ACROSS the nation

MASSACHUSETTS

WILMINGTON—A new six-color Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 105 press with coater has joined an eight-color XL 105 already running at Kirkwood Printing.

MINNESOTA

COON RAPIDS—John Roberts Co., which already operates four Heidelberg presses, recently added a new Speedmaster XL 105 press with full UV/hybrid capability to print, among other things, 500 copies of a new edition of the hand-lettered and illuminated St. John’s Bible, which will retail for $130 per volume.

NORTHFIELD—A second Kodak Trendsetter News thermal platesetter, a Kodak Prinergy Evo workflow system and Kodak Staccato Screening have been purchased by Cannon Valley Printing.

ST. CLOUD—Significant color capabilities have been added at Continental Press with the purchase of a new six-color, 28˝ Komori Lithrone (NL628C) offset press with coater. The press features automatic plate changing and ink key setting, as well as the PDC-S in-line SpectroDensitometer. The new Lithrone is Continental’s second Komori press.

MISSOURI

AURORA—MWM Dexter, a commercial printer specializing in short-run publications, recently invested in a new four-color, 40˝ Mitsubishi Diamond 3000S with the SimulChanger plate-changing system.

NEBRASKA

FREMONT—Another Brandtjen & Kluge press has been added at Hammond & Stephens; this time it’s a rebuilt Kluge EHE Series foil stamping and embossing press.

NEW JERSEY

CLIFTON—NEI Worldwide Graphics purchased a new eight-color, 40˝ Mitsubishi Diamond 3000TP Tandem Perfector with double coaters to produce brochures, promotional materials and product launch packages.

MAHWAH—After completing training in the G7 Proof-to-Print Process—and after producing proofs/printing to G7 standards—Ramsey Press has obtained G7 Master Printer Status from the IDEAlliance organization. G7 Master Qualification means the printer uses the most modern technology, techniques, and proofing and press controls to meet the G7 criterion required to produce a close visual match from proof to print. Ramsey Press was audited and its proofing machines were calibrated to its presses, as part of the G7 certification.