SOLON, OH – February 25, 2020 — RMGT (RYOBI HMI Graphic Technology Ltd.), a global leader in LED-UV equipped sheetfed offset presses, solidified its North American presence in 2019 with a large number of existing RMGT printers investing in their second press. The strategic decision to merge and integrate the respective press manufacturing strengths of Ryobi Ltd. and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) led to a totally revamped RMGT product lineup in the fall of 2015. By eliminating just a few inches off the width of a 40-inch press, RMGT has created economies in footprint, staffing and consumables while still producing a full 8-up sheet and 16-page signature.
In just over four years, this innovation has taken RMGT to a leadership position among offset press manufacturers, to the point where RMGT has become the number one 8-up sheetfed offset press in North America in this category. In this time period, there have been seventy new 9 Series presses delivered to companies from every segment of the printing industry. Included in that remarkable number are nearly 20 multiple RMGT (Ryobi and Mitsubishi) printing press owners. “Looking back on 2019, we are thrilled to see our market share grow in sales of new RMGT offset presses in this 8-up space,” states Kozac Takata, Manager of International Sales and Marketing, RMGT. “After 12 years as a leader in providing LED-UV curing on our offset presses, it is gratifying to see how this technology has changed the business of customers in the commercial print, packaging, and in-plant markets.” The following companies represent a sampling of the nationwide printers who have already invested in their second RMGT press. Push Solutions
Push Solutions, a print service provider based in New Berlin, Wisconsin, commissioned their first RMGT 9 Series press in the spring of 2016. They were already on an incredible growth trajectory in the highly competitive retail marketing, retail packaging and nationwide distribution segment of the print market. “To be honest our strategic plan didn't include a second RMGT 9 in year two since that major investment,” states Nick Bova, Vice President, “but our growth is practically being forced on us. We had to keep our production levels in line with our sales volume.” Push Solutions’ President Brad Flagge adds, “Our first RMGT 9 has been a great producer for us, and we feel our manufacturing cost is significantly less than our competitors, so pairing up on our second press was a natural.”
Taylor Graphics
Taylor Graphics, based in Irvine, CA, is the largest trade only printing facility in Orange County, California. They purchased their first RMGT press in 2017. Investing in LED-UV technology allowed them to run on different substrates, printing on foil board, plastics, and vinyls. “This really open up the door for us to widen our gamut of printing to all of our customers,” states Dean Taylor, President, Taylor Graphics. The second offset press they purchased from RMGT was equipped with a DAK camera system, allowing them to get into the lucrative packaging and pharmaceuticals market. “The system actually takes a picture of every sheet and compares it to the proof, detecting whether the density of color is off, if any text is broken or missing. If we had a smashed blanket or any hickies, the DAK system can identify anything that's different than the original proof.”
Print Direct For Less
Print Direct For Less (PDFL) became a multiple RMGT press shop in 2019 when they made the decision to upgrade to the RMGT 920PF-8+LED-UV Long Perfector press. This 8-up model brings not only faster speeds, but also prints sheets that are 25% larger, giving PDFL far more capacity as well.
“The new perfecting press prints both sides in a single pass,” states Ed Perron, Owner, Print Direct For Less. “We jumped from 6 pages per pass to 16 pages per cycle as far as total throughput. That, along with a higher press speed, translates to over 270% more work from the same labor hour. Turnaround times are shrinking from two to six days to sometimes same day, with a max of three days on most projects. LED-UV curing allows us to go directly from printing into finishing, increasing the max throughput, which is the key to future growth. In fact, we already have a market for this work — not only will we be able to go after work from new customers, we are also picking up a sizeable amount of work from our current customers that we couldn’t handle previously.” Pacific Printing
Pacific Printing, based in the heart of Silicon Valley, San Jose, CA also invested in their second RMGT press in 2019. The RMGT 9 Series press had the same footprint as their older 28-inch press it was replacing, allowing them to expand capacity and capabilities without redesigning their layout. “Compared to a 40-inch press, when we did price comparisons, it was 30-40% less than most manufacturers were quoting us,” states Andrew Goett, President, Pacific Printing. “We felt the RMGT 9 Series was the best ‘bang for our buck.’”
“The common thread among our customers who have added additional RMGT horsepower is their commitment to excellence in print quality and their desire to have pressroom equipment that just runs and runs.” states Kian Hemmen, Western Region Sales Manager—RMGT, Print & Finishing Solutions. “It is also a statement on behalf of the prominent place offset printing continues to have in print manufacturing. In the hybrid print manufacturing environments for commercial printers, managing both offset and digital, we are pleased to see the economics of offset driving higher margins for our customers.” About RMGT North America RMGT (RYOBI HMI Graphic Technology Ltd.), a global leader in LED-UV sheetfed offset presses, is represented by a group of four authorized sales and service centers that serve commercial printers, offset packaging converters and in-plant printers in the United States. This network constitutes the single largest offset press sales and service team in North America. As innovators of the first LED-UV printing system for sheet-fed offset printing in 2008. RMGT continues to apply their technological expertise and creativity for constant innovation, providing the printing industry with meaningful products and services while building bonds of trust and respecting diverse values. Learn more about GSNA at www.ryobimhi.com PLACENTIA, CA – March 3, 2020 — Taylor Graphics, based in Irvine, CA, is the largest trade only printing facility in Orange County, California. As part of a growth strategy that began two years ago, Dean Taylor, President of Taylor Graphics, has expanded the services traditionally provided by trade printers by investing in technology that caters to the unique needs of design agencies and brokers that service the packaging and pharmaceutical markets. “We are an ISO certified company with a razor focus on providing print services for the trade,” states Dean Taylor, President of Taylor Graphics. “As such, when we put something in a box and ship it out, nine out of 10 times, our customers don't see it. We're shipping directly to a fulfillment house, or to the end user, the customer of my client. So, for Taylor Graphics and for the design agencies and brokers we work with, we need the absolute assurance that what's going in that box looks perfect from sheet one to sheet 10,000, and that they all look the same.” A unique growth strategy that paying dividends
The path of Taylor Graphics is similar to what many trade shops have experienced. While they provided a lot of the typical commercial print services for agencies and brokers, they noticed that certain packaging jobs for cosmetic companies and pharmaceuticals were being done somewhere else. Since they already had the ability to die-cut and glue, Taylor took the first step of their growth strategy by investing in an offset press that could produce high quality packaging on thicker stocks.
“In 2017 we bought our first RMGT press,” states Taylor. “We went with that press for a couple of reasons. One reason was we always had Mitsubishi presses, and they have treated us very well as far as print quality and durability. We did our due diligence and looked at all the press manufacturers. We are thrilled that we chose the RMGT 926 six-color LED-UV press. This was our first venture into UV offset printing. Investing in LED-UV technology allowed us to run on different substrates, we can print on foil board, we can print on plastics, and vinyls. This really open up the door for us to widen our gamut of printing to all of our customers.” "LED-UV technology allowed us to run on different substrates"
The next stage of their growth strategy had to do with quality control. As an ISO compliant company, they were doing work for medical device companies. The books that they printed had to have zero defects. Initially, this involved a very labor-intensive process of inspecting books after they were all produced.
“The second offset press we purchased from RMGT was equipped with a DAK camera system,” states Taylor. “It actually takes a picture of every sheet and compares it to the proof. The system detects whether the density of color is off, it will pick up if any text is broken or missing. If we had a smashed blanket or any hickies, the DAK system can identify anything that's different than the original proof. Every sheet going through the press gets a number inkjet sprayed on it. When a press run is done, we have a report that shows every number on the sheet that was rejected. In finishing, we can pull out those sheets before it ever hits a folder or any other piece of equipment. That has eliminated the need for inspection after everything's done. We know before it goes to a cutter or a folder that everything's perfect.” RMGT with a DAK Camera System
“So I tell all of our customers that I can print from a business card to a billboard with all the equipment we have in house, from press to wide format to digital to all of our binding equipment. I can make sure that we get it done in time on time and everything looks great.”
“The partnership that we've developed over the past few years with Taylor Graphics has been something I'm extremely proud of,” states Kian Hemmen, Director of Sales, Print & Finishing Solutions, the RMGT distributor for the region. “Watching Taylor Graphics grow from the shop they were seven years ago to what they are today is just exciting. Dean Taylor is a great partner of Print & Finishing Solutions and has become a great friend of mine. I look forward to his success with the two RMGT presses and can't wait for a third one to be installed.” About Print & Finishing Solutions (PFS) Print & Finishing Solutions (PFS) is the largest graphic arts service and supplies company west of the Mississippi. PFS services California, the country, and the world with quality new and used machinery, installation and training, and post-sale support. Specializing in new and refurbished machinery, parts, supplies, and service for the print and graphics industry, PFS supports commercial printers and binderies of all sizes as well as digital printers and corporate and public in-plants. Within its facility, PFS offers two demonstration centers catering to both commercial offset / bindery and digital solutions. The Commercial Showroom features the latest machinery from RMGT, Horizon, Challenge, Perfecta, and Preferred Pack. The Digital / On-Demand Showroom features the latest products from MGI, OkiData, Mimaki, Rhin-O-Tuff, MBM, James Burn, DRYLAM, and others. About RMGT North America RMGT (RYOBI HMI Graphic Technology Ltd.), a global leader in LED-UV sheetfed offset presses, is represented by a group of four authorized sales and service centers that serve commercial printers, offset packaging converters and in-plant printers in the United States. This network constitutes the single largest offset press sales and service team in North America. As innovators of the first LED-UV printing system for sheet-fed offset printing in 2008. RMGT continues to apply their technological expertise and creativity for constant innovation, providing the printing industry with meaningful products and services while building bonds of trust and respecting diverse values. Learn more about GSNA at www.ryobimhi.com |
