Capabilities

When you work with POMCO you have many printing options available:

Traditional Offset Printing

POMCO is home to seven offset presses ranging from one to six colors with perfecting capabilities.

Stochastic Printing

Stochastic printing uses smaller, more randomly placed color dots as opposed to the large patterns of color dots that are typically used in conventional printing. Stochastic Printing eliminates the Moire effect and sawtooth edges.

Digital Printing

Digital printing is an affordable and convenient alternative for large runs when time is a key consideration. Our HP Indigo Press 5500 produces results that are nearly indiscernible from offset printing.

Lithography and Coatings

A printing process based on the principle of the natural aversion of water to grease. We treat the photographically prepared printing plate so that the image will accept ink and reject water.

Engraving

Also known as itaglio, engraving begins with cutting or incising the image or text into a metal plate, called a die. We roll soft ink onto the die, and then wipe the die clean to leave only the incised image. On the engraving press, we place the paper on top of the die. A stamping press creates tons of pressure, causing the paper and padding to draw ink from the incised lines onto the paper. The result is a dramatic, raised mark with a bruise on the opposite side — the mark of genuine engraving.

Many printers do not offer this elegant and timeless art form, but we at POMCO are the experts and carry out every step on-site. Our facility has the most engraving equipment in the region, and we pass down our knowledge of the art in our in-house training program.

Letterpress

Letterpress is the oldest printing method in which the printed image is raised from the plate, inked, and applied directly to the paper.

Thermography

Thermography is a print finishing process that produces a raised image to imitate engraving and die stamping. Before the ink is dry on a printed image, we dust the ink with a resinous powder and heat is applied to form a raised image.

Finishing

After your project is printed, POMCO can perform final assembly operations including embossing, foil stamping, die-cutting, shrink-wrapping, and delivery.

Custom Envelope Conversion

POMCO has converting capabilities to create customized envelopes.

Printing Equipment

Seven offset presses providing two to six color including:

  • Aqueous Coating and Thermography
  • 1 Heidelberg CD 102 6/c plus coater 28x40
  • 1 Heidelberg 72F 5/c (Perfector) 20 ½ x 28 3/8
  • 2 Heidelberg SORZ 2/c 28 x 40
  • 1 Ryobi 522 2/c 14 x 20
  • 1 Ryobi 3302 2/c 13 x 17 ½
  • Virkotype Heater Unit Tunnel for Thermography

Engraving equipment

  • 15 engraving presses offering manual and automatic feed capabilities
  • 1 Cronite Engraving Press (automatic) 5 x 9
  • 2 Carver Engraving Presses (automatic) 3 x 8
  • 7 Carver Engraving Presses (manual) 4 ½ x 9
  • 1 Waite Engraving Press (automatic) 3 x 8
  • 2 Carver Engraving Presses (automatic) 2 ½ x 4
  • 4 Carver Engraving Presses (manual) 2 ½ x 4

Stamping/Die-cutting Equipment

  • 12 die-cutting, embossing and foil stamping presses; platen and cylinder
  • 1 Thompson Saroglia / Embosser – Stamper 20 x 28
  • 1 Brausse Stamper/Embosser 22 x 29
  • 5 Kluge / Embosser – Stamper – Printer 14 x 22
  • 3 Miller Printer / Die-Cutters 27 x 41
  • 2 Miehle Verticals / Printer-Die-Cutter 14 x 20
  • 1 Bobst 42' Die-Cutter 30 x 42

Whether a job is a simple, single-color short run, or a high volume, complex, multi-color project requiring special varnishes, die-cutting and other treatments, POMCO can deliver economical, high quality results.