PRESS RELEASE: Concord Litho Buys its 4th Revolution Rotary Cutter Within a Year

-- graphic arts online, 8/28/2007 11:13:00 AM

Concord Litho, an independent commercial printer with $42 million in annual sales, recently purchased a new WPM half web finishing system, including a 4th new Revolution rotary cutter in less than a year, making the company the largest user of WPM technology worldwide.

A pioneer in web in-line finishing since the 1980s, Concord Litho’s recent upgrades and new purchases of WPM technology is key part of the company’s long-range strategic plans for growth, according to Peter Cook, CEO of Concord Litho.

“We do a lot of sophisticated, complex in-line finishing for many of our top customers, and we are constantly upgrading our equipment to meet their needs,” Cook said. “When we invest in new equipment we go with the best, and we feel WPM’s ISD technology is a perfect match to serve our growing customer base. A bonus is the contour die-cutting capabilities that will allow us to offer even more formats to our customers.”

“Concord Litho installed its first Revolution rotary cutter a year ago as an upgrade to an existing finishing line, and the results proved immediate,” Cook said. Make-ready savings, ribbon handling and productivity improvements were dramatic. So much so that it didn’t take long for second cutter order to be placed. Today, the company awaits the delivery of a complete WPM half web finishing system and its fourth Revolution rotary cutter, which will ship this fall.

“The growth and progressive thinking by Concord Litho is parallel to what WPM used in the design criteria for the Revolution rotary cutter,” said Kim Markovich, WPM Vice President of Sales & Marketing. “The innovations built into the industry’s first direct-drive rotary cutter offer our clients immediate payback in areas of manufacturing that are measured in real time and money saved.”

About WPM

WPM is the leading innovator of web finishing solutions for the graphic arts and converting industries. Engineering and manufacturing precision, high-speed finishing machinery and cutting technology for printing and converting operations, WPM systems are the most widely used in inline/offline finishing throughout the world. For more information, please contact: Kim Markovich, at 847-994-8610 or Email kmarkovich@wpm.com.

About Concord Litho

Located in New Hampshire, Concord Litho is a full-service commercial heat-set web and sheetfed printing firm serving a roster of national clients, including TV Guide, Rodale, Publisher’s Clearing House, TD Banknorth, and many of the country’s top retailers, advertising agencies, publishers, marketers and non-profit organizations. Founded in 1958, the company also has an in-house bindery, kitting and fulfillment center, and mailing services. For more information, please contact Ali Westcott at (603) 225-3328, e-mail print@concordlitho.com or visit www.concordlitho.com today.