Full color offset printing
our big iron just got bigger with our new, fully-automated offset presses!
HLPS produces vibrant color printing. It begins with our many years of color separation and prepress experience and is professionally printed by our highly experienced pressmen. We have KBA and Heidelberg presses ranging from 20" to 40". With over 320 press production hours per week spanning over three shifts, we offer quick response and plenty of capacity for your print project whether large or small.
presses
The Heidelberg presses are known world wide for their precision and state of the art technology. With ink key presets, auto plate load, auto blanket wash and density scanners, our skilled pressman are sure to make your art look the very best possible!
The KBA Rapida 106 is one of the most advanced sheetfed press out there with features like densitronic professional with in-line density and adjustment, qualitronic color control with sheet scanning for quality control.
All presses are 6 color and capable of 4cp plus a 5th and/or 6th in one pass! Skilled crafts people and quality equipment produce high quality results very efficiently! At HLPS, we are very competitive when it comes to pricing as well as turnaround times.
sheet size and sheet thickness
| sheet size | sheet thickness | |||||
| press | book min. | practical min. | max. | min. | max. | |
| SM 52 | 4.13" x 5.71" | 11" x 17" | 14.57" x 20.47" | .003 | .018 | |
| CD 102 | 13.39" x 18.9" | 17.5" x 23" | 28.35" x 40.16" | .003 | .040 | |
| KBA Rapida 106 | 13.39" x 18.9" | 17.5" x 23" | 29.25" x 41.69" | .002 | .028 | |
coatings
standard
We offer three standard offset coating options: Gloss, Satin and Matte.
soft touch
Soft Touch is a coating that, when applied, creates a velvety texture. The paper becomes "soft" to the touch and increases the tactile appeal. Soft Touch coating creates a softer look and feel on printed materials than either aqueous or UV coating, while creating a barrier which is fingerprint resistant.
no-curl coating for uncoated stock
Water is used in the offset printing process, and the process itself, especially with uncoated stock, is susceptible to paper curl. As the printed sheet dries, it can warp and edges can curl, rather than remaining perfectly flat. A no-curl coating reduces or eliminates this problem. We'll let you know if you need to consider it.
gloss primer coat
A gloss primer coat is a wax-free and silicone-free coating for a sheet that will subsequently undergo foil stamping or laminating .