This Heidelberg Prosetter is used to expose offset plates directly from computer (CtP).
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A line of 3 high-precision Epson and HP plotters for the graphic arts industry provide us and our customers with first-class digital proofs.
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The Mitsubishi 4-color offset unit prints 16 pages A4
per sheet.
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The feeder stack and controls of the KBA 105 4-color.
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The KBA 105 4-color prints up to 105 cm across the sheet, allowing our customers more freedom in design and size.
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Taking out a sheet to control the print.
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A supervisor checks the colors prior to approving, that the print run can start.
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The "back" of our Roland 1/1 color, which has a high-pile feeder for more economical printing.
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The command center of a web offset machine.
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One of our web offset units. All of them can print either 4/4 or 4 x 1/1 colors in one run, folding included.
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A modern STAHL folder, which gives us a wide variety of folding
alternatives, with a continuous stream feeder, just one of many folding
units we have in production.
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The final cut for a limp-bound softcover:
the 3-knive trimmer in action.
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A sewing unit from the operator's side...
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...and the other side with the cover lowered. The folded and collated signatures travel from right to left...
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... where they are sewn through the spine and sewn to the previous signature.
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The bigger of our 3 glue binders is fed signatures of a 'yellow
pages' job on the one end,
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and on the other end the covers. The big container
on the upper left side is the 'glue cooker' and the transport line on the
right lets the glued products cool down, after which they are 3-side trimmed
and stacked.
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A different job but the same perfect binder: The stacker section
delivers the perfect-bound books ready for a final Q.C. and then
packing.
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A smaller 'Pony' gluer.
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An old letterpress, still good for creasing etc.
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A saddle-stitcher in action. This one has capacity for
6 signatures plus cover, getting stitched and 3-side trimmed (on the
left side).
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And a second unit with the same capacity in the background, giving us the chance to run volume jobs.
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The hardcover machine, where the printed sheet is glued to the greyboard.
Right: Bringing the book block
and the cover together
in the hardcover casing-in machine
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A group preparing an edge-gilded coffeetable book
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Quality Inspection of a job
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Finished products are packed and either taken into our stock until
the lot is delivered, or...
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...prepared for sending to the customer, be it a local or an export job.
This specific pallets went into a container and then to Europe...
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