Printing at BUCK PRESS is divided into three main sections
- Pre-press
- Press
- Post-press
The company specializes in offset lithographic printing to produce high quality products. The graphic design unit under the Pre-press section uses modern and sophisticated software such as ADOBE SUITE and Corel Draw. We produce high quality artworks which are colour separated into C, M, Y, K unto thermal plates using the COMPUTER- TO-PLATE Technology to produce consistent, cost effective and error free images to be transferred unto paper/card during printing. The Graphic Unit under the Pre- Press section is equipped with Apple Computers (iMac) which is used to design artworks that have sharp quality and high colour resolution.
The CTP unit under the Pre-press section is equipped with the KODAK TRENDSETTER 800 IV platesetter which assures quality and cost effective output. The Press section is where actual printing takes place and can boast of printing a minimum paper size of 11’’ x 15 to a maximum size of 28 ¾ ‘’ x 40 ‘’ ranging from 70gsm – 350gsm of paper / card.
The press section is highly equipped with modern offset printing machines and is currently one of the two printing presses in Ghana which has the SPEEDMASTER 102-8 COLOUR MACHINE which prints front and back simultaneously.
The Equipment are as follows:
Type of Machine | Size | Quantity |
SPEEDMASTER 102 8 COLOUR MACHINE (SM 102-8) | 28 ¾ x 40 | 1 |
SPEEDMASTER 102 5 COLOUR MACHINE (SM 102-5) | 28 ¾ x 40 | 1 |
SPEEDMASTER 102 4 COLOUR MACHINE (SM 102-4) | 1 | |
SPEEDMASTER 74 4 COLOUR MACHINE (SM 74-4) | 20 ¾ ̎ x 29 | 1 |
SPEEDMASTER 74 2 COLOUR MACHINE (SM 74-2) | 20 ¾ ̎ x 29 | 1 |
MO F FIVE COLOUR MACHINE | 19 ̎ x 25 ½ | 1 |
MO E ONE COLOUR MACHINE | 19 ̎ x 25 ½ | 2 |
MO S ONE COLOUR MACHINE | 19 ̎ x 25 ½ | 1 |
GTO F FIVE COLOUR MACHINE | 13 ¾ ̎ x 20 ½ | 1 |
GTO Z TWO COLOUR MACHINE | 13 ¾ ̎ x 20 ½ ̎ | 1 |
GTO Z TWO COLOUR MACHINE | 13 ¾ ̎ x 20 ½ ̎ | 1 |
AUTOPRINT VD 65 VARIABLE DATA MACHINE | 1 |
The post –press section is also known as the finishing or bindery section. This section is equipped with a number on finishing machines which do various finishing activities such as folding, varnishing, laminating, stitching, perfect binding, sewing, Die-cutting, gluing, hologram, hot foil, trimming, drilling and shrink-wrapping
The following are the various finishing machines at the post-press section:
Machine Name | Function | Quantity |
POLAR 115 CUTTING MACHINE POLAR MOHR CUTTING MACHINE WOLENBERG CUTTING MACHINE |
CUTTING | 3 |
AUTOBOND LAMINATING MACHINE THERMO LAM MACHINE |
LAMINATING | 3 |
STAHL KD 66 / 6KTL-RD-T FOLDING MACHINE STAHL KD 78/4 KTL –FD-T FOLDING MACHINE STAHL KD 78 / 6 – KL-RD-T FOLDING MACHINE MBO K67 / 6KL FOLDING MACHINE |
FOLDING | 5 |
POLYGRAPH SEWING MACHINE BOOK SEWING MACHINE MODEL 5 X B 460 D |
SEWING | 2 |
MULLER MARTINI TRIM-STITCHER ECONOMY 25/40 STITCHING MACHINE |
TRIMMING AND STITCHING | 6 |
FORTEC 650 MACHINE | GLUEING | 1 |
UV-750Z UV COATER | UV VARNISHING | 1 |
JBI LHERMITE PUNCHING MACHINE | PUNCHING | 3 |
KALFASS SHRINKWRAPPING MACHINE | SHRINKWRAPPING | 1 |
RUIYANG CREASING AND CUTTING MACHINE | DIE-CUTTING AND CREASING | 1 |
JBI EB 5000/7000 CLOSING MACHINE | WIRE CLOSING | 4 |
IDEAL – 5009-3 CC SHREDDER | SHREDDING | 1 |
HEIDELBERG PLATEN OT MACHINE | LETTERPRESS | 1 |
HEIDELBERG GTP 100 670 MACHINE | HOLOGRAM | 2 |
DRILLING MACHINE | DRILLING | 1 |
MULLER MARTINI PANDER LINNER 1530 PONY BINDER |
PERFECT BINDING | 1 |
Security Printing
The company specializes in security printing which focuses on methods, solutions, and techniques, to prevent counterfeiting, forgery, tampering, theft and piracy. Security printing is done using special papers such as security paper and security inks like Florescent UV inks, Penetrating inks, Hologram and Anti copying features. Some Security Products are:
- Ballots
- Receipt
- Letterheads
- Invoices
- Tickets
- Certificates
- Postage Stamps
- Identity Cards
- Coupons
- Examination Booklets
- Licences