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News Release from: Goss International | Subject: M-600 web press
Edited by the Printingtalk Editorial
Team on 15 May 2008
Web Press Boosts Short-Run Direct Mail
Print
With the objective of expanding commercial and direct mail printing capacity, McCormick-Armstrong's newly-ordered Goss M-600 web press will also accommodate sheetfed work.
McCormick-Armstrong is a full-service printing company in Wichita, Kansas (USA) and the company expects that its 16-page press will provide greater efficiency because of its short print run capability The press is a five-unit M-600 system and includes Goss's Contiweb CS splicer, an Ecocool dryer and Autoplate fully-automatic plate changing technology
This article was originally published on Printingtalk on 20 Mar 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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Jake Shaffer, president and chief executive officer of McCormick-Armstrong, said press automation and Goss International support were vital factors in the investment decision.
He explained: "The M-600 press is state-of-the-art, particularly with the Goss Web Center make-ready, pre-setting, closed-loop control and digital workflow capabilities.
The Harris, Heidelberg Web and now Goss International organisation has also stood behind us 100 per cent for decades.
The company has the most extensive resources and its track record gives us full confidence." Shaffer continued: "The print quality of the M-600 press is legendary.
We feel the automation will also allow us to excel at extremely short run lengths, bringing new web offset opportunities and value to our customers." McCormick-Armstrong provides a range of commercial printing services, including heatset web and sheetfed offset production.
The third-generation family-owned business also serves customers through an international network of print, packaging and production affiliations.
The company has experienced a growth in direct mail projects and Shaffer said that the new M-600 press will add capacity, as well as efficiency and he envisioned moving a greater portion of work from sheetfed to web offset production.
He said: "We're not a company with excess capacity that can afford to have a press down for even a short period of time.
The Goss International team has shown us that it understands how vital around-the-clock responsiveness is and that it has the resources to come through for us throughout the life of a press." Goss International's vice president, Graham Trevett, commented: "In-depth cooperation amongst our teams throughout the planning phase reflects a strong partnership and we have worked together to configure the right press system to support McCormick-Armstrong's requirements.".
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