Advance Publications will nstall a new Goss Magnum Compact press this fall in sland — one of the five boroughs of New York city. The new automated press will add versatile, short-run capability in combination with output capacity approaching that of its existing double-width system.
The six full-color Magnum Compact print towers and one folder installation, which is expected to be completed by October, will make Advance Publications the first global user of the press. It will accommodate a growing volume of contract newspaper, commercial and insert printing, and also backup the double-width press used to print the daily Staten Island Advance.
Advance Publications executives were on hand for live Tablo Shan print tests at the Goss manufacturing facility in Shanghai to conduct tests that included fully automatic plate changes. “We looked at many double-width, single-width and digital options to support our vision of a modern, multi-product print operation,” said John Giustiniani, director of production at the Staten Island Advance. “Versatility, job- change speed, print quality and simple, cost- effective operation make the Magnum Compact unique— and the right press to meet our needs,” Giustiniani added.
“We were particularly impressed by its clever configuration, whichtakes advantage of the low 7 foot 2- inch height [2.2 metres] of its towers
— a feature that is allowing us to add the capacity we need with only very minor modifications to our existing building.” Goss Autoplate technology also factored in the decision according to Giustiniani, who says fast makereadies for successive jobs will be a key to the success of his
company’s business model. “The ability to go from job to job in two minutes or less with extremely low waste and operator effort makes this press cost competitive with digital printing at around 1,000 copies,”
Giustiniani said. “And we will achieve the quality, economy and output of offset as the run lengths go up from there.”
“This investment in the heart of New York City will differentiate us
among contract printers and publishers throughout the region,” said Staten Island Advance associate publisher Keith Dawn. “The unique Goss solution will give us more
versatility in producing our current titles and clear cost advantages in pursuing a wide range of newspaper
and commercial work.”
