8.09

National Association for Printing Leadership Reviews Garvey Large-Format Print Operation

Squeezed by competitive and market pressures, more commercial printers than perhaps ever before are taking a good, long look at the marketability and profitability of expanding their services to include wide-format printing—and they’re liking what they see.

When looking at large-format printing presses, says Raymond Prince, Vice President and Senior Consultant, Operations Management for NAPL, “the message is that they are back. At one time we did have roughly 125 76- and 78-inch presses operating in the country. That was back in the ’60s.”

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6.09

Garvey Adds Wide-Format Digital

Milwaukee, WI., June 2009—The Garvey Group announces the installation of the Truepress Jet2500UV grand format inkjet printer and Zund G3 2XL-1600 router/cutter/plotter.

SCREEN Truepress Jet2500UV

The new Truepress Jet2500UV grand format inkjet printer, a 2008 SGIA Product of the Year Winner for "Rigid Substrate -- UV Ink" in the Output Device category, is able to deliver many unique capabilities. The Truepress can print up to 1500 dpi at very high speeds in full color plus opaque whites on substrates up to 1.9-inches thick. Printing roll-to-roll 98.4-inches wide x 164-feet long or flat bed 98.4-inches wide x 51.1-inches long is also now a reality. In addition, this press features a brand new UV ink technology offering a VOC-free output with increased flexibility and light safeness not found in traditional UV ink jet.

The Truepress is ideal for point-of-purchase, point-of-sale, floor graphics retail signs, banner, bus shelters, transit advertising, fabric, metal, wood, plastic, paper, and board.

Zund G3 2XL-1600

The Zund G3 2XL-1600 is a die free router/cutter/plotter that can trim to any size all from vector based art giving exact cuts, scores, perforations, hole cuts, and kiss cutting. Garvey also has the ability to grommet and heat-weld any project. The Zund G3, introduced at Drupa 2008, features solid heavy-duty construction, user-friendly operation, reduced energy consumption, high productivity, and cost efficiency.

5.09

Garvey Large-Format Receives Five 2009 Pinnacle Awards

Niles, IL., May 2009—The Garvey Group received five top printing awards at the Printing Industry of Illinois/Indiana Association's Pinnacle Print Awards Ceremony held in May. All five of the large format pieces submitted won awards. Each job was produced on Garvey's KBA Rapid 205, 81-inch six color sheet–fed press. Thirty-two member companies entered the competition with a total of 282 entries.

The Garvey Group won best of Category, three Awards of Excellence, and one Certificate of Merit for their entries. The submitted pieces included a point of purchase display for Jack Daniels and DVD display systems for the movies Pinocchio, Indiana Jones, and Madagascar 2.

4.09

Garvey Obtains G7 Master Printer Certification

April 2009—The Garvey Group underwent several weeks of intensive review and training and received a G7 Master Printer status from the International g7Digital Enterprise Alliance (IDEAlliance), the global leader in developing, educating, and validating best practices in media, publishing, and information technology. The Garvey Group is one of a small number of companies worldwide to achieve this distinction. G7 Master Status identifies printing companies, prepress service providers, and agencies that have been trained to use the G7 Proof-to-Print Process, a calibration method that allows printers to reliably achieve a close visual match from proof to press. Earning the qualification signifies that a company uses the most modern technology and techniques required to ensure color fidelity throughout the printing process.

3.09

Garvey Adds Second 81-inch press with UV Capabilities

Niles, IL., March 2009—The Garvey Group has just finished installing its second KBA Rapida 205 81-inch six-color sheetfed press at its Niles, Ill. facility. This second Rapida 205, being installed nearly 24 months after the first, is specially-configured with inline UV capabilities manufactured by AMS (Air Motion Systems), which will provide both production and environmental bonuses.

Installing two 81-inch sheetfed presses, side-by-side, in our facility sets us apart from our competitors in many distinct ways,” says Joe Kulis, chief operating officer for The Garvey Group at its Niles location. “We are the only printer in the Midwest to own this distinction. These presses demonstrate to our customers the stability and commitment of our business. It allows our customers to come for a press approval and see their UV-printed job at their fingertips. From a practical point-of-view, having the two presses next to each other allows our company to streamline our paper delivery to both presses, helps our press crews move between the two presses, and gives us the flexibility to move jobs from one press to the other.”

While the initial KBA Rapida 205 is equipped with aqueous coating capabilities, the second press shares the distinction of being equipped with UV features that provide fast turnaround, specialty substrate printing, and environmental benefits