our Equipment

We have the technology to offer sophisticated and accurate colour proofing and fast turn around, high quality printing. It’s an ongoing investment. We operate in a dynamic industry and we are constantly evolving our equipment to provide the most cost effective solutions for you. Our state of the art machinery means that we also require a significant investment in our other asset – our people. An ongoing in-house staff training programme ensures that our staff maintain a high level of technical expertise.

What we have

• G5 Macintosh computers
• CTP Topsetter
• CD74LX-F – F & C format presses
• CD74P – F & C format presses
• SM52 5 colour
• SM52 2 colour
• SM52 1 colour
• Heidelberg Cylinder
• Letterpress/Platen
• MBO multi directional folder
• Muller Martini collator
• Full service hand finishing department

Pre Press
G5 Macintosh computers platform
Norcross have one of the most advanced and technically proficient art and design studios in New Zealand. Our specialist graphic designers and CTP operators work in a Macintosh G5 environment.

This highly skilled team ensures that your brand maintains consistent corporate identity standards.

The Norcross Printing Group have years of experience in designing for function and designing for economy. We have successfully assisted clients’ over the years to rationalise their printed forms, through consolidation i.e. amalgamating alike items into one, smarter design, converted printed forms into electronic versions for in-house production, and carried out numerous re-design projects like re-branding and re-designing to reduce in-efficiencies out of the printing process. Additionally, we are experienced at recommending stock substitution and packaging options, unit of measure reforms and other general consultative services that make us one of New Zealand’s most pro-active print management companies.

CTP (computer to plate)
Our advanced Signa workstations ensure high quality, first generation imaging of plate for printing. This system includes a 3 unit automatic plate loading facility to guarantee seamless transitioning from business forms to sheet fed requirements. Huge reductions in lead times have been achieved with this technology, resulting in the meeting of deadlines that were previously impossible.

Print

CD74LX – F & C format presses
Like everyone, sometimes you need jobs done yesterday. Now, while we can’t quite make the clock go backwards, we have managed to extend time in your favour by shrinking the hours we need to print. Here’s a couple of ways we’ve managed to cut our printing lead times to give you more time on project development.

We have recently added a new CD74 P with perfecting unit to compliment our CD74 XF.

The perfecting unit enables us to print both sides of the sheet in one pass of the machine, slashing print times in half.

The CD74 P variant is extremely fast delivering high quality print at 15,000 sheets per hour.

This machine has all of the capabilities of its sister press the CD74 XF printing 4 and five colour with aqueous coating on a variety of substrates.

Heidelberg SM52 Range of Presses

Norcross also operate smaller 5 colour, 2 colour and 1 colour SM52 presses. Our A3 5 colour press with coater to fulfill short run 4 colour work from letterheads, business cards and envelopes to small brochure work and posters. This gives Norcross flexability and greater printing capacity in a very competitive manufacturing market.

Press Automation

Heidelberg’s new level of process automation, coupled with 4th generation Computer to Plate Technology (CTP), has allowed us to put our thinking caps on and really look for quicker ways to get to press.

Our print make ready times have been slashed with the new high level of automation in our Speedmaster CD74 LX-F and Speedmaster CD74 P with perfecting unit.

Sheet sizes now only need to be keyed in once into the system computer and all machine backstops, sheet joggers and sheet brakes are automatically adjusted to suit.

In addition, an impressive array of timesaving functions including ‘Preset ink’, lets us upload colour pre-settings from the Plate Image Reader in PDF format. This cuts down further on make ready times and start-up waste.

Wider range of substrates and press capabilities

The Speedmaster CD 74 LX-F and the Speedmaster CD 74 P has dramatically widened the range of media we can print on by taking advantage of new air-based transfer technology.

From flimsy paper to stiff board. From plastic sheet to embossed materials. What used to be the most difficult substrates and media are now made easier for us to print with the CD 74 presses.

An envelope of air
The Speedmaster’s new innovative Air Transfer technology has made it a lot easier for us to expand our range of printable media. Patented Venturi technology guides the sheets through the press in an envelope of air, eliminating traditional problems with extremely thick or thin material.

Our new Printable Media Checklist:
• Most corrugated cards • Annual Reports
• 3D items including Lenticular • Packaging
• Embossed materials • Flyers and brochures
Superior inking flexibility leads to:
• Quicker turnarounds on print jobs
• Even greater print consistency
• A massive reduction in sheet wastage

SM52 presses
A3, 5 colour and 1 colour. These machines are used for all business card printing, tax invoices, letterheads, comp slips, envelopes, numbering and imprinting.

Heidelberg Cylinder
For perforating and all general die-cutting work.

Letterpress/Platen
For all die-cutting, crash numbering, blind embossing/debossing and foil printing.

Print Finishing

MBO multi directional folders.
This machine is used for all configurations of folds, whether map folding or signature folding for all bookwork.

Muller Martini collator
This 6 station collator and saddle stitching machine with cover feeder can produce most configurations of stitch requirements, from an 8pp saddle stitched document through to a 96pp plus cover saddle-stitched document.

Full service hand finishing department.
This department can handle anything from a 6 station multi collator to stab stitched purchase order books with taped spines through to bound and glued pads.The Heidelberg.

But don’t take our word for it – come and see for yourself.
For a plant tour contact henryn@norcross.co.nz