32-Page Wide Webs.(new printing equipment at Brown Printing Co. )

Graphic Arts Monthly, February, 2007

By Mark Vruno, Executive Editor

High-tech materials handling for new 2x8 presses is allowing Brown Printing to compete better in its Minnesota plant.

First announced two years ago, Brown Printing Co.'s $56-million expansion in Waseca, MN, is nearing completion. The printer broke ground on the project, situated about one hour south of its Minneapolis headquarters, in April 2005. Brown is adding 150,000 sq.ft. at multiple locations, including a six-story warehouse. Plant additions are being built for paper receiving, paper storage, shipping/receiving, press bays and automated storage/retrieval systems, bringing the total area to 775,000 sq.ft.

Two older web presses are being replaced with new, higher-capacity models, and the addition of...

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