DWG. 04 — Infrastructure
The machines, with the numbers.
Specifications a buyer can check a job against, rather than adjectives.
Press
5 colour
Komori NL528
coater + inline UV
coater + inline UV
Speed
15,000 sph
Sheet 520 × 720
CTP plates
CTP plates
Capacity
5 lakh/mo
Sheets per month
Komori NL528
Komori NL528
Board
450 gsm
Printed stock
finished to 4000
finished to 4000
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Full specification
| Established | 1999 |
|---|---|
| Press | Komori New Lithrone NL528, 2006 5 colour + coater with inline UV |
| Max sheet size | 520 × 720 mm |
| Running speed | 15,000 sheets per hour |
| Plate making | Computer-to-Plate (CTP) |
| Cutting | Itotec Robocut programmable guillotine 45 in (1143 mm) maximum width |
| Manual die-cutting | Two platens — 28 × 40 in (711 × 1016 mm) and 35 × 45 in (889 × 1143 mm) |
| Automatic die-cutting | 26 × 19 in (660 × 483 mm), for cut-down sheets |
| Lamination | Gloss, matte and soft-touch, in-house |
| Board range | Printed to 450 GSM finished product to 4000 GSM |
| Monthly capacity | 5,00,000 sheets |
| Team | 30 on the floor |
| Certification | FSC certified — Licence FSC 207855 |
The pressroom, Karur
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On the floor
Photographs of the machines named in the table above, taken on our own floor. The specifications are checkable against them.
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How a job moves through
STEP 01
Pre-press
Artwork checks, dieline layout and plate making.
Computer-to-plate
STEP 02
Five-colour offset with coating and UV in one pass.
Komori NL528
STEP 03
Cut
Programmable guillotine cutting to registered marks.
Itotec Robocut
STEP 04
Finish
Gloss, matte and soft-touch lamination, run on our own laminator.
Lamination — in-house
STEP 05
Die-cut
Platen die-cutting and creasing, then packed for despatch.
Up to 889 × 1143 mm
Sheets wider than 660 mm are guillotined before automatic die-cutting; full-size work runs on the large platens.
Want to visit the unit?
Buyers and sourcing teams are welcome. Call ahead and we will walk you through the floor.