Printing
WEB PRINTING
Global Web Systems Platinum Series, capable of 45,000cph, and consisting of:
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6 G-145 towers equipped for coldset printing through GWS221 Jaw folder configured in half-fold (resulting in 48 full-color tabloid pages in single run)
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2 G-145 towers equipped with PRIMA UV Dryers for UV semi-commercial printing through a second GWS221 Jaw folder configured in half-, quarter- or double_parallel- fold, together with notch- or cross-head perforation (resulting in 32 full-color A’A4 pages in single run)
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All towers are equipped with Smith spray dampening, Perretta ink controls, Quadtech automatic registration and Jardis automatic paper splicing
SHEETFED PRINTING
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8-colour perfector machine with option of 8 colour straight and automatic plate change. Max paper size 720 x 1020 mm. Max size for producing 16pp to view 246 x 175mm
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4-colour machine with automatic plate change. Max paper size 720 x 1020 mm. Max size for producing 16pp to view 246 x 175mm
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2-colour perfector machine with the option of 2 colour straight and automatic plate change. Max paper size 720 x 1020 mm. Max size for producing 16pp to view 246 x 175mm – dedicated, but not solely, for high quality text and black & white half-tones.
DIGITAL PRINTING
Progress Press is equipped with an HP Indigo 7600 digital press that offers the advantages of:
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High speed printing through ‘Enhanced Productivity Mode’
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An ‘Enhanced Vision System’ and ‘Automatic Alert Agent’ for real-time defect detection.
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Widest media range and printing paper type and substrates.
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On-press special printing effects including textured white-ink printing, raised ink, embossing, lamination and digital watermarks.
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Liquid ElectroInk technology, providing the widest digital colour range and Pantone simulations.
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Print job customisation down to one copy.
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Carbon neutral manufacturing.
The digital press is accompanied by an array of digitally-enhanced finishing and binding equipment that provides highly accurate cutting, folding and binding. All binding equipment comes with advanced digital automation to facilitate instant, automatic change-over/controls to minimise waste.