Finishing & Screen Printing

Ryan Printing Boosts Output with New Stahlfolder Technology from Heidelberg

Friday 15. August 2008 - Despite continuing advances in technology, traditional printing, or ‘putting ink on paper,’ remains an art form. So says Ryan Printing, which recently augmented its all-Heidelberg postpress operation with a new Stahlfolder TH 82 folder from Heidelberg.

When the company needed additional folding capabilities to handle six-page scoring work, Heidelberg was the only answer. The Stahlfolder, which replaced an older model folder, has reduced changeover and make-ready times with added automation features, including the air stream register table with vacuum sheet guidance and intuitive controls. “The Stahlfolder TH 82 is amazing,” Bindery Foreman Jason Kelly said. “We no longer experience bottlenecks in our bindery because the new folder is so much faster than our previous folder.” The company boasts two additional Stahlfolders from Heidelberg, as well as a POLAR 115 cutter as part of its all-Heidelberg postpress department. In the pressroom, Heidelberg’s Quickmaster DI press, Printmaster QM 46 press and two Speedmaster CD 74 presses contribute to Ryan Printing’s success. The entire shop is held together by its prepress operations, including a Heidelberg Prosetter platesetter and Heidelberg Prinect Prepress Interface, Prinect MetaDimension and Prinect MetaShooter solutions. Ryan Printing produces sell sheets, newsletters, brochures, postcards, catalogs, stationery, pocket folders, posters and other general commercial work for its regional clients. There are currently 10 employees at the Blauvelt, N.Y. shop.