Plant list

Pre−press

All departments work 24 hours

AGFA Avalon LFS Automatic Thermal Platesetter
Computer to Plate - output sizes from A3 to B1+
AGFA On-line Elantirx Processor and Plate Stacker

AGFA Xcalibur X45s Automatic Thermal Platesetter
Computer to Plate − output sizes from A3 to B1+
AGFA On-line TP105 Processor and Plate Stacker

InkDrive (CIP3) Software − Direct to press transfer or via CD

ApogeeX PDF Workflow
ApogeeX HP Proliant Servers
ApogeeX JDF In - Job Ticketing / PDF Creation
Adobe Normalizer
Preps V4.2 Imposition
Enfocus Integrated Pre-Flight
Pitstop Professional 7.2 for PDF editing
Integrated Proofing

2 x ApogeeX PDF Rips / Renderers
Equipped with IN-RIP trapping & Adobe Transparency Flattener

ApogeeX Printdrive Output Control
Rip Once − Output Many

SDLT Archiving System + 3 TB of online storage
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Scanning

Crosfield 646M drum scanner to B1+ size with Multrans facility
Crosfield 646IE drum scanner to B2 size with Multrans facility
Agfa Horizon Plus A3 flat bed scanner
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Digital Printing

hp Indigo 5500 7 colour press
Affordable short run full colour printing on almost any paper type
Litho quality at a fraction of the cost
Yours Truly® and Direct Smile® Variable Data personalisation software for use with QuarkXpress® and Adobe® InDesign® allows you to personally target new and existing customers direct from your database at no extra cost.
Up to 230 lpi resolution and high definition screening
Robust colour management with HP Professional PANTONE© emulation and ICC/FOGRA profiles
Special colour and spot colour capabilities, including new photo inks - light cyan and light magenta, digital matte and brand colours
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Printing − Large Offset

Heidelberg Speedmaster 102-12P twelve colour press (perfecting 6 back 6)
Maximum sheet size 710 x 1020 mm
Maximum image area 690 x1010 mm
Supported by a CP2000 colour measuring system
EcoClean recycling unit

Heidelberg Speedmaster 102 CD six colour press
Maximum sheet size 710 x 1020 mm
Maximum image area 690 x1010 mm

Pre-press interface and Axis Control allowing CIP3 data transfer direct from RIP to press

Our multi colour presses have CPC and CP Tronic facilities
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Printing − Small Offset

Heidelberg GTO 52 two colour press
Maximum sheet size 360mm x 520mm
Maximum image area 350mm x 510mm

Heidelberg GTO 46 one colour press
Maximum sheet size 360mm x 520mm
Maximum image area 350mm x 510mm
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Finishing

Polar fully programmable Guillotines - maximum sheet width cut 1150 mm
Stahl T.52/4K Folding Machine
Stahl T.50/4 Folding Machine
Stahl T.78 Folding Machine
Muller Gather/Stitch/Trim Binding Line (sixstations) with endorse folding facility
Muirhead Four Head Hydraulic Drill
Single Head Wire Saddle Stitching Machine
(used to provide service for dummies and advance copies)
EFK Fully automatic sealing machine and shrink tunnel
Stahl Ram Bundler
Morgana Perfect Binding machine
Morgana Creasing machine
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Workstations

5 x MacPro Quad Xeon 3 GHz 500Gb/8GbRAM
Barco Reference Calibrator
Colour Calibrated

Apple MacG5 Dual 2.5 GHz 250Gb/4GbRAM
Barco Reference Calibrator
Colour Calibrated

Apple MacG5 Dual 2GHz 250Gb/2.5GbRAM
Radius Pressview SR (ProSense System)
Colour Calibrated

2 x Apple PowerMac G4 2 x 750MHz 160Gb/1GbRAM
Radius IntelliColour/20e Colour Monitors

Apple PowerMac G4 2 x 750MHz 160Gb Storage
DEDICATED ISDN−4 LINES
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Proofing

ApogeeX Proofer Satellite Platform
2 x Epson 9800 PRO SHERPA digital contract proofers (max output size 1130mm x 915mm)
1 x Hewlett Packard Rapid Digital Content Proofer/Plotter (max output 1130mm x 915mm)
2 x FAG Korrex wet proofing presses to B1 size

Xrite DTP45 Spectrophotometer for proof calibration to various profiles - Fogra etc.
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Software

Adobe Creative Suite 3
QuarkXpress 7.3
Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended
Adobe Illustrator CS3
Macromedia Freehand MX 10
InDesign CS3
Dreamweaver CS3
Flash CS3
(Plus all other common Application / Utilities Packages)
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Media

Secure FTP
4Sight ISDN−4 lines
ADSL
DVD read / write and re-write
CD read / write and re-write
iomega 100mb/250mb ZIPdrives
HP Surestore DAT Drive
HP SDLT Drive
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