Ink World staff10.02.20
AM Lithography, a veteran-owned, full-service printing company based in Chicopee, MA, has installed a six-color Komori Lithrone G40 (GL640) press.
This is the 20th Komori press the company has purchased since CEO Al Meadows launched the business from his basement in 1979 as a part-time start-up before becoming a full-time operation just four years later in 1983.
The company has since expanded into two facilities, occupying a total of about 150,000 square feet, and employing approximately 150 people.
AM Lithography produces a wide range of both packaging and commercial work with a specialty in high-end packaging for clients in the cosmetics and liquor industries.
Most recently, the company extended its services to include the production of personal protective equipment (PPE), such as shields, signage, stickers and hangers for use during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 1987, AM Lithography took delivery of its first Komori press, a 29-inch sheetfed offset, which was retired only eight years ago.
Additionally, just over a year ago, AM Lithography installed Komori’s digital inkjet press, the Impremia IS29.
Both new presses add to the arsenal of AM Lithography’s fleet of Komori presses that includes two Komori eight-color Lithrone G40 presses (GL840).
All the company’s Komori presses, including the IS29, are equipped with UV/LED capabilities.
“We are living through uncertain times and for AM Lithography to step up and meet the challenges the industry is facing head-on is a testament to Al Meadows’ vision and leadership,” said Jacki Hudmon, senior VP of sales and marketing, Komori America. “Not many companies are looking to expand their business with new technology while at the same time adjusting to the realities of COVID-19. AM Lithography made a momentous move by installing the GL640, its 20th Komori press.”