Our State-of-the-Art Equipment:

In 1996, Copy Craft became the first printer in West Texas to offer waterless printing. Our new Komori L528 5-color press provided unparalleled quality printing for our customers near and far. Its computerized features allowed us to produce brighter color images, print jobs quicker, reduce paper waste and keep records of color settings for reprinting jobs in the future.


We have replaced our 5-color press with an L628 6-color press which has a coater unit. We've added 2 Komori L420 4-color press with coaters and a Komori L228 2-color press. With the addition of our Austin location, we also have a Komori L640 6-color press with coater and a Komori L520 5-color press with coater. Today, with our waterless presses and state-of-the-art color technology, Copy Craft is setting new standards for the industry. In addition to our waterless presses, our prepress department utilizes state-of-the-art PostScript Level 3 imagesetting systems from Agfa. Our 300 line screen, 3600 dpi imagesetting technology is the perfect complement to our Komori waterless presses.

We have the most automated presses in Texas. From robotic plate-loading to closed-loop scanning spectro densitometers, our presses are optimized to render the highest quality, consistent color printing imaginable. Our waterless technology gives us greater artistic control over issues of color, balance and fine tuning of your printed pieces, especially with our digital direct-to-plate technology.

Our staff is led by a team of craftsmen with years of experience in the printing trade. The rare combination of technologically, skilled enthusiasts and artistic craftsmen sets Copy Craft apart from the competition. And what's more important, we plan ahead to provide our talented people with the best technology money can buy.
 
Here's a taste of the technology and talent we employ to bring you the finest printing available.

 
Software Supported

Macintosh and Windows:
QuarkXPress,Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Acrobat PDF, PageMaker, and Macromedia FreeHand

Windows only:
CorelDraw, Corel Photo-Paint, and Microsoft Publisher

Computer Hardware

> 30 Macintosh G4,G5 and Intel based Mac Pro's
> 40 Windows based machines

Accepted Removable Media

> Iomega—Zip 100 mb, 250 mb and 750mb
> Jaz 1 & 2 gb
> CD-ROM/RW and DVD/RW
> Flash Memory

Internet and Communications

> 8MB Fibre Voice/Internet Connection
> 3 Macintosh Servers
> 4 Dell Servers
> Website—www.copycraft.com
> FTP site—ftp.copycraft.com
> Web Browser Based File Upload
> Individual email addresses for Copy Craft contacts
> AOL—wtexprint@aol.com
> 19 telephone lines with toll free numbers
> 45 cellular telephones in sales and production

Graphics Department

> Internationally-recognized art department
> Screen PTR 8600 Computer to plate System
4000 dpi resolution
> Graphic design, layout, illustration and production PrePress
> 1 Agfa Avantra 44 Imagesetter—3600 dpi, 300 line screen
> 1 Agfa Avantra 30 Imagesetters–3600 dpi, 300 line screen
> Agfa Salient 2 System including: 3 PostScript Level 3 Agfa Apogee PDF RIPs with in-RIP separations and trapping and 3 Apogee PrintDrive file managers
> 2 Hewlett Packard color proofing printers
> 2 Epson 9600 Color Proofing Printers
> Multiple B&W laser printers–600-2400 dpi
> Optronics drum scanner–8000 dpi
> Itek 210-1 drum scanner–8000 dpi
> 6 Color and B&W desktop scanners–up to 1400 dpi
> ScenicSoft Preps™ imposition software
> 1 Teaneck 50" x 62" plate and proofing frame
> 1 Teaneck 38" x 44" plate and proofing frame
> 2 Toray waterless plate processors
> 2 Enco DNX 32 plate processors
> 2 film processors

Sheet-Fed Presses

> Waterless Komori Lithrone 40" press, 6-color plus coater and dryer, plate scanner, closed-loop scanning spectro densitometer
and automated color control
> Waterless Komori Lithrone 28" press, 6-color plus coater and dryer, plate scanner, closed-loop scanning spectro densitometer
and automated color control
> Waterless Komori Lithrone 20" press, 5-color plus coater and dryer, plate scanner, closed-loop scanning spectro densitometer
> 2 Waterless Komori Lithrone 20" presses, 4-color plus coater and dryer, plate scanner, closed-loop scanning spectro densitometer
> Komori Sprint 28" press 2-color with dryer and perfector
> Heidelberg 40" 5-color perfector
> Heidelberg 20" 4-color GTO
> 3 Ryobi 18" 2-color presses
> Xerox DocuTech with Digipath System

Scanning Spectro Densitometer:

Our waterless presses are equipped with Komori PDC-S Closed-Loop Scanning Spectro Densitometers. It's a mouth full, we know, but it's worth it. Copy Craft was the first printer to employ this technology on a 28" press

This system allows us to scan color density directly from the press sheet. With that information we can use the system's computerized technology to balance the press color by color, ink key by ink key automatically. The result is unbelievably consistent color across the sheet and throughout the press run.

Once ink densities are established during a job's press check, the data is fed into the Color Management System to ensure consistent color throughout the press run. That means consistent quality and consistent color from the first sheet off the press to the last sheet in the run.

Foil Stamping, Die Cutting and Embossing

> 2 Heidelberg 30" flatbed letterpresses
> Heidelberg 10" x 15" windmill letterpress
> 2 Kluge letterpresses with die cutting and numbering equipment
> 1 Kluge letterpresse with foil stamping and embossing

Bindery Department

> 3 45" Polar cutter
> 1 35" Polar cutter
> 1 35" Prism cutter
> Muller Martini saddle binder–6 pocket plus cover feeder with 3-knife trimmer plus 2-hand fed stations, in line 3-hole punch and loop stitch
> Muller Martini saddle binder–6 pocket plus 2-hand fed stations, cover feeder with 3-knife trimmer
> MBO folder 20" x 30" with 8- and 16- page booklet unit, and 2 gate fold attachment. Batch counter for all quantities.
> MBO 30" x 40" folder wth 8- and 16- page booklet unit, and 2 gate fold attachment. Batch counter for all quantities.
> 1 Stahl 26" x 40" folder
> 1 Haskins pocket folder/gluer
> Horizon 16-pocket booklet maker, folder, stitcher and trimmer
> Perfect binder and GBC binder
> Automated shrink wrap equipment
> Automatic 1, 2 and 3 hole drills
> Bostitch saddle stitchers
> Count-accuracy scales
> Complete customer fulfillment Mailing Services

Other

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Digital imaging for posters, banners and store signage

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Quality control

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Controlled paper warehouse

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Computerized job estimating, 35 stations

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Computerized tracking systems

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Computerized plate and film storage

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Computerized shipping, receiving and tracking

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In-house maintenance department

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Customer storage with security

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Forklifts

 
     
       
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