Equipment List
PrePress
A complete range of Desktop Publishing / Electronic Prepress equipment to handle all of your needs.
Medias accepted include:
PrePress Tools
- SmartPrep
- SmartProof
- SmartHT
In-house scanners include:
- Hell 3800 Drum Scanner
- EskoScan 2636S+
Output:
- Creo Trendsetter Platesetter
- Kodak Magnus automatic Platesetter
Proofing methods include:
- Contract
- Kodak Approval
- Kodak Matchprint
- Content
- Colour Content
- Black only Content
- Plotter
- Soft Proofing - MyBooks
The entire workflow is driven by Prinergy, a single page PDF-based workflow by Creo.
Acceptable files:
- Quark Express
- PageMaker
- PDF
- In-Design
Press - Sheetfed
Large Format (9 x 12 book block – 32 page signature)
| 4 - Man Roland 900 Series | 4-colour | 38 x 50 3/8 |
| 1 - KBA 50" Rapida | 2-colour | 38 x 51 |
Standard Format (9 5/8 x 13 book block – 16 page signature)
| 2 - Heidelberg Speedmaster | 8-colour | 28 x 40 1/8 |
| 1 - Heidelberg Speedmaster | 2-colour | 28 x 40 1/8 |
Cover / Jacket Format
| 1 - Heidelberg CD with Aqueous Coater | 6-colour | 28 x 40 1/8 |
Digital Printing
| 1 - Xeikon Digital Press |
| 1 - Digital Book Factory | |
Press - Web
| Timsons T-32 | 39” cut off with M7/4 folder
(6 ¼ x 9 ¼ book block – 48 page signature) |
Laminating
| 1 - GBC Cyclone (32”) |
| 1 - GBC 8332 Genesis Laminator (32”) |
Lamination Films
| 1 - Polyester / Polypropolyne (gloss or delustered) |
| 1 - Layflat (gloss or delustered) |
| 1 - Polyester stampable / glueable |
Bindery - Hard Cover
Casemaking
| 1 - Kolbus Strato | 26 x 14 15/16 |
| 1 - Kolbus DA 270 | 26.375 x 15.3125 |
Casing-In
| 2 - Kolbus compact line (60 books / min.) including in-line jacketing size up to 11 ¼ x 14 3/8 |
Sewing
| Multiplex inline Collating / Sewing |
| 4 - Aster – high speed | 12 5/16 x 16 ¼ |
Foil Stamping and Die-cutting
| 1 - Geitz FSA Foil Stamping and Embossing press including lamination embossing | 31 1/8 x 22 |
| 1 - Kolbus Embossing and Foil Stamping Press for hard covers | 26 x 16 |
| 1 - Sheridan Embossing Press (hand Operated) | 22 x 26 |
Bindery - Soft Cover
Perfect Binding
| 2 - Kolbus Binders | 12 ¼ x 15 3/8 x 2 3/8 |
Specialty Binding (All in-house)
| Cerlox | |
| Wiro | |
| Wire | |
| Plastic-sprial | |
Saddle Stitching
| 1 - Mueller-Martini | 11 ¾ x 18 ½ |
Paper Converting
| 2 - Paper Precision Sheeters | 55” (Valmet and SHM) |
| 4 - Auto Paper Cutter (up to 61”) including paper handling system |
Plant / Warehouse
| Plants / warehouse with over 250,000 sq. ft. in Altona |
