Plant list

Studio:
5 x Apple mac Workstations,
1 x Dell Server
2 x PC Workstations

Proofing:
Epson: Stylus Pro 7800 Proofing System
Canon: CLC 5151 Laser Printer

Plate making:
Agfa Acento IIs Plate Maker
Fuji Lo-Chem Processor
Fuji PJE Plates

Printing:

Komori Lithrone S29
– B2 4 Colour with in line coater
Heidelberg SP52
– B3 perfector 2 Colour
Heidelberg PM52
– B3 perfector 2 Colour

Xerox Versant 3100 Press

– SRA3 4 Colour Digital Press

Canon Arizona 460
– 1220 x 2440mm 4 Colour Wide Format Press

Bindery:
DYSS X7
– cutting and creasing/scoring of materials up to 1.6m wide and 2.5m long, and roll materials of unlimited length
Stahl TH56 Folder
Stahl T52 Folders
Stahl Ti 40 Folder
2 Polar 92 Guillotines
Horizon VAC 100
– 10 station, vacuum feed collator
Horizon SPF-200A/FC-200A
– combination stitcher/folder with fore edge trimmer
Auto Creaser Pro 50
Citoborma Drilling Machine
Brehmer Stitching Machine
Comb Binder
Sollas Bandum 25 banding machine
Ariane 5040 shrink wrapping machine
KDX KS520 Laminator

Studio Specifications

Software:
Adobe Creative Suites 6: Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, DreamWeaver, Fireworks
Microsoft: Word, Excel, Powerpoint (Mac+PC), Publisher (PC only)
Quark: QuarkXpress 8
Fuji: XMF Workflow
Media we accept:
CD, DVD, USB Memory Sticks, PDF’s

FTP:
TLC has an FTP site that you can upload your artwork to. Please contact your Sales Executive or the Studio for further details

Artwork Requirements:
Please supply: All fonts and graphics
Photos: They need to be CMYK or Greyscale, in the document (not RGB if at all possible)
Images: They need to be CMYK or SPOT Colour, as they will print, in the document
Hard Copy: Full size if possible, reduced if not.

PDF’s

Please supply as single, composite (not separated) pages, not as spreads or printers pairs and in the correct running order (not back cover as page 1 etc) whenever possible.

For both InDesign and Quark we can supply an export setting, please contact us for details.
PDF Resolution: 2400 dpi
Fonts: Embedded
Line Art: 2400 dpi
Images: 300/350 dpi (CMYK & Greyscale)
Compatibility: Acrobat 5 (1.4)
Crops and Bleed: Crops 3 mm away, Bleed 3 mm
Positioning: Centred
Colours: As they print: CMYK or SPOT (we can convert SPOT’s to their CMYK equivalent)