet Maker with Trimmer
- GMP SurelamPRO Roll Laminator
- Fastbind Secura – Perfect Binder
- Wiro/Comb binder
Personalisation and Mailing Service
- Bell & Howell 8 Station Streamfeeder envelope encloser with camera recognition system
- AMS Mailbag Poly enclosing
- AMS Hi-speed Envelope ink-jet printer
- Image & Domino in-line Ink Jet Personalisation
- Code Box 3 Auto
- Free Form
- Robatech in-line re-moist, perf and impact glueing
Storage And Distribution
- High Bay Racking with full online management information system