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Printing is more an art than a science.
But technology does help. And Century Direct has the technology.
Take our prepress department, where we have tomorrow's technology today. Most
of our work is prepping files received from clients. Working on both Macintosh and
PC platforms using all popular software applications, we preflight, trap, electronically
impose, and RIP job files. Most prep shops would now image film separations, manipulate the
film by hand (with some inaccuracy, or misregistration inherent) to produce blueprints,
matchprints, and, ultimately, printing plates. We have something newer and better.
The RIP-ed file is digitally imaged on an Epson Pro 10000 Digital Printer or a
Fujifilm Luxel Finalproof Digital Printer to produce color proofs for
approval. After approval, printing plates are digitally imaged from that same file.
This state-of-the-art computer-to-plate system eliminates the intermediate film, guarantees
precise registration, and yields a cleaner, sharper, more accurate image on press.
For those clients who do not create their own graphic and layout files, we provide typesetting,
design, high resolution scanning and retouching services. We also offer large format inkjet
printing -- posters as large as 4' x 10', with mounting and laminating service available.
The pressroom houses an array of presses, large and small, to fit your job. We can select the
proper press for your job, allowing for economy and quality at the same time. The bindery is
equipped for computerized jogging and cutting, folding, saddle stitching, drilling, gluing,
wafer sealing, banding and shrink wrapping.
But again, it is not just leading edge technology that yields great printing. It's the people
behind (and sometimes in front) the machines.
Our prepress, press and bindery people are all skilled craftspeople with years of trade
experience. Our veteran print production team initiate print orders, supervise quality
control and provide a seamless interface with our mailing department.
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Equipment
Prepress and Computer-to-plate
- Macintosh and PC platforms with all major software programs and 8,000 fonts
- Fuji C-550 Scanner, Umax 2100XL Scanner
- Rampage Pagination
- Fujifilm Javelin Luxel Digital Platemaker
- Fujifilm Luxel Finalproof
- Epson Pro 10000 Digital Printer
- Hewlett Packard DesignJet 2000 CP Digital Printer
- Various Color and B&W Laserprinters
Press and Finishing
- Five-Color Perfecting (2/2, 3/2, 5/0) Miller MP-104, 28x40, with Dahlgren Dampening System and RCI Console.
- Two-Color Perfecting (1/1, 2/0) Miller MP-104, 28x40, with Dahlgren Dampening System
- 2-Color Halm Envelope Jet Press
- Sakurai, 17.5" x 22.5", Two Color
- Heidelberg GTO, 14" x 20", Two Color
- Two Toko R-2, 13" x 18.5", Two Color
- Computerized cutters
- Horizon SPFC-20 Collating and Stitching System
- Various Folding, Scoring, Banding, Tying, Polybagging and Shrinkwrapping Machines
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