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2004
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| MIAMI
- Doug Ray, president and chief executive officer of Paddock
Publications Inc. and his wife, Carolyn, find themselves surrounded by
feathered friends.
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MIAMI
- Four lovely ladies find themselves wrapped in a snake at the Inland
Press Association’s annual Key Executives Conference: Left to right,
Pam Arwady, spouse of George Arwady, publisher, Kalamazoo (Mich.)
Gazette; Cindi Ludwig, spouse of Bob Ludwig, publisher of the Huntsville
(Ala.) Times; LuAnn Gaydou, spouse of Dan Gaydou, publisher of the Grand
Rapids (Mich.) Press and Patty Slusher, Inland Press Association.
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MIAMI
-A wary Steve Wagenlander, circulation director at The Post and Courier,
Charleston, S.C., holds a mini alligator at an Inland Press
Association-sponsored party.
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- Lisa Simons, wife of Dolph C. Simons III, president of Journal-World
in Lawrence, Kan., has her hands full.
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| MIAMI
- The real power behind Quipp Systems Inc., Leticia Gotisa, sales and
marketing administrator, takes a short break for a quick photo.
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| MIAMI
- The Boston Globe’s team looked forward to finding a little Miami
sunshine while visiting Quipp: Left to right, Gary Schlender, Larry
Roper, Luis Azeredo, Rocky Carnahan and Chris Hall inspect their
recently purchased Quipp automatic palletizer and bundle distribution
system.
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| Great Lakes
convention draws attendees to Milwaukee
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| MILWAUKEE
- Last month’s Great Lakes/Midstates Newspaper Production Conference
drew attendees to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s new
448,750-square-foot, $112 million production plant. The newspaper
(daily; 232,652; Sunday 434,023) plant was designed by The Austin Co.
and is built around three Commander presses manufactured by Koenig &
Bauer AG. A rundown:
Pressroom
- Three KBA Commander presses anchor the Journal Sentinel’s production
plant. KBA’s largest and fastest-running press installation in North
America stands six former-board high and consists of 18 towers, 126
couples, 28 reel stands and six folders (four jaw 2:5:5 folders and two
rotary 2:3 folders). The 350-foot-long presses are rated at 85,000
copies per hour. The shaftless press uses ABB press controls,
Technotrans’ spray dampening systems and Oxy-Dry’s automatic blanket
washer technology. QuadTech’s Ribbon Control System monitors press
registration. The quiet room designed by The Austin Co. runs the entire
length of the press.
Computer-to-plate
- The Journal Sentinel is 100 percent paginated with an all-digital
workflow. Three Agfa
computer-to-plate units are adjacent to the second floor of the press,
where 60 percent of the plates are hung. The newspaper uses Agfa
processors, punch benders and plate sorters.
Preprints
- The Journal Sentinel outsources its preprint storage, waste handling
and truck fleet.
Postpress
and material handling - The postpress area consists of GMA Inc. NewsGrip
conveyers, Muller Martini FlexiRoll buffer systems, Cannon’s automatic
cart loaders, GMA’s production planning and control software and HK
Systems’ warehouse management systems.
Eight Jervis B. Webb AGVs roam the material handling area with a
roll prep system provided by Machine Design Service.
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| The Press
Hall
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to right, Courtney Korselt, marketing specialist, QuadTech; George
Czechowski, national sales manager, QuadTech; and Mike Pusich, vice
president, planning, The Austin Co. Austin provided planning,
architectural design, engineering and construction services for
construction of the production plant and adjacent warehouse.
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| The
Journal Sentinel’s Agfa CTP system.
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| Left
to right, Dennis Laskaskie, facility manager maintenance superintendent,
and Scott Humby, production technical support manager, the Journal
Sentinel, in the lobby of the new production facility.
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| Mike
Pusich, vice president, planning, The Austin Co., and Royce Miles, vice
president, manufacturing operations, the Journal Sentinel.
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