A.G. Edwards Makes Investment in Quality

"It certainly has made it easier to make a good product," remarks Duane Hughes, manager of printing.

The in-plant added two different platesetters so it could handle runs of all lengths. On the Presstek unit, Carroll says, "we run anywhere from 10,000 to 100,000 [impressions per plate]."

These metal plates are used on the shop's two Ryobi 662 two-color presses. The Mitsubishi Silver DigiPlate creates plates for shorter-run jobs. It outputs poly plates for envelope jobs printed on the two Halm Jet presses, as well as paper plates for other jobs.