10.03.14
At Graph Expo 14, Colonial Press International of Miami, sealed the deal for a new 2x8 Goss Sunday 3000 press that will triple its existing press output and boost competitive capacity across a broader range of products.
The 75” (1905mm) 2x8 format of the new four-unit Sunday 3000 press is unique in the market and was the key feature behind Colonial’s decision. Twice as wide as any of the company’s existing presses, the press has a cut-off of 22-1/4” (565 mm) and will be installed with both a pinless PFF3.2 folder and a JF80G jaw folder. This will enable Colonial to produce standard 8-1/2x11”, as well as double-parallel and tabloid products. The speed, format and configuration of the new Sunday 3000 press means that it will triple Colonial’s existing press capacity and allow the company to offer customers new production efficiencies, in terms of cycle times and print turnaround.
“We work predominantly for large corporations that have to coordinate diverse print requirements across many territories, so anything we can do to give them more time and greater flexibility provides us with a competitive advantage,” said Jorge Gomez, CEO of Colonial Press. “This new press will not only give us three times more print output but, due to the format flexibility of the configuration, it will extend that advantage across a broader range of the products we produce for them.”
Founded in 1952, Gomez started work as a paper cutter at Colonial in 1970; 18 years later he owned the company, and today his son Jorge draws on his own extensive experience as a corporate accountant in heading the business. Located close to the Miami airport, the company employs around 200 people and has a fleet of web and sheetfed presses, producing high-end print such as catalogs and magazines for clients including Verizon, AT&T and P&G. Colonial Press was distinguished with the award of “Diverse Supplier of the Year” by PEP Promotions, a leading print procurement supplier to P&G, earlier this year in recognition of its contribution to P&G’s product cycle in halving print turnaround times.
The 75” (1905mm) 2x8 format of the new four-unit Sunday 3000 press is unique in the market and was the key feature behind Colonial’s decision. Twice as wide as any of the company’s existing presses, the press has a cut-off of 22-1/4” (565 mm) and will be installed with both a pinless PFF3.2 folder and a JF80G jaw folder. This will enable Colonial to produce standard 8-1/2x11”, as well as double-parallel and tabloid products. The speed, format and configuration of the new Sunday 3000 press means that it will triple Colonial’s existing press capacity and allow the company to offer customers new production efficiencies, in terms of cycle times and print turnaround.
“We work predominantly for large corporations that have to coordinate diverse print requirements across many territories, so anything we can do to give them more time and greater flexibility provides us with a competitive advantage,” said Jorge Gomez, CEO of Colonial Press. “This new press will not only give us three times more print output but, due to the format flexibility of the configuration, it will extend that advantage across a broader range of the products we produce for them.”
Founded in 1952, Gomez started work as a paper cutter at Colonial in 1970; 18 years later he owned the company, and today his son Jorge draws on his own extensive experience as a corporate accountant in heading the business. Located close to the Miami airport, the company employs around 200 people and has a fleet of web and sheetfed presses, producing high-end print such as catalogs and magazines for clients including Verizon, AT&T and P&G. Colonial Press was distinguished with the award of “Diverse Supplier of the Year” by PEP Promotions, a leading print procurement supplier to P&G, earlier this year in recognition of its contribution to P&G’s product cycle in halving print turnaround times.