McDonald & Eudy, a Top 10 U.S. government contract printer, chooses Ryobi
for fast make-readies, quick, accurate color and a coater that speeds
delivery of finished pieces to the bindery
MARLOW HEIGHTS, Md., Oct. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Large U.S. government
contract printer McDonald & Eudy Printers has installed its first Ryobi
press, a 23x29 inch 5-color with convertible perfecting and coater.
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The family-owned web and sheetfed printer is a Top 10 U.S. Government
Printing Office printing vendor by volume. Ryobi is one of the world's
leading manufacturers of offset printing presses. Ryobi presses are being
demonstrated at Graph Expo 2006, Oct. 15-18, in Chicago, xpedx Booth 3812.
McDonald and Eudy president Mike McDonald said he needed a fast make-
ready, high print-quality mid-size press that would expand capacity and
reduce workload on the company's other 4-color presses. After researching
offerings from other leading press manufacturers, he selected the 5-color,
23x29 inch RYOBI 755 XLP-G with convertible perfecting and coater. The
press runs at a maximum of 15,000 sheets per hour.
"We were very impressed with the quick make-readies, the speed at which
the Ryobi gets up to full color and the overall ease of operation," said
McDonald. "What's more, because of the auto inksetting on the Ryobi, our
paper waste is down substantially."
"Another time and cost saver is the coater," he said. "We now have a
quicker turnaround when a piece comes off the press. We can take print work
to the bindery in 15-20 minutes and go right into production. Before the
Ryobi, we used to have to wait two to three hours before we could touch a
printed piece when coating offline."
McDonald, whose firm has been in business since 1951, said service was
another critical issue in deciding to go with Ryobi. He receives highly
responsive service from xpedx and xpedx Printing Technologies, Hanover, MD,
his local xpedx and Ryobi dealer. "We like that xpedx is local and the fact
we have a deep, long-term relationship with them already. They're
immediately responsive -- and they don't have to charge travel time
expenses when we need service on our press."
Kenny Leitch, equipment specialist/salesman for xpedx Printing
Technologies in Hanover, MD, worked closely with McDonald through the
initial search process, the install, and continues to work with him for all
ongoing needs.
"McDonald & Eudy needed a press that was streak-free, highly efficient
and produced spot-on color," said Leitch. "When we ran proofs on the RYOBI
755, its double-sided cylinders increased dwell time between the units and
streaking didn't occur as it did on other non-Ryobi presses."
Both McDonald and Leitch said Ryobi's PDS-E scanner, which quickly gets
the Ryobi press up to full color, is technologically well ahead of
competitors' offerings -- at substantially less cost.
About Ryobi Graphic Systems
Ryobi Graphic Systems Division of Hiroshima, Japan, is one of the
world's largest manufacturers of offset printing presses and is a unit of
Ryobi, Ltd., founded in 1943. 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.
About xpedx Printing Technologies
xpedx Printing Technologies, a wholly owned division of xpedx, offers
rapid-response, local technical support, press operator training, a large
parts warehouse and a showroom/demo center at its headquarters in Lenexa,
KS. It has a team of executive, sales and technical staff and currently has
50 dealers across the U.S. responsible for local sales and service. The
company is on the web at ryobi.xpedx.com. The phone is 800-553-4980.
In the U.S., xpedx Printing Technologies markets and distributes a wide
variety of presses and printing technology including the following core
offerings:
* RYOBI 750 series, 6-up high-speed multi-color 20x29" and 23x29" sheet
size offset presses;
* RYOBI 680 series, 4-up-plus size high-speed multi-color offset presses;
* RYOBI 520 series, 2-up plus size high-speed multi-color offset presses;
* RYOBI 3404 DI series, 2-up size portrait format 4-color offset presses
with direct imaging.
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 dealers coast-to-coast provide first-tier support, and are
backed up by technicians at xpedx Printing Technologies headquarters and
Ryobi Graphic Systems engineers in Japan. The superior service model offers
unequalled same day response time for all Ryobi presses.
About xpedx and its businesses
Loveland, Ohio-based xpedx, an International Paper company, is North
America's largest marketer and distributor of printing papers and graphics
supplies and equipment. It is also a large distributor of packaging
supplies and equipment and facilities supplies and equipment. xpedx has
more than 7,000 employees in 250 locations in the U.S. and Mexico. Major
customers include commercial printers, publishers, manufacturers,
retailers, facility managers and companies across many industry segments.
In addition to delivering the world's largest offering of printing
papers from a single source, xpedx provides graphics professionals with
advanced digital prepress equipment, hardware and graphics software, Ryobi
presses and digital workflows, color management tools, finishing, bindery
and packaging systems. xpedx also offers detailed operations analysis,
advice and financing to help make a customer's printing operations more
efficient and profitable. xpedx is one of the largest providers of
post-consumer waste content and recycled printing papers in North America.
It offers the greatest variety of Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) and
Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified papers in the U.S.
Other xpedx owned-and-operated businesses include New York-based
Bulkley Dunton, the xpedx National Technology Center (NTC), a pre-press
laboratory and demonstration center based in metropolitan Cleveland, Ohio,
as well as a network of 140 retail paper stores in 32 states that operate
under the names xpedx Paper & Graphics, xpedx Paper Store, If It's Paper
and Arvey Paper & Office Products. In Mexico, xpedx owns and operates 20
distribution centers and retail stores. xpedx operates one of the largest
business-to-business e- commerce sites, xpedx.com, and also operates
suiteshoponline.com for graphics professionals.
EDITOR'S NOTE: xpedx is spelled all lower case.
SOURCE xpedx, an International Paper Company
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CONTACT:
Don Harvey, vice president and general
manager, xpedx Printing Technologies, +1-913-631-8700, or Jeff
Higgins, xpedx Director of Marketing Services and Information,
+1-513-965-2923; Press-Analysts - Erik Godchaux of Media Strategy
Group for xpedx, +1-608-256-4540
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