Offset Printing
Colonial Press International chooses Goss Sunday 3000 press for competitive advantage at GraphExpo 2014
Monday 06. October 2014 - 75-inch web width production capabilities key to decision
2×8 press offers unmatched production flexibility
At GraphExpo yesterday Colonial Press International of Miami, FL, USA sealed the deal for a new 2×8 Goss Sunday 3000 press that will triple the company’s existing press output and boost competitive capacity across a broader range of products.
The 75-inch (1905mm) wide 2×8 format of the new four-unit Sunday 3000 press is unique in the market and was the key feature behind Colonial’s decision. Twice as wide as any of the company’s existing presses, the press has a cut-off of 22¼ inches (565 mm) and will be installed with both a pinless PFF3.2 folder and a JF80G jaw folder. This will enable Colonial to produce standard 8 ½ x 11, as well as double-parallel and tabloid products. The speed, format and configuration of the new Sunday 3000 press means that it will triple Colonial’s existing press capacity and allow them to offer customers new production efficiencies, in terms of cycle times and print turnaround.
According to Jorge Gomez, CEO of Colonial Press, the decision to buy the new press is part of the company’s core strategy to continually improve product cycle times and deliver greater flexibility: “We work predominantly for large corporations that have to coordinate diverse print requirements across many territories, so anything we can do to give them more time and greater flexibility provides us with a competitive advantage,” explains Gomez. “This new press will not only give us three times more print output but, due to the format flexibility of the configuration, it will extend that advantage across a broader range of the products we produce for them.”
Colonial Press is a company that in many respects characterizes the spirit of enterprise and opportunity associated with the American Dream. Founded in 1952, the current chairman Jose Gomez started work as a paper cutter at Colonial in 1970; 18 years later he owned the company, and today his son Jorge draws on his own extensive experience as a corporate accountant in heading the business. Located close to Miami airport, the company employs around 200 people and has a fleet of web and sheetfed presses, producing high-end print such as catalogs and magazines for clients including Verizon, AT&T and P&G. Colonial Press was distinguished with the award of “Diverse Supplier of the Year” by PEP Promotions, a leading print procurement supplier to P&G, earlier this year in recognition of its contribution to P&G’s product cycle in halving print turnaround times.
“Running the finest quality at speeds up to 3,000 feet per minute, the Sunday 3000 2×8 model is by far the most flexible web press on the market today and suits the American market perfectly,” comments Graham Trevett, senior VP of sales in Goss Americas. “It’s the ideal press to help Colonial continue pushing forward on their mission to deliver the highest competitive advantage to their customers.”