Offset Printing
Presstek 52DI Provides Competitive Advantage for APM GmbH
Friday 14. November 2008 - DI digital offset press impresses prints service provider with high level of automation, profitability and environmental friendly production
Presstek, a leading manufacturer and marketer of digital offset printing solutions, announces the installation of a Presstek 52DI digital offset press at APM GmbH. Installed in September 2008, the press further expands the range of printing systems operated by the print service provider based in Brehna, a suburb of Leipzig, Germany. One of APMs objectives was to become more competitive in the 300-500 or greater run length. Not only was APM impressed with the Presstek 52DIs ability to fill that run length gap in both a profitable and high-quality manner; the waterless offset print quality also allows the company to break into new markets previously unavailable to digital printers.
With years of experience in sheetfed offset printing, Peter Euchners objective in establishing the Agency for Print Media (APM) was to concentrate on digital printing technologies and to provide an around-the-clock print service for large and small formats. The company today services printers and advertising agencies, and also has 800 active customers in the automotive, power supply, mechanical engineering, sports products and food industries. APM produces large-format advertising materials and classical commercial print products, such as business cards, brochures and flyers, and books.
“The Presstek 52DI, with on-press plate imaging, was the next logical step in developing our business segments and therefore our first choice when we were looking for a new investment. We can now offer a significantly broader selection of commercial print services at competitive prices and with faster turnaround times,” explains Peter Euchner, General Manager of APM GmbH. According to Euchner, some of the main advantages include automated operation with no manual insertion of the printing plate, a broad media mix, such as textured papers and heavier weight papers, the option of using special colors and last but not least, the superb offset print quality.
The company keeps a close eye on environmental issues and is looking for the means to limit its ecological footprint. Pressteks chemistry-free plate imaging and the elimination of a dampening solution were, therefore, decisive arguments in opting for the 52DI press. APM even takes it one step further and uses
exhaust heat from the printing presses to heat its premises.
Presstek 52DI: Profitable, Fast, High-quality and Environmentally Friendly
Presstek’s highly automated sheetfed, four-color digital offset presses offer a highly profitable solution for quick turnaround, short-run and high quality color printing. DI presses do not require separate prepress systems since the chemistry-free plates are imaged directly on-press. The Presstek DI offers one of the lowest costs per sheet for print runs ranging from 500 to 20,000. In addition, more jobs can be delivered in less time with the DIs ability to go from digital file to sellable color within 10 minutes while delivering up to 300 lpi or FM screening – without incurring additional time or expense.
The Presstek 52DI landscape digital offset press operates at a print speed of up to 10,000 impressions per hour with a maximum sheet size of 520 x 375 mm (20.47 x 14.76 inches). It can even deliver up to 20,000 A4 pages per hour.