New for Fruitridge is our Artwork Systems Nexus Prepress Workflow

A workflow solution that makes your printed pieces stand out from the ordinary. Better screening technology means better printing. Fruitridge is the first commercial printer on the West Coast to begin using Artwork System's Concentric Screening®; their latest hybrid screen that offers less press gain and more detail than other hybrid technologies. 250lpi printing gives you more value without extra costs.

Specific Technology includes:

Artwork Systems Nexus Prepress Workflow 2-Dual 2.3 GHZ Apple Xserves power our new system along with 1.25-Terabytes of storage on our Apple Xserve RAID for serving and processing files. We utilize AWS's Import and Edit RIP systems for both Raster and Vector workflows with ROOM (Rip Once, Output Many) Technology, so the same file that generates our plates for press, also makes your color accurate contract proofs, digital bluelines and even your PDF soft proofs for ultimate accuracy.

Hewlett Packard 1050C Double-sided imposition printer driven directly thru our Nexus system. This speedy 600dpi printer provides double-sided low resolution proofs that are folded down to show exact and detailed proofs of your final project, created from the same files that go to plate.

Epson Stylus 10600 Single-sided, high-resolution color proofer utilizing Epson Ultrachrome inks for brilliant color proofs. This proofer is also directly driven by our Nexus system utilizing ICC profiling and color management for extremely accurate press color proofs.

Creo Trendsetter Spectrum 3244 Direct to plate system utilizing Fuji LHPJ plates. Each color plate output on our Trendsetter has it's own special curve applied specifically for the press that it is intended to print on, insuring optimum color accuracy and limited dot gain. With the ability to image down to 10-microns, we can take full advantage of higher line screens and Concentric dots for the ultimate detail.