Lightning Source Opening New Book Plant

LaVERGNE, TN—Lightning Source, a provider of on-demand book manufacturing and distribution solutions for the book industry, is opening a new manufacturing facility in Lehigh County, PA.

The new plant is slated to house 16 black-and-white presses, 10 web offset color presses and five sheetfed presses to go with 12 binding lines. The new center will be Lightning’s second U.S. installation and third worldwide. Aside from its headquarters in this suburban Nashville town, Lightning Source also has a London-based manufacturing operation.