Our continual investment in the latest technology has made us the first choice for many graphic designers, marketers and print buyers. Whether it’s litho or digital print technology, innovative finishing machinery or the software to enhance it, we’re always looking for the best print solutions.
Investment in Printing Presses
Our litho print is processed on Heidelberg’s flagship XL press with approximately 15,000 sheets per hour coming off the best litho print technology. As a company, we have been using Heidelberg presses for over 50 years and from proven results and past experience we know that Heidelberg pride itself on quality and efficiency – two values the team at Johnsons firmly believe in.
The HP Indigo digital machine is the best digital press in the market. With a print quality close to litho, it’s the first choice for print buyers. Capable of printing white, metallics and even fluorescent inks, this press can produce high quality, creative print in short runs very cost effectively.
Colour Matching, Finishing & Software
We’ve also invested in finishing as well as software to enable colour matching and variable data printing. We’re confident of matching colours across all of our presses, digital, litho and wide format. Our investment in software to compliment our machinery has enhanced our ability to create accurate, high quality print.
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HP Indigo - Superior Digital Printing
Digital printing by our HP Indigo offers our clients the industries highest quality reproduction. Most of agency clients insist on digital printing using the Indigo. It far exceeds the quality of copier style digital print and gives brands the confidence of the closest colour match possible in the digital print industry.
Using wet ink technology, our HP Indigo digital press delivers a higher quality of print compared to the results generated by the copier style machines that use toner based ink. The Indigo’s superior imaging enables a quality and consistency of print which is comparable to litho print, giving you:
- smoother tones
- sharper images
- richer colours
Not only does the HP Indigo press supply the highest quality digital print, it also has advanced capabilities. It can print white and metallic inks such as gold and silver. And can also print a host of special effects that can help you achieve premium quality print product with a difference.
The Indigo is capable of applying a matt mask to a printed sheet, allowing the gloss of the paper stock to create a highlighted area. Whilst not as strong as spot UV, it does give superb and cost effective options in design.
If you're not already familiar with the Indigo quality, get in touch and we'll send you a few samples. We'd also be delighted to show you around or we can visit you with samples.
Call the team on 01270 625207 or leave a message in the form below, we'd be delighted to show you what we can do.
How We Ensure Perfect Colour Matching
To make this happen we operate to the internationally recognised Fogra39 standard. However, our quality control standards are three times more critical than ISO12647 standards, giving us outstanding results. So how do we do this? We run an integrated AGFA workflow across both our plants in Crewe and Nantwich. This ensures an accurate colour match representation across different printing presses and different substrates. We are proud to print for some of the biggest brands across the UK and Europe where colour matching across different media is essential. Our workflow and colour profiling investment enables us to print at the highest quality, and of course, the printing presses play their part too."The Heidelberg XL75 and HP Indigo are two of the finest printing presses in the world, and the Large Format unit offers unrivalled printing quality with the AGFA Anapurna."
The Heidelberg XL75 litho printing press and the HP Indigo digital press manage colour profiles throughout the print run. This ensures a consistent colour accuracy throughout on both digital and litho output.
Once your job is on press our skilled and trained printers will initially compare your approved proofs to the first off sheets. Those sheets are then scanned and ink adjustments are automatically calculated by the press to ensure we get your colour the way you want it.
"We manage your projects across all formats, matching colours from business cards to signage"
All our projects are managed by experienced managers across all formats of print. If you would like to discuss a print project in more detail, don't hesitate to call us, leave a message below or drop in to see us at Crewe or Nantwich. We look forward to helping you.Printing with Silver and Gold inks & Foils
Our ability to print with special inks means that we can create unique and bespoke print finishes to give your printing that extra special sparkle. As well as the standard silver and gold, we can combine colours with to create unique metallic colours. Together with our metallic foils, you can be sure we have the solution for any kind of speciality product such as greeting cards, packaging, brochures and stationery. Our investment in the HP Indigo has given our customers the ability to easily add creativity to printed media. And where this isn't possible our fluorescent foil laminates give amazing results that ink cannot produce. Whether we're adding fluorescent foils to your print, or printing onto fluorescent paper stocks we think we have a solution for you here at Johnsons. Covering all angles, we like to think we have the solution for your branding project. Give the team a call to discuss in more detail, or leave us a message on the form below and we'll get back to you as quickly as possible.Printing Gold or Silver Inks
The Indigo also allows us to print gold or silver inks in short runs, making this kind of creative print accessible to shorter runs. Silver ink printing is a very common part of our Indigo print production, giving our clients the ability to have truly metallic finishes on text or image. Gold ink printing is used commonly in coat of arms, logo's and texts across all kinds of printed media such as menu's, brochures and gift vouchers to add that added security. If you would like us to send you a sample, please just complete the form below or call us on or call us on 01270 625 207.Litho Printing in Cheshire
Quality is our main focus here at Johnsons and we want your litho printing to be the highest quality possible.
To achieve the quality we only use the best presses available. Our Heidelberg XL75 printing press produces the majority of our commercial work, running at speeds of approximately 15,000 sheets per hour. Consequently we are set up to deliver the highest quality print, and to meet your deadlines.
Litho Printing Colour Management
The in-line colour management system that sits alongside the press ensures colour consistency. It also gives rich tones and sharp images giving the best possible CMYK print reproduction. The Heidelberg presses produce a high quality print product, which give a superior finish and quality from medium to long run printing. As a result we produce a more consistent colour reproduction and are capable of printing spot colours include metallics. Furthermore, running our printing presses is a highly experienced and skilled workforce dedicated to producing high quality litho printed product.
Our Litho printing and finishing takes place at our head office premises in Cheshire, alongside our digital printing. We like to think we can give you the best service anywhere. So give the team a call to discuss your litho printing in more detail, we'd be delighted to help. Or you can leave a message in the form below and we'll get back to you as soon as possible.