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News Release from: Komori UK | Subject: Lithrone S29 press
Edited by the Printingtalk Editorial
Team on 13 September 2007
Komori Lithrone Press Replaces
Heidelberg Machine
The first non-Heidelberg press to be selected in 20 years is to be installed ay Hobbs the Printers in Southampton (UK).
Hobbs's four-colour Heidelberg 74 will be replaced by a new five-colour Komori Lithrone S29 with in-line coating and IR drying, which is a format that has been selected to print, coat and dry in one pass According to Komori, the automation, flexibility and make-ready speeds of the Lithrone will increase Hobbs's litho colour printing capacity
This article was originally published on Printingtalk on 30 Nov 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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To cope with the increased competitiveness of the market, Hobbs has annually updated its plant and equipment and last year it invested GBP1 million in the latest modern technology.
Hobbs has also been awarded ISO 14001 and 18001 accreditation and the Lithrone LS29 will boost the company's environmental credentials by running alcohol free, added Komori.
Graham Bromley, deputy managing director at Hobbs, said: "The speed and flexibility of the Komori is what sold us.
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We looked at other manufacturers' machines but the level of automation, the quality and the sheer production capacity of the Lithrone put it ahead of the rest of the market.
We spoke to people at a number of reference sites, all of which were extremely positive and from the outset Komori's commitment to us was made clear." Bromley continued: "There is a continued focus at Hobbs to increase automation to reduce handling.
We also strive to improve the movement of information with the most up to date technology.
We have invested heavily in pre-press and workflow and expect to see a significant improvement in efficiency with our new Komori." He explained: "The automated controls, high production speed and custom configuration of the Komori press will increase productivity and reduce finishing bottlenecks as sheets come off the press dry.
We aim to increase our market share in the short-run magazine market and take on more marketing material work.
The press will also enable us to attack longer runs." Komori's general sales manager for the south of England, Phil Holland, added: "Hobbs is a well respected company producing high quality print for its customers and the Lithrone LS29 offers the fastest make-ready and most superb print quality of all presses in its class.
We are delighted with Hobbs's decision and look forward to a long and successful partnership between our two companies." Hobbs has hosted a launch event where Tara Nikovskis, publications manager from the Royal College of Surgeons of England pressed the start button on the new press.
Hobbs believes that as an organisation that requires sharp, clear, high quality images, the Royal College will benefit directly from the fully-automated print density Control-Spectrodensitomer, which will maintain colour consistency through each run.
The company has also invested in its IT department by taking on two new members of staff, a new HP Indigo 5000 digital colour press, short run specialist binding and auto drilling equipment.
Hobbs the Printers was founded in 1884 and continues as a private business in its fifth generation of management and direction by the same family, headed by managing director David Hobbs, deputy managing director Graham Bromley and commercial director Terry Ozanne.
The company turned over GBP10 million last year and offers a range of operations from typesetting to print on demand and mailing with an average run length of 1,000 copies.
Customers generally fall in to three publishing categories - legal and financial, academic journals and general publishers - and there is a growth in demand for commercial print.
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