Low Waste, Short Run Printing: A Transformative Print & Delivery Production Model

2. Low Waste, Short Run Printing: A Transformative Print & Delivery Production Model

3. Transformative Print & Delivery Model • Vision: Align available, proven technologies and new innovations to deliver higher-impact print content to households at a lower cost

4. 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 Desired Future State OmniX Polywrapping Inkjet Commercial Folder MagnaPak Magnum Compact Current State

5. Step 1: Magnum Compact 45 K copies per hour Auto plate change Quick make readies 4/4 Color Single width machine

6. Comparison: Efficiencies (HO v 6 tower Compact)

7. Adding Ribbon Shifters 4 broadsheet pages web 6 broadsheet pages per web

8. Comparison: Efficiencies (HO v 4 tower Compact)

9. Comparison: Print schedule (1 pass v 2 pass)

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

11. Step 2 – Updated “Mini” Magnapak D C F E • Modify the Magnapak • 8 hopper, 2 delivery inserter • Multiple openers to enable • all sections to be nested B A B A D C E F

12. 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

13. Step 4: Develop a Digital Hopper • 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 Signature Creation Digital Tower Paper Supply Feeder

14. Step 4: Digitally Enhanced Magnapak

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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

18. 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

19. 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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