Ryobi Printing Presses, Local Service Key to Success for Fast-Growing Texas Commercial Printer

A RYOBI 750 series press, from the same family as the 23 x 29 inchpress Mueller recently installed, is being demonstrated live duringMiami's Graphics of the Americas/Xplor International Expo, February3-5, Booth 1219, by the exclusive South Florida Ryobi dealer, SpinolaPrinters Supply of Sunrise, FL.

Mueller says his new Ryobi mid-size, six-up press and his Ryobi DIpress allow him to easily meet aggressive production needs, flexiblyshifting from short gang-runs to million-impression projects.Political organizations expect immediate availability and highlycompetitive pricing and Mueller says his Ryobi presses have enabledhim to successfully meet their needs.

Mueller says his RYOBI 755 six-station press with UV capabilities"can have the job done before larger competing shops are in register."

"What I like most about the press is that everything flows soeasily--from the computer to the press to the first sheet off thepress," the veteran commercial printer explains. "In my business, weproduce a lot of time-sensitive material and a quick turnaround iscritical."

With the Ryobi UV press, he says, "we can be at color in 50sheets, we're in register shortly after the press is up and runningand the job is printed quickly. The color is accurate, the project isdry, it goes straight to quality-control, then to the cutter, thefolder and out the door."

In addition to being pleased with the quality of his RYOBI 755 andRYOBI 3404 DI presses, Mueller says he receives strong response fromthe xpedx Printing Technologies team. xpedx is the exclusive full-lineimporter and distributor of Ryobi presses in the United States.

"One of the reasons we bought the equipment is that I haveconfidence in the support the xpedx Printing Technologies teamoffers," said Mueller. "They're local and can be here whenever we needthem. And they help us with suggestions, workflow and all thedifferent things that make up a print shop. You just can't beat thatkind of support."

The 750 series can be equipped with perfectors, coating units, UVcuring units and infrared dryers.

UV features on the press enable instant drying, offer superior rubresistance and the ability to do chemical embossed printing, whichproduces a raised image that contrasts with the high-gloss UV coating.It also enables lenticular and MetalFX, a five color printing processthat uses silver as the fifth color.

About Ryobi Graphic Systems

Ryobi Graphic Systems Division of Hiroshima, Japan, is one of theworld's largest manufacturers of offset printing presses. It is partof Ryobi, Ltd., founded in 1943 and makers of power tools, builder'shardware and industrial die-cast products. The company offersmulti-functional offset printing presses, hardware and software, thathandle all aspects of a print job, from pre-press to binding. It is aworld leader in high-precision large-, mid-size and small presses, DIpresses and CIP4-JDF compliant digital workflows. With pressroominstallations in more than 160 nations worldwide, Ryobi presses arerespected for their superior print quality, cost-effectiveness, easeof press operation, high reliability and precision machining.

xpedx Printing Technologies is Exclusive

Full-Line Ryobi Press Importer and Distributor in U.S.

xpedx Printing Technologies, a wholly owned division of xpedx,offers deep technical support, training, a large parts warehouse, ashowroom/demo center and more with a team of executive, sales andtechnical staff at its metro Kansas City headquarters. It currentlyhas 50 dealers across the U.S. responsible for local sales andservice. The company is on the web at ryobi.xpedx.com.

About xpedx and its businesses

Loveland, Ohio-based xpedx, an International Paper (NYSE:IP)company, is North America's largest marketer and distributor ofprinting papers, graphics, packaging and facilities supplies andequipment with more than 7,000 employees in 250 locations in the U.S.and Mexico. Major customers include commercial printers, publishers,manufacturers and companies across many industry segments. xpedx isone of the largest distributors of post-consumer waste content andrecycled printing papers in North America.

xpedx also operates a network of 20 merchant and retail facilitiesfrom the U.S.-Mexico border to Mexico City serving manufacturers andcommercial printers in Mexico. Other xpedx owned-and-operatedbusinesses include New York-based Bulkley Dunton, Lenexa, KS-basedxpedx Printing Technologies, the xpedx National Technology Center(NTC), a pre-press laboratory and demonstration center based inCleveland, Ohio, as well as a network of 140 retail paper stores in 32states that operate under the names xpedx Paper & Graphics, xpedxPaper Store, If It's Paper and Arvey Paper & Office Products. xpedxalso operates an online commerce and training site for graphicsprofessionals, suiteshoponline.com, as well as one of the largestbusiness-to-business e-commerce sites in the U.S., www.xpedx.com.

Editor's Note: xpedx is spelled all lower case.