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NEW RYOBI 29-INCH, 5-COLOR PRESS WITH COATER DELIVERS BIG BOOST IN PRINT QUALITY, PRODUCTIVITY FOR BUSY MARYLAND PRINTER Veteran graphics industry executive seeks to help U.S. commercial printers boost productivity, profits by leveraging strengths of Ryobi and xpedx LANDOVER, Maryland, December 12, 2007—Doyle Printing & Offset Co. Inc., a mid-size sheetfed commercial printer serving clients throughout the Mid-Atlantic states, has installed a new 23x29 inch RYOBI 755 five-color press with aqueous coater. The xpedx Hanover, Maryland Division won the press order following Doyle’s extensive review of equipment and service offerings from top global press manufacturers. xpedx Printing Technologies is the exclusive distributor of Ryobi-branded presses in the U.S. Landover, MD—based Doyle Printing is seeing strong growth from clients including area companies, national associations and unions. In ordering the new Ryobi press, Doyle officials said they needed to offer customers new state-of-the-art print quality and increase production efficiencies. "We looked at 40-inch and 29-inch formats, five- or six-color from the top European and Japanese press manufacturers and eventually selected the 23x29-inch RYOBI 755XLP with aqueous coater," explains company controller Anthony Piccirilli. Doyle Printing also has two 40-inch presses, two 20-inch presses, three Ryobi portrait presses, two letterpresses and a duplicator. Doyle operations manager Dave King said the new Ryobi press is dramatically shortening makereadies and drying times—two major opportunities to improve pressroom efficiency and productivity. As demand has increased for more short-run four-color printing, the Ryobi press fits the sweet spot between the company's Ryobi portrait presses and its 6-color, 40-inch press. Plate hanging is very quick and makeready is also dramatically decreased—the "first pull" looks good in as little as 20 sheets. Press speeds of up to 15,000 sph are "faster than anything we've ever had." The press can also accommodate longer runs—the company can now produce jobs as big as 150,000 impressions or higher with ease. Also important are the big decreases in drying time, particularly for jobs that require heavy ink coverage. "With the extended delivery and aqueous coating, we’re getting a major improvement in drying time and great solids color coverage," King said. Greatly reduced dry times on coated and uncoated paper means increased throughput. "We can now get it off press, sealed and to the cutter on average in about half an hour, and with zero marking," explained King. "That's a big difference from not being able to have a job ready until late in the day or the next day." Piccirilli and King said service was also a top consideration. Service levels from press manufacturers can vary widely, but xpedx Printing Technologies provides quick and personalized technical support on Ryobi presses, on-site when needed. Doyle Printing also has a longstanding relationship with xpedx, a major North American supplier of printing papers and graphic supplies and equipment for commercial and in-plant printers. About Ryobi Graphic Systems Ryobi Graphic Systems Division of Hiroshima, Japan, is one of the world's largest manufacturers of offset printing presses. Ryobi offers multi-functional offset printing presses, hardware and software that handle all aspects of a print job, from pre-press to binding. It is a world leader in high-precision large-, mid-size and small presses, DI presses and CIP4-JDF compliant digital workflows. With pressroom installations worldwide, Ryobi presses are respected for their superior print quality, cost-effectiveness, ease of press operation, high reliability and precision machining. It is a unit of Ryobi, Ltd. About xpedx Printing Technologies xpedx Printing Technologies, a wholly owned business of xpedx, offers printing presses, local and rapid-response technical support, press operator training, a large parts warehouse and a 20,000 square foot demonstration and learning center at its headquarters in Lenexa, KS. It has a team of executive, sales and technical staff and a network of 50 dealers across the U.S. responsible for local sales and service. In the U.S., xpedx Printing Technologies markets and distributes a wide variety of presses and printing technology including the following core offerings:
The 750, 680 and 520 series can be equipped with perfectors, coating units, UV curing units and infrared dryers. xpedx Printing Technologies has the largest force of local, factory-trained press technicians in the U.S. to service Ryobi printing presses. The company's dealer network coast-to-coast provides first-tier support, and is backed up by technicians at xpedx Printing Technologies headquarters and Ryobi Graphic Systems engineers in Japan. The superior service model offers rapid response time for all Ryobi presses. xpedx Printing Technologies and Ryobi also require all press service technicians to receive continuously updated training. Information about Ryobi and xpedx Printing Technologies is on the web at ryobi.xpedx.com. The phone number is 800-553-4980. About xpedx Loveland, Ohio-based xpedx, a business of International Paper, is one of the largest business-to-business distribution companies in North America with more than $6.7 billion in 2006 revenues. xpedx distributes a wide range of paper and graphics, packaging and janitorial-sanitary supplies and equipment from manufacturers worldwide. Customers include printers and publishers, manufacturers, retailers and facility managers among many others. xpedx, which has more than 260 locations across North America, does business with the majority of printers in the U.S. It provides detailed operations consulting for printers to help them improve productivity and profitability and has a network of more than 150 retail paper and graphics stores in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. xpedx is one of the largest providers of post-consumer waste content and recycled printing papers in North America and has Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI) and Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) chain-of-custody certification at all of its U.S. locations. xpedx also has one of the largest business-to-business e-commerce sites at xpedx.com. CONTACTS: Tim Kirby, national sales manager, xpedx Printing Technologies, Lenexa, KS, 913-631-8700; Jeff Higgins, corporate director of marketing services, xpedx, Loveland, Ohio, 513-965-2923; Press/Analysts: Erik Godchaux, Madison, Wisconsin, 608-256-4540 EDITOR’S NOTE: xpedx is always spelled all lower case.
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