Equipment
Vanguard is a comprehensive full service printing company. We provide prompt service to meet your tight schedules. From conception to completion the Vanguard staff can help you produce and print quality, cost effective brochures, newspapers, catalogs, circulars, magazines, newsletters, official statements and all corporate financial material.
To view the equipment list for our Hillside, NJ plant click here.
Prepress
- (2) Epson Stylus Pro 98000 Large Format Contract Proofers
- (1) Agfa Grand Sherpamatic 50”High Speed Double Sided Proofer
- Agfa Avalon LF Thermal Laser (CTP) Device, 30 Plates an hour
- Screen-USA PlateRite 8600 Thermal Laser CTP Device, 20 Plates an hour
- Epson Expression 10000XL Flat Bed Scanner
- (3) HP Laser Jet 8150 Printers
- Agfa Apogee X 4.0 Commercial
- Agfa Delano Publish w/ Stream Proof Technology
- Agfa Sublima Hi-Bred Screening
- 7 - Apple Macintosh Dual 1Ghz 10.5 Workstations
- 5 - HP Win XP Workstation
- 4 - HP 8/2.00 GHz Processors, 4 gigs ram, Windows 2003 Server, 4.8 Terabytes of Disk storage
- 5 - HP 8/2.00 GHz Processors, 3.25 gigs ram, Windows 2003 Server, 4.8 Terabytes of Disk storage
- X-Rite Eye One Isis Spectrophotometer
- Agfa QMSX Color Management Software
- Agfa Ink Drive / Computer-to-plate technology
- AIT-3 Tape Archive Library Solution
- FTP File Server
- Network File Server Backup
- All Current Major Publishing Software
- Full Color Management-Spectral Measurement Equipment
Pressroom
Heidelberg M-130 8-unit web press
- 22-3/4 X 38, JF-130 Combination Folder, Ribbon Shifter & Double Former Folder.
- Contiweb Ecoweb (Plus) Double Web Dryer
- 2 Conti Web roll stands for 50" rolls
- Heidelberg Telecolor 2... computerized ink preset
- RGS 5 register system
- Double web Sheffer perf unit with auto register
- All Quad Auxiliary systems
- Blanketwashers
- STI Bundler and Brick stackers
- Gammerler 4-knife rotary in line trimmer
Heidelberg M-130 8-unit web press
- 22-3/4 X 38, JF-130 Combination Folder, Ribbon Shifter & Double Former Folder
- Tec Dryer
- 2 Butler roll stands for 50" rolls
- Heidelberg Telecolor 2... computerized ink preset
- RGS 4X register system
- All Quad Auxiliary systems
- Blanketwashers
- Penn Graphics Bundler and Brick stackers
- Single web Sheffer perf unit
Hantscho Mark VI 9-unit web press 22-3/4 X 38
- Combination Folder and Sheeter
- Tec Dryers
- 2 Butler roll stands for 50" rolls
- Peretta computerized ink preset
- 1 web ShefferPerf Unit
- In-line UV Coating
- RGS 4X register system
- All Quad Auxiliary systems
- Blanketwashers
- Horizontal and Rima Stackers
Heidelberg Speedmaster SM 102 6-unit
- Capable of printing a 28" x 40" sheet
- 6 color on top, then work and turn
- or, 5 color over 1 color, perfecting in the second unit
Steinemann Off-Line UVMAT 102 Coater
- Max. Sheet size 40" x 53"
- Min. Sheet size 12" x 13"
- 3 UV lamps, Mirius delivery, Mirius feeder with burnishing unit, pre-counter
Post-Press
Harris EB-150 Perfect Binding Line
- 24 pockets, Kolbus trimmer
Mueller Martini NB-SC-24 Perfect Binding Line
- 24 pockets, 8 high-speed stream feeders, Zenith trimmer and book splitter, side gluer
Mueller Martini Prima-390 Saddle Stitcher
- 12 pockets, inkjet addressing (inside & outside), selective binding, Fastech Controller with Jet Array and Bit Jet Graphic Personalization Option, high speed trimming with 4th and 5th knives, in-line calendar punch
Harris SP-855 Saddle Stitcher
- 20 Pockets, inkjet addressing (inside & outside) FasTech Controller with Jet Array and Bit Jet Graphic Personalization Option and selective binding, blow-in card feeder, HT trimmer
Harris SP-755 Saddle Stitcher
- 12 pockets, inkjet addressing (2-up in-line Capability), Fastech Controller with Jet Array and blow-in card feeder, 4th and 5th knife, in-line calendar punch
Mueller Martini 335 Saddle Stitcher
- 16 pockets, blow-in card feeder, in-line calendar punch
Buhrs 4000 Mailing & Fulfillment System
- 5 offline selective pockets, with stream feeder, mail system with inkjet, paper label, high quality paper and film wrapping options, personalization with inkjet, selective in- and on-serting, matching, grouping co-mailing, integrity check and dynamic postal sorting with Fastech Controller and Domino Jet Array print heads
Buhrs Mail Line
- Off-line 5 pocket, with stream feeder, mail system with inkjet, paper label and polybag options