UK based Potts Printing and Packaging has installed a Presstek 52DI-AC digital offset press with an inline aqueous coater. It joins a portfolio of conventional offset presses at the company’s Cramlington site to meet the growing demand for shorter runs that were inefficient to produce on its existing larger format presses.
As a result, says managing director Shaun Johnson, Potts has been able to make its existing conventional presses more efficient.
“With two large format six-colour offset presses and a small format two-colour press, it was obvious that we were in need of a device that would allow us to bridge our short run colour capabilities,” he explains. “The 52DI-AC was the best fit for our needs, especially in runs of 10,000 or below. It delivers the quality our customers demand but introduces a new level of cost efficiency for these shorter runs.
“In addition, with the DI press, we can print very high quality on thicker stocks than toner based digital presses allow. This opens up many new opportunities for us, including short run packaging. Also, once the sheet exits the press and in-line aqueous coater, we can take the work directly to bindery without wait-time associated with drying.”
The Presstek 52DI-AC supports both flood (full page) and spot aqueous coating. Its on-press plate imaging and automated systems are said to make it ideal for producing runs of 500 to 20,000 with minimal makeready time and waste. And its environmental footprint is small, with no chemistry and a waterless printing process.
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