Offset Printing
Qwestcom Cuts Its Teeth on New Speedmaster SM 74 During Campaign Season
Tuesday 06. July 2010 - Qwestcom Graphics in Cleveland, Ohio has installed a Heidelberg Speedmaster SM 74 5-color perfector with coater.
The new press lends the firm added capacity just as the season for political/campaign printinga niche market for Qwestcomgets underway. According to company president Joe Krause, the SM 74 also represents a step up in format size from 14×20″ to 20×29″, giving the company the ability to fit more up on a sheet and enabling “our $2 million, family-owned operation an opportunity to grow into the machine and assay new markets,” including pocket folders, catalogs and booklets in longer run lengths.
An automated Suprasetter 74 CtP device anchors the companys Prinect prepress workflow, imaging Saphira Chemfree plates for use in the companys new SM 74 and existing Printmaster QM 46-2 presses. Elsewhere in the shop, the company also operates a Stahlfolder B20 with continuous feed and a POLAR 78X guillotine cutter.
Qwestcom employs a staff of 13, and has been a satisfied Heidelberg user since its founding in 2001. The company serves a mostly local clientele, but in the political realm has also performed work for campaigns on the national scene.