Religious Organizations Upgrade Their In-plants
Macedonia Gospel Publications Int’l., of Braselton, Ga., the in-plant for Macedonia World Baptist Missions, just added a Canon imageRUNNER 3220 color printer. Richard Vance, prepress production supervisor, says it has “revolutionized the way the missionaries keep in contact with their supporting churches.” Missionaries can include color photos and graphics in their monthly or bimonthly updates to their supporting churches.
LifeSprings, a Christian publisher, printer and multi-media developer in Franklin Springs, Ga., recently installed a Canon imageRUNNER 110 with a booklet maker, a Hamada A252P press, a DPX plate system and a Presstek Dimension 800 computer-to-plate system.
The Archdiocese of Detroit has added a black-and-white digital Canon imageRUNNER 1095 with a saddle stitch unit. Director Dennis Milligan reports that it has greatly reduced turnaround time for producing mass booklets and newsletters, which were previously run on an offset press.
Whitesburg Baptist Church, of Huntsville, Ala., has added a two-color A.B.Dick 9995A press, greatly improving quality and efficiency. Manager Ron Snyder hopes to install a four-color press—possibly a DI—in the next five years.
The International Board of Jewish Missions, in Hixson, Tenn., just installed a used Rosback 318 saddle binder. Collating and stitching were previously done by hand, says Mitch Johnson, manager.
In Tallahassee, the North Florida Baptist Church recently upgraded to a Riso RP3105UI duplicator. This follows the addition of a two-color A.B.Dick QP-25 press and an A.B.Dick DPM2340 platemaker in recent years, says manager Gary Austin.
The Christian Broadcasting Network’s printing and personalization division showed off its new Drent Goebel Vision offset press at a recent open house in its Virginia Beach, Va., facility. The servo-driven, eight-color litho press has a 20.5˝ web width and is equipped with a sheeter and UV curing.
