Printer News

LAKE FOREST, Ill.—Colbert Packaging Corp. has added a 7-color Mitsubishi 3000TP Tandem Perfector. The 40-inch dedicated perfector, installed at the firm's headquarters, is configured for folding carton applications.

"We needed the capability to print the front and reverse sides of heavy-caliper board in one pass," explained Steve Sifrer, pressroom supervisor. "Conventional perfecting presses have a spotty record when it comes to printing packaging board. We also sheet our own stock, which can produce slight variations in sheet size that conventional perfectors tend not to handle well. Between the heavier stock and sheet size variations, the Tandem Perfector offered the best advantages in terms of print quality and production efficiency."