Introduction

Ampersand Printing is an industry leading print service provider utilizing the latest technology to help you differentiate yourself from your competition by providing high impact printing that has a low impact on the planet and your wallet.

Our new state of the art facility is one of the most advanced in the world offering High Definition Staccato printing, fully variable 1 to 1 marketing and a fully equipped finishing department. Bullfrog Powered with 100% green electricity and tied together with our award winning JDF digital workflow, Ampersand has the tools to help you deliver your message effectively.

Environmental Highlights

• Bullfrog Powered with 100% green electricity.
• FSC Certified
• Extensive Recycling Systems.
• State of the art chemistry and waste filtration systems reduce disposal frequency from weeks to years.
• Alcohol free printing process

Technological Highlights

• Fully integrated JDF workflow integrates man and machine to ensure your job is produced quickly, efficiently and error free.
• Inkjet proofing systems featuring inline spectrophotometers continuously monitor colour output to ensure proofs are generated to proper colour specifications.
• Onsite 1 to 1 lab with data analysts, variable programmers, and specialized variable data production team.
• High Definition Printing process featuring Kodak 10 Micron Staccato Screening delivers photo realistic results.
• Fully automated print control system scans up to 240,000 points of a press sheet and ensures that colour and quality meet required specifications, adjusting automatically as necessary.

Equipment List

Prepress

• Mac & PC Platforms
• Kodak Prinergy Workflow
• Kodak Matchprint 800 Proofing System
• Kodak Integris 800 Double Sided Proofing System
• Kodak Trendsetter 800 Quantum 2 CTP Device
• Fully integrated into Ampersand's award winning JDF digital workflow

Printing

• HP Indigo 5000 7 Colour Digital Press
  • Ideal for short run quality and full colour variable data printing
  • Capable of printing on a wide range of substrates from fine papers to magnets and plastics
  • JDF compliant

• Mitsubishi Diamond 3000LX
  • 28" x 40" 6 Colour + Aqueous Coater
  • First of it's kind in Ontario, 2nd in Canada
  • Complete air transfer system ensures mark free printing and enables it us to print on a wide range of substrates from onion skin to 40pt board and plastics at speeds up to 16,000 sheets per hour.
  • Fully automated and integrated to Ampersand's award winning JDF digital workflow.
  • First in North America to be fully JDF integrated to both Prepress and MIS (Management Information System).
  • Fully automated print control system monitors print quality and colour making adjustments automatically as required.

• Komori Sprint 226P
  • 20" x 26" 2 Colour Perfector (Capable of printing both sides at once)

Bindery

• 54" Polar Cutting System
  • Automated Jogging & Counting Systems.
  • Fully automated and integrated into Ampersand's award winning JDF digital workflow

• Stahl TH82 Folder
  • Fully automated minimizing operator intervention during make ready increasing accuracy and efficiency while reducing waste.
  • Equipped with channel scoring device enabling die quality scores inline
  • Fully automated double gate fold attachment increases accuracy and allows for a gap of as little as 1/16"

• Stahl B20 Folder
  • Equipped with channel scoring device enabling die quality scores inline

• Heidelberg ST100 Saddle Stitching Line
  • Cover feeder equipped with channel scoring device enabling inline die quality scoring and folding of cover eliminating the time and cost of folding
  • Features automated quality control sensors
  • Equipped with both regular stitch and loop stitch heads
  • Equipped with a compensating stacking delivery giving the operators more time to monitor quality

• Heidelberg Cylinder
  • In-house die-cutting, scoring and perforating

• Wiro & Plasticoil Binding, Drilling, Shrinkwrapping, Kitting and Mailing