ACROSS the nation

missouri

FENTON—Garlich Printing hosted its "Lobsterfest" open house complete with steak and lobster for more than 400 guests. The tour provided customers an opportunity to view the company's new capabilities including UV coating, hybrid printing, solvent recovery and recycling, and folding technologies—as well as see the new 7,000-square-foot expansion.

new jersey

PENNSAUKEN—Royalty Press has installed a six-color MAN Roland 300 perfector at its 25-employee facility.

SCOTCH PLAINS—L&B Desktop Publishing and Printing, owned by Lance and Betsy Booth, celebrated its 30th anniversary in July.

new mexico

Albuquerque—CRC Information Systems announced that Albuquerque Printing has signed an agreement to implement THE System business management software.

new york

LONG ISLAND CITY—Linco Printing has purchased a DGM 430 press line from Dauphin Graphic Machines, consisting of eight print units and one DGM 1035 folder. This purchase represents the fourth purchase from Linco, to a total of 21 press units since 1997. Installation of the new DGM 430 press line was completed in March. Linco Printing is a commercial and newspaper printer.

ROCHESTER—Ry-Gan Printing was the first organization worldwide to invest in Duplo's System 5000 bookletmaking and collating solution.

north Carolina

CHARLOTTE—Cadmus Communications announced the relocation of its logistics operation into a new space adjoining its existing packaging manufacturing facility in Whitehall Technology Park, bringing Cadmus' Charlotte facility to more than 275,000 square feet.

FORT BRAGG—The 3rd Psychological Operations Battalion, Alpha Company, the U.S. Army's printing division, recently purchased four Heidelberg QM DI Pro direct imaging presses.

WINSTON-SALEM—A second six-color MAN Roland 300 press with coater has been added to the pressroom at Salem Printing.

ohio

AKRON—W.L. Beck Printing-Design has installed a Duplo System 2000 to upgrade its booklet finishing department. It reportedly has reduced finishing time by as much as 75 percent.

Macedonia—Steffen Book Binders is now running a BravoPlus saddlestitcher from Muller Martini, configured with six pockets and a cover folder/feeder.