Technical

Plant list

Pre-Press  |  Printing  |  Finishing

Scanning

Crosfield Magnascan

Drum scanners for colour and mono.

Maximum original size 510 x 635mm.

Studio

We are able to provide the full range of Studio facilities
which include the following, utilizing...

Heidelberg Printready Prinect prepress workflow

Design

Typesetting/page make-up

G5 Apple Macs

All major DTP packages supported

Retouching

Imposition

Disk conversion/archive (any format)

Proofing

2 x Epson Stylus Pro 9800
2 x Epson Stylus Pro 4800

High resolution digital colour proofing. Conforming to ISO 12647

Analogue Cromalin

Colour up to A2.

Laser proofing

Mono and Colour up to SRA3.

1 x Epson 9600

Colour imposed proofing.

In-house Reader

It would not be standard procedure for our reader to thoroughly check text supplied on disk, unless this had been specifically requested and quoted. Having said this, text proofs are often looked over by the BAS reader prior to sending to the client. Responsibility of proof reading remains with the customer.

Plate Output

Heidelberg Suprasetter 105 CTP with multi-cassette autoloader.

Maximum image area B1 size (1020 x 720mm).

Resolutions available 1200 to 3600 dpi.

Resolution most often used is 2400dpi.

Screen ruling most often used is between 175 and 200lpi.

Stochastic screening.

Hybrid screening.

Pre-Press  |  Printing  |  Finishing

Presses

12 colour Heidleberg

Heidelberg Speedmaster 102

Five colour and in-line coater.

Maximum sheet size 720 x 1020mm (B1).

2 x Heidelberg Speedmaster 102CD

5 colour + coater

Heidelberg Speedmaster 74

Five colour and in-line coater.

Maximum sheet size 520 x 720mm (B2).

Heidelberg Speedmaster MOZPS

One colour perfector (both sides in one pass) or two colour single sided.

Maximum sheet size 450 x 640mm (SRA2).

Heidelberg GTOZP52

One colour perfector (both sides in one pass) or two colour single sided with numbering and perfing unit.

Maximum sheet size 360 x 520mm (B3).

Heidelberg GTO52

One colour with numbering and perfing unit.

Maximum sheet size 360 x 520mm (B3).

Pre-Press  |  Printing  |  Finishing

Folding

Stahl K94

Maximum sheet size 720 x 1020mm (B1).

Stahl F50

Maximum sheet size 520 x 720mm (B2).

Collation

Muller Martini

12 station automatic gathering unit.

Thread sewing

Minimum of 3 sections required for sewing.

Muller Thread Sewer

Maximum untrimmed size 350mm x 280mm.

Minimum untrimmed size 85mm x 85mm.

Muller Automatic Thread Sewer

Maximum untrimmed size 360mm x 310mm.

Minimum untrimmed size 140mm x 100mm.

Minimum Lap 7mm.

Minimum Spine 4mm.

At this binding stage all publications are untrimmed.

Please enquire for maximum and minimum trim sizes.

Saddle stitching

Muller Martini 325

Muller Collate Stitch and Trim.

Maximum trimmed size 450 x 300mm.

Minimum trimmed size 148 x 99mm.

4 stations and cover feeder.

Sewn or unsewn binding

Wohlenberg Cityline 4000

This machine can bind limp covers with flaps.

Maximum untrimmed size 370mm head-tail.

Maximum untrimmed size 310mm breadth, subject to spine width.

Maximum size 50mm thick.

Minimum size 140mm head-tail.

Minimum size 105mm spine-foredge.

Minimum size 3mm thick.

At this binding stage all publications are untrimmed.

Please enquire for maximum and minimum trim sizes.

Trimming

Perfecta Seypa 168 Guillotine

Maximum sheet size 1680 x 1680mm.

Polar Mohr 92ED Guillotine

Maximum sheet size 720 x 1020mm (B1).

Perfecta Three Knife Trimmer

Maximum trim page size 350 x 410mm.

Minimum trim page size 125 x 140mm.

Heidelberg Cylinder

Die-cutting, creasing and perfing.

Maximum sheet size 570 x 820mm.

Packaging

Pallet stretch wrapping.

Parcel shrink wrapping x 2.

Boxing with Ink jet labelling.

All measurements are given in millimetres. These figures are given as a guide only. Please call us to discuss your specific requirements.

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