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News Release from: Goss International | Subject: Eight-unit, two-web M-600 press
Edited by the Printingtalk Editorial
Team on 22 January 2008
11th Web Press In 10 years For Expanding
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The 11th new Goss web press in 10 years has been installed by Trend Offset Printing, a web printer with three operations in the USA.
Now in production at Trend Offset's south eastern production facility in Jacksonville, Florida, the eight-unit, two-web M-600 press is fitted with a Goss Contiweb CS splicer, Ecocool dryer and JF-55 folder as well as the company's Web Center workflow and control package, as well as the Autoplate automatic plate changing system Trend Offset's press crews completed operator and maintenance training programmes at Goss's New Hampshire site
This article was originally published on Printingtalk on 8 Jul 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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The printer said they believe that the combination of four-page-wide and six-page-wide Goss presses at three strategically located sites nationwide gives the company a common, versatile operation to produce print quality, whilst maintaining productivity and make-ready efficiency.
Bill Fleegle, general manager and vice president of sales for Trend Southeast, commented: "As our business continues to grow, Goss technology continues to give us unique opportunities to deliver the highest levels of service and value to our customers.
The M-600 is world renowned as a premium publication press and the new system adds capacity for us to print high-quality magazines, catalogues, annual reports and advertising." He continued: "We feel Goss International offers innovation and collaborative support that is unmatched among web offset suppliers and that complements our excellent press crews." According to Goss, Trend installed its first M-600 press in 1998 at its Los Alamitos, California, plant.
The company now operates Goss V-30, M-600 and gapless Sunday 2000 presses with a total of 100 printing units.
With the latest installation, Trend is claimed to have the second-highest concentration of M-600 presses in North America.
Graham Trevett, Goss International's vice president, said: "Trend Offset has continued to grow by setting the highest standards for print quality and productivity and then employing excellent people and advanced technology to meet those standards.
We appreciate the collaborative relationship we have established and the opportunities to support its success in California, Texas and Florida." Trend Offset Printing has heatset and non-heatset web printing operations in California, Texas and Florida that services 100 customers every month in the publishing, retail and catalogue industries.
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