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News Release from: Artwork Systems | Subject: Nexusimport, Nexusprocessor and NexusRIP software
Edited by the Printingtalk Editorial
Team on 23 February 2007
Carton Firm Transforms Pre-Press With
New Software
Boxes GH in Great Harwood (UK) has invested GBP300,000 to turn its manual platemaking department in to a pre-press facility with Artwork Systems' software and RIP technology.
Boxes GH in Great Harwood (UK) has invested GBP300,000 to turn its manual platemaking department in to a pre-press facility with Artwork Systems' software and RIP technology, along with new thermal CTP plate output equipment Boxes GH has installed Artwork Systems' Nexusimport, Nexusprocessor and NexusRIP facilities, as well as one seat of Artpro
This article was originally published on Printingtalk on 25 Apr 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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The NexusRIP is the RIPping and screening engine of the Nexus workflow and is claimed to be able to output to a variety of output devices.
At Boxes GH the NexusRIP has been linked to an Epson 9800 for proofing and the new CTP unit, which outputs plates for the company's MAN Roland 600 and 900 presses.
Pre-press manager at Boxes GH, Phil Ashcroft, said: "We knew that the investment had to be made but it was still a big cultural change.
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Staff had been used to film output, with the repro element handled by outside trade houses, along with the production of CTP plates where customers have requested this for their work.
To move to a completely digital environment needed, above everything else, suppliers that were going to help us along each step of implementation." He added: "This is one of the reasons we went to Artwork Systems.
We hadn't used its products before but we had heard of its reputation and obviously Artpro is the standard pre-press production software for the carton industry.
From the day we approached Artwork Systems the support it has provided us has been tremendous.
The company made sure it understood what we required and ensured we understood the various elements that were necessary to make a modern pre-press facility function as efficient as possible." Phil Ashcroft explained that it is still early days for Boxes GH but all the hardware and software has worked well and within a very short time the benefits have been enormous.
He continued: "For instance, it could easily take one person an eight-hour shift to handle stepping and platemaking for a six-colour job, whereas now this is completed in a fraction of the time.
Automating so many repro functions, such as step and repeat and trapping has resulted in very high accuracy and Artwork Systems was extremely quick at tailoring its software for our particular requirements." He continued: "Bringing platemaking in-house is saving about GBP10,000 a month and we're currently analysing the saving being made by not having to use outside repro houses.
In addition, we are supplying higher quality plates to the pressroom, which reports faster make-readies, lower wastage and better print quality from the first generation dots on the plates.
Everyone's working conditions have improved significantly by eliminating the chemicals and manual part of the job." Boxes GH is part of the Clondalkin Group and specialises in producing printed cartons for the fast moving consumer goods market.
Many of its customers are within the food and household manufacturing sector, as well as the retail market.
The company employs around 120 people at the Great Harwood site.
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