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October 2018 NewsBeat 23 Trumbull Printing completes major technology installation T rumbull Printing, a division of HAN Network, is currently completing a major technology installation at the firm's 60,000 square foot plant in Trumbull, Conn. The new system involves automation of several of its key press lines. The investment was a strategic necessity to combat the ongoing volatility in the newsprint paper market. The tariffs that were threatened last year then instituted this year caused paper prices teo skyrocket and may have contributed to some commercial printers, and a few newspapers, to cease operations. "The Quad Tech Register Guidance System with MultiCam will dramatically improve our efficiency in terms of costs and quality once it is in full operation," said Gus Semon, vice president of Commercial Printing for Trumbull Printing. The new system involves breakthrough technologies, combining unmatched color-register performance with the flexibility to meet the most demanding press requirements. It includes a series of cameras and motors installed throughout the large presses. This equipment operates in concert with integrated hardware and software to monitor and then automatically adjust printing registration during a typical press run without any manual involvement by a pressman. "This reduces the amount of paper wasted during the press run and allows the press staff to maximize quality for our customers and our own publications," Semon said. "Gus and his team of Press Manager Miguel Bonilla and Head of Maintenance Felix Torreiro did a remarkable job researching this project, then managing the installation with Quad Tech," said HAN Network and Trumbull Printing CEO Martin V. Hersam. "This was a very big undertaking and without the efforts of these three would not have been able to make this leap," he said. "Publishing and printing are challenging industries that require precision cost controls. This sizable capital investment allows us to provide our existing customers with better quality and tighter controls on cost and paper consumption. It also allows us to compete better in the marketplace for new clients," Hersam continued. Trumbull Printing operates out of a 60,000- square-foot facility in Trumbull. The plant operates 24/6, producing HAN Network's own newspapers as well as publications for a wide variety publishers and marketers between Boston and Philadelphia. More information can be found at trumbullprinting.com. By KEITH J. KELLY Weekly publisher expands across five boroughs T he publisher of the Queens Courier, Schneps Communications, is expanding its footprint across all five boroughs by buying a chain of weeklies across Manhattan, Brooklyn and the Bronx from husband-and-wife team Les and Jennifer Goodstein. Once the deal closed, it put Downtown Express, The Villager, Gay City News, Chelsea Now, the Brooklyn Paper, the Bronx Times-Reporter, the Bayside Times and Caribbean Life under the Schneps umbrella. Terms were not disclosed. "We're looking to build our print, digital reach and events business," said publisher Josh Schneps, who noted the combined circ is over 350,000. — Reprinted from the New York Post Newspaper family acquires another paper T he Sanchez family, publishers of the Queens Ledger/Greenpoint Star weekly community newspaper group including eight weekly community newspapers and a host of hyper-local news web sites, has acquired the historic Wave newspaper, a paid-circulation weekly newspaper of the Rockaways since 1893. Walter H. Sanchez will be Publisher/CEO, while John Sanchez will be President and Director of Digital Properties at The Wave. Walter Sanchez said, "Investment in the Rockaways works well for our family. We have confidence that local news is important to this community and The Wave has always been the 'go-to' news source on the peninsula." John Sanchez said, "What an exciting opportunity in a great neighborhood. The news consumers in the Rockaways are hungry for digital news and The Wave has been true to its community for a century." The Wave has consistently produced a 56-page newspaper throughout the past two years. Susan Locke, publisher of The Wave since 2002 has said she is retiring, but will remain in the community. "Tammy, John and Walter believe in community news and the Rockaways should continue to be covered well. It's been a pleasure to carry on the mission of my late husband Leon, who was a maverick in the industry and the Rockaways," Locke said. Shutterstock

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