TOWER ADDITIONS Lessons Learned

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TOWER ADDITIONSLessons Learned
Rich Meek, Charleston Newspapers Gary Hughes,
Gannett Paul Cousineau, Dow Jones
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Welcome ING 2004 Attendees Adding 4-Color
Capabilities to Existing Press Equipment Presente
d by Richard Meek Production Director Charleston
Newspapers Charleston, WV
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• Charleston, West Virginia
• State Capitol
• City Population 53,000
• Metro Area Population 248,000

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• Circulation
• Charleston Gazette (m) 50,000
• Charleston Daily Mail (e) 35,000
• Saturday Gazette-Mail 70,000
• Sunday Gazette-Mail 90,000

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Production Employees Pre-Press 25 Circulation 11
0 Mailroom 20 70pt Pressroom 25 Maintenance 7
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Commodity Consumption Newsprint 10,000
tons Black ink 220,000 lbs. Color ink 100,000
lbs.
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• Publisher What are we going to do to increase
  our color capacity?

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• What we started out with
• 1973 Goss Metro Offset Press
• 26 Couples
• 2 Folders

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Expanded Color Capability

• Original Installation 64 pages, 32 in color
• New Configuration 64 pages, all in color

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Return on Investment Benefitsof 4-high Tower

• Additional ad revenue more color pages

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Return on Investment Benefitsof 4-high Tower

• Additional ad revenue more color pages
• Better quality 4-color printing

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Return on Investment Benefitsof 4-high Tower

• Additional ad revenue more color pages
• Better quality 4-color printing
• Less waste, quicker registration

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Return on Investment Benefitsof 4-high Tower

• Additional ad revenue more color pages
• Better quality 4-color printing
• Less waste, quicker registration
• Ability to print special products/sections
  in-house

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Return on Investment Benefitsof 4-high Tower

• Additional ad revenue more color pages
• Better quality 4-color printing
• Less waste, quicker registration
• Ability to print special products/sections
  in-house
• Utilization of existing press and premises

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Return on Investment Benefitsof 4-high Tower

• Additional ad revenue more color pages
• Better quality 4-color printing
• Less waste, quicker registration
• Ability to print special products/sections
  in-house
• Utilization of existing press and premises
• Extends lifetime of existing press

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Why Americolor worked for CN

• No foundation work required

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Why Americolor worked for CN

• No foundation work required
• Americolor fit in our pressroom

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Why Americolor worked for CN

• No foundation work required
• Americolor fit in our pressroom
• Single footprint design means room for future
  additional towers

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Lessons Learned

• Existing press have an alignment audit
  performed and documented

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Lessons Learned

• Existing press have an alignment audit
  performed and documented
• Never underestimate the importance of operator
  (and maintenance) training

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Adding 4-Color Capabilities to Existing Press
Equipment Presented by Richard Meek Production
Director Charleston Newspapers Charleston,
WV rmeek_at_cnpapers.com