FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 26, 2008
Information Contact:
Ralph Abdelhak
rabdelhak@screenusa.com
(847) 870-7400 ext. 2249
Screen (USA) and Standard Finishing Systems Team Up to Manufacture Books at
Graph Expo 2008
ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. — Screen (USA) is partnering with Standard Finishing
Systems at Graph Expo 2008 to demonstrate the ease of integrating Screen’s Truepress
Jet520 color inkjet web press with inline or near-line processing equipment.
The Screen booth (#3808) will feature the Truepress Jet520 full-color variable printing
system equipped with the Standard Hunkeler UW6 unwinder and RW6 rewinder. The
inline automated paper-handling systems provide constant web tension for uniformly
tight, straight and even rolls.
In booth #2246, Standard Finishing Systems will perform near-line processing of paper
rolls printed on the Truepress Jet520 and four-color book covers printed on the Screen
Truepress 344 direct imaging press. The automated processing will result in 180-page
perfect-bound books. The Truepress Jet520 can print each full-color book in less than two
minutes.
Perfect-bound books
In the Standard booth, a UW6 unwinder will feed paper rolls containing full-color text
pages to the Standard Hunkeler Gen6 CS6-II rotary double cutter at speeds up to 600 feet
per minute. The CS6-II will produce fully bleed-trimmed color sheets. The Standard
Hunkeler LS6 nonstop stacker will deliver offset stacked book blocks. The 180-page
book blocks and covers will be perfect-bound on a Standard Horizon BQ-470 perfect
binder, then trimmed on the Standard Horizon HT-70 three-knife trimmer.
Screen selected Enterprise DocuFlo 24-pound paper to give the inside pages an
exceptionally smooth and uniform surface appearance. The finished covers will measure
8 1/2 x 11 inches front and back with a 0.4-inch spine.
Full-color covers
The Truepress 344 provides high-quality, on-demand printing, plus low-cost operation
and ease of use. The two-page, four-color press prints at a rate of 7,000 sheets per hour. It
utilizes a thermal multi-array laser diode imaging system to expose processless plates.
The conventional wet offset printing process, with traditional inks and paper, provides
true lithographic quality with economical running costs. Screen will demonstrate the
Truepress 344 in booth #3808 at Graph Expo. Screen also will demonstrate the Truepress
Jet2500UV grand-format UV inkjet printer.
An industry first
King Printing Co., Inc., a 100-employee book manufacturer in Lowell, Mass., designed
and assembled the inside color pages of this book. King Printing has been a fixture on the
short-run and medium-run book manufacturing scene since its founding in 1978. The
full-service company caters to the educational and trade publishing markets. It supplies
nationally recognized publishers and university presses with book quantities as small as
50 copies and as many as 50,000 copies. King Printing was the first national book
manufacturer to utilize the Truepress Jet520 in a production setting.
About Standard Finishing Systems
Standard Finishing Systems, a division of Standard Duplicating Machines Corporation, is
based in Andover, Mass. A leading supplier of print finishing systems, paper handling
equipment and reprographic products, Standard utilizes a network of independent dealers
and a direct sales force in the United States and Canada. For more information, call (877)
404-4460 or visit the Standard website at www.standardfinishing.com.
About Screen (USA)
Screen (USA), a wholly owned subsidiary of Kyoto, Japan-based Dainippon Screen
Manufacturing Co., Ltd., is a leading supplier of systems and components for the graphic
arts industry. From its centrally located headquarters facility outside Chicago, Screen
(USA) provides complete sales, parts and service through sales representatives and dealer
networks in principal geographic areas. Its diverse line of integrated products includes
workflow management solutions, thermal platesetters, imagesetters, digital printing
systems for a variety of applications including print on demand, variable data and
sign/display printing, hybrid AM/FM screening technology, color proofing applications
and digital asset management software. Screen technology benefits commercial printers,
packaging printers, newspaper publishers, trade shops, in-plants and service bureaus in
every state, plus Canada and all of Latin America.
For more information, please visit Screen’s website at www.screenusa.com. All
trademarks and registered trademarks used herein are property of their respective owners.
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