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Allen Press Acquires Industry Leading H&B ExcelCoat ZR30 Coater
H&B ExcelCoat ZR30 Sheetfed Coater installed at Allen Press
Lawrence, Kan. – October 20, 2018 – Allen Press, Inc. is excited to announce the purchase of an ExcelCoat ZR30, manufactured by Harris & Bruno International. The ExcelCoat ZR30 greatly expands in-house specialty coating capabilities, allowing Allen Press to produce top-quality products with even more efficiency.
“We decided on H&B because they have the absolute best coaters in our industry, with the newest technology,” said Allen Press CEO Randy Radosevich. “We want to offer superior full-service printing to our customers and the ExcelCoat ZR30 provides that premium level coating you can’t get at most print shops. Our customers will love the coating effects the ExcelCoat ZR30 can deliver and the quality difference will be very noticeable.”
Installed in August 2018, the new coater efficiently produces digital sized sheet print jobs with different coating technologies and impeccably applies aqueous soft touch coating to digitally printed projects. With recent purchases such as two digital presses, a die cutter and foil stamper, and a saddle stitcher, Allen Press has positioned itself as one of the industry’s most modern and innovate printing companies.
“We have been so impressed by the breadth of offerings that Allen Press provides,” Sean Tobler, Harris & Bruno International Regional Manager said. “They are growing quickly, adding innovative equipment and have a super tenacious team. H&B is looking forward to helping Allen Press expand their capabilities and offer more to their customers through value-added coating application.”
The ExcelCoat ZR30 has already been producing high-quality results, running a number of digital sized projects. With the new coater’s versatility, high speed and premium quality as well as the professionalism and care shown by Harris & Bruno International, Allen Press customers will benefit for years to come.
“The entire H&B team has been pros to work with. From sales to project managers to the installation. Even H&B President Nick Bruno checked in to ensure we were completely satisfied,” said Allen Press CEO Randy Radosevich. “It’s been one of the best experiences in working with a vendor on a new equipment install. And we’ve installed lots of new equipment over the last few years.”
Visit http://blog.harris-bruno.com/category/testimonials/ to read how Allen Press and other printers rely on the Harris & Bruno series of ExcelCoat offline/inline coaters for UV and AQ.
Harris & Bruno International manufactures the highest-quality machines built to excel in the most demanding production environments. Current products focus on offline/inline coating systems, chamber/anilox, and related fluid pumping systems. With customers spanning the globe, H&B is proud to have a worldwide network of service and support teams. Visit our website or contact us today for more information: www.harris-bruno.com
Ikuma Suzuki Promoted to Harris & Bruno Technical Director of APJ
Ikuma’s 14 years of experience with Harris & Bruno have well equipped him for his new position.
Harris & Bruno International announces that Ikuma Suzuki has been promoted to Technical Director of APJ (Asia Pacific Japan Region). As of August, Ikuma is now responsible in the APJ region for managing and supervising the H&B technical support team, coordinating projects, and working closely with OEM’s.
Ikuma has been part of the H&B team for 14 years. With an education in mechanical engineering, Ikuma joined Harris & Bruno in 2003 as a Project Engineer in the H&B Roseville, CA, Headquarters. In late 2006, he moved back to Japan to continue as an H&B Project Engineer. He was promoted to Project Manager in 2016.
“It is great to see Ikuma grow within the company and take on this new role,” said Vice President of Operations, Jim Riga. “His dedication, hard-work, and solution driven attitude are the ingredients we need to grow and support our customers in APJ.”
Ikuma is well prepared for his new role, with his previous position having many of the same responsibilities. As Technical Director of APJ, he will now have a much wider territory to manage.
“We have great people in APJ territory,” Ikuma said. “I hope to construct a talented team here in order to provide exceptional technical support to APJ customers.”
Harris & Bruno has been manufacturing printing/coating machinery for 70 years. Current products focus on offline/inline coating systems, chamber/anilox, and related fluid pumping systems. H&B has a worldwide network of direct offices and dealers. www.harris-bruno.com
Drupa 2016 in Düsseldorf, Germany Showcases H&B Offline UV Coaters
ExcelCoat ZR Fully Automated Offline/Inline Coater for UV & AQ
Harris & Bruno Demonstrates Multiple ExcelCoats, a Web Coater, and More at Drupa
ExcelCoat ZR30 inline/offline coater for UV and AQ
“We’re proud that our chamber/anilox technology and high-quality components are able to help so many printers produce outstanding work in the Flexo, Offset, and Digital markets,” said Nick Bruno, President of Harris & Bruno. “We invite Drupa attendees to visit any of our coaters at the show to see how.”
H&B’s chamber systems consistently apply UV, soft touch, AQ, matte, and other high-end coatings with particulates. Various levels of automation are available offering quick changeovers between UV & AQ. Built to last, H&B machinery delivers automation, throughput, and reliability.
Visit the Harris & Bruno booth in Hall 16/B78 for ExcelCoat ZR30 offline coater demonstrations and to learn more about offset, flexo, corrugated, and converting equipment. Visit Hall 8B/A25 to see an ExcelCoat ZRB30 inline with a Fujifilm J Press 720S. Visit Hall 17 to see an ExcelCoat ZR30 inline with an HP Indigo 12000 and an H&B Web Coater inline with an HP PageWide Web Press.
Harris & Bruno has been manufacturing printing/coating machinery for 70 years. Current products focus on offline/inline coating systems, chamber/anilox, and related fluid pumping systems. H&B has a worldwide network of direct offices and dealers. www.harris-bruno.com
Industry Newsletter Video of Nick Bruno Promoting Drupa
H&B Showcases ExcelCoat Samples of High-End Coating over HP Indigo Prints at Dscoop USA
H&B ExcelCoat Demonstrations Featured at Dscoop EMEA
Xpressdocs Counts on ExcelCoat’s Reliability & Quick Changeovers Between UV & AQ
ExcelCoat Model:
ZR30 with high-pile feeder/stacker purchased in October 2014
Printer:
Xpressdocs in Fort Worth, Texas
Interviewed:
Edwin Adcock, Executive Vice President of Operations
Could you please tell us some about your company and what markets you serve?
Xpressdocs is a marketing services company supplying marketing collateral to enterprise clients with distributed user bases. We specialize in micro orders ranging from 25 to 1,000 pieces per order. We ship or mail ~2,000 orders each day.
Why did you purchase an ExcelCoat?
We needed an anilox coater in order to have the ability to do both matte and soft touch coatings. We purchased a ZR30 because of the size format, the feeder & stacker, and the dual pump configuration. The Modular Circulation System (with separate sets of hoses & pumps for incompatible coating or chemistries) allows us to switch back & forth between water-based and UV coatings without having to clean the entire system.
How often do you use the Modular Pumping System?
We use it every day. Our service proposal to our clients is that if you place an order by 4 p.m. (CST), it will ship that day. So we have to have a machine with the ability to quickly go between matte, gloss, and soft touch.
How did the installation and training go?
It went very well. We were up and running on time and our operators were operating the machine as soon as the technician left, no problem.
How is ExcelCoat’s day-to-day performance?
Very good. To offer our variety, we have to have a machine that performs. We have no backup machine so we have to have a machine that performs as well as ExcelCoat has.
What new abilities has ExcelCoat given your shop?
Matte and soft touch – couldn’t do that before with only roller coaters.
Has this purchase helped your bottom line?
Yes. Being able to offer matte and soft touch coatings on demand through our web-to-print platform gives us the ability to charge a premium for those products.
How’s your overall ExcelCoat experience?
Excellent.
Would you recommend ExcelCoat?
I would absolutely recommend ExcelCoat because of its versatility, durability, the fact that it is a heavy-duty machine, and because we have local service technicians available.