Low Waste, Short Run Printing: A Transformative Print &

Delivery Production Model

Transformative Print & Delivery Model

•Vision: Align available, proven technologies and new innovations to deliver higher-impact print content to households at a lower cost

A more comprehensive approach

– Print– Assemble content– Distribute

A more agile production platform

– Localized– Lower operating costs– Faster turn-around– Expanded utilization

A more dynamic and targeted product

– Premium-quality color printing– Web offset, digital hybrid– Just-in-time production– New format and content options

Transformative Print & Delivery Model

• Methodology:– Multi step development

process– Introduces stand alone

products which build on existing technology

– Taking a print operation from its current state to future state

DesiredFuture State

Magnum Compact

MagnaPak

CurrentState

OmniX

InkjetCommercial Folder

Polywrapping

Step 1: Magnum Compact

– 45 K copies per hour– Auto plate change– Quick make readies– 4/4 Color– Single width machine

Comparison: Efficiencies (HO v 6 tower Compact)

  Goss HO Press Magnum Compact  

Configuration 5 mono, 6-3 color 6 tower smaller footprint

Color Pages 24  24 comparable

Manning 10 4 60% labor reduction

Plate Change 30 minutes 3 minutes 90% reduction

Power 619 kW 335 kW 46% reduction

Adding Ribbon Shifters

4 broadsheet pages web

6 broadsheet pages per web

  Goss HO Press Magnum Compact  Configuration 5 mono, 6-3 color 4 tower w/ribbons smaller footprintColor Pages 24 24 comparable

Manning 10 3 70% labor reductionPlate Change 30 minutes 3 minutes 90% reduction

Power 619 kW 229 kW 63% reduction

Comparison: Efficiencies (HO v 4 tower Compact)

Comparison: Print schedule (1 pass v 2 pass)

Comparison: Print schedule (1 pass v 2 pass in zones)

Step 2 – Updated “Mini” Magnapak

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• Modify the Magnapak • 8 hopper, 2 delivery inserter• Multiple openers to enable all sections to be nested

Step 3: Add Commercial Folder

• Add a commercial folder to the Magnum Compact to produce Semi-Commercial Insert Products.– Chopper Folds/1/4 Folds– Double Parallel– Add sheeter– Format flexibility

Step 4: Develop a Digital Hopper

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• Create just in time 4 color flyers• Produce a unique, targeted ad

(zone of 1)• Combine inserts and digital flyers

– Selective• Place the variable content

closest to the final delivery point

• Driven by OmniX

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Step 4: Digitally Enhanced Magnapak

Step 4: Add Digital Capability to the Magnum Compact

• Ink jet the top of each section• Speeds of ink jet match press speed and qualities• Driven by OmniX• Produce a micro zip ad or editorial, but not a Zone of 1

Step 4: Add Digital Capability to the Magnum

• There are numerous installations of hybrid production lines

currently in operation. There a 9 Goss commercial presses using hybrid printing to produce:

– Catalogues– Direct Mail– Inserts– Commercial

Step 5: Contain the Package and Address It

• Place the output of the package in a wrapper• Ink jet the address for distribution• Combines Goss systems in use today

Step 6: OmniX

• Workflow product– Based on Omni Zone– Press impositions– Warehouse / Inventory– Production planning

• Press and inserter– Reporting Module– 42 Mailroom Systems – Omni Zone systems operational– 8 Press Systems – OminX systems operational– Workflow product for Goss equipment

Your future state?

• Newspaper– Traditional format – 4 section broadsheet– Single width operating costs

• Print Center– Free standing inserts– Produce JIT inserts digitally

• Distribution Center– Custodial control of the package– Unique content per package

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