Equipment - FCL Graphics

FCL OFFERS YOU A WORLD OF PRINT OPTIONS UNDER ONE ROOF

FCL Graphics is a multifaceted commercial printer and direct mail provider that has been providing industry solutions to our clients for over 40 years. We are located in Harwood Heights, Illinois, five miles from Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. We are also a DMU mail facility with onsite USPS verification.

DIGITAL PRE-PRESS EQUIPMENT

Our digital pre-press department has today’s most up-to-date equipment. Our capabilities include Macintosh workstations, digital color proofs, and computer-to-plate technology.

Workflow

Kodak Prinergy Evo Workflow (Refines, traps, and outputs High Res PDFs)
Kodak Insite Creative Workflow (Provides the client with fast, easy to use access to our pre-press PDF workflow)

Proofing

(1) Kodak Approval XP4 • Digital proofer
(2) Epson 9900 Printers

Computer-to-Plate

Kodak Magnus 800 Quantum: Integrated registration punch
Inline film processor • Thermal plate recorder
Kodak Lotem 800 Quantum: Integrated registration punch
Inline film processor • Thermal plate recorder

FULL CAPABILITIES & REDUNDANCY

Our printing department includes: on-demand 4/c digital print, 6/c sheetfed, 6/c half-web offset and full sized 6/c web-offset presses; a variety of options all under one roof ensuring the right equipment is used for the right job.

SHEETFED PRESSES
(1) KOMORI GL640

6 Color LED/UV Ink with coater
Max paper size 40”W x 28”H

(1) Man Roland 700

6 color conventional ink with aqueous coater
Max paper size 40”W x 28”H

Half web
(1) Harris M110B 6 perfecting units web Press

Sheeter
Pattern remoist glue unit and pattern perforating unit
M110 Combination Folder for 8 & 16 page format
Direct Mail production
Max paper size = 17.75”H x 26.5”W

Full-web
(2) Heidelberg M-1000BE Full-web

(1) 5 unit and (1) 6 unit perfecting web press
Pattern remoist glue unit and pattern perforation unit
Pre-folder with combination folder
Sheeter
Gammerler RS111 – 4 Knife Trimmer
KL 507 Stacker
GMS Microsystem 204 Backbone Gluer
Max paper size = 38”W x 22.75”H

(1) CANON IP 10000

13” x 19” sheet size
2400 DPI resolution
70 GSM to 350 GSM stocks
In-line folding and stitching

MAILING/INKJET

(1) MCS Array (4” System) Inkjet Mailer: 2-2” Inkjet Heads • 600 dpi
(1) MCS 20VTB (12.25” System) with 1-4.25” Eagle & 2-4” Falcon print heads
(1) Gremser 40” NTB with 6” of Falcon print area and 1/2” octopus print segments

(2) HAWK UV INKJET

Up to 600 x 900 UV inkjet dpi
Print on coated and uncoated paper, foil, plastic, PVC & chipboard
Sharp, crisp text and barcodes with 1200 dpi like quality

BRACKETT 24-INCH CIRCULAR PADDER

Produces single or multi-pad strips up to 1” thick and up to 24” long
Bonded together by hot melt adhesive
On average, produces 1,800 pads (or multiple pad strips) per hour

FINISHING EQUIPMENT

(2) Polar 45” cutters with auto joggers
(4) Saber 45” cutters with auto joggers
(3) MBO folder 23” x 36” with double gatefold attachment
(7) MBO folder 26” x 40”with double gatefold attachment
(2) MBO folders 26” x 40” with auto bundling BA 900 delivery system
(1) Stahl B20 folder 20” x 33” maximum sheet size
(1) 5-hole automatic drill
(4) Auto shrink-wrap machines
Profold wafer sealer
Robotech Hot Melt Gluing Systems

(2) 6 Pocket + cover feeder Heidelberg ST-270 Stitcher
5 Pocket + cover feeder Heidelberg ST-300 Stitcher
Tec UV Flood Coating System: 30” wide flood area
Gloss satin matte coatings • Zero Voc UV coating and wash up (Eco-Friendly)
(1) Bourg BDF automated booklet maker
(1) Stahl VFZ52 Knife Folder
(3) Padding Rack System with cheesecloth integration
(1) Morgana Pro50 AutoCreaser: 5.5 x 8.5 min up to 27×19.5 sheet size; Up to 15pt cover stock; Up to 16 creases per sheet

Acccuzip Mailing Software

Mailing automation capabilities, enhanced merge/purge features, NCOA/CASS Certification

Accutrace Mail Tracking

Provides Postal IMB mailing, tracking and reporting

Windowbook Mail.Dat software

Modifies mailing dates, split mailings and edit Mail.dat files without re-running presort, reduce cost through entry optimization

CROSS MEDIA • VARIABLE PRINT • DATA

XMPIE – Variable print, online, and data services software provides variable on the fly print solutions, online storefronts, email blasts, and variable data composition.

oDW (on Demand Workflow) – Scalable data entry formatting and Client Customizable software for various data intensive tasks for automation, tracking, reporting, and storage.