Blue Hill Press - Printing, Graphics, Mailing Blue Hill Press
480 Neponset Street, Building 11
Canton, MA 02021
(781) 828-7570
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Blue Hill Press Capabilities and Equipment

Press Department

Our well-maintained presses produce excellent quality full-color printing, and our X-Rite 528 Spectrodensitometer facilitates precise color matching.

  • Komori Lithrone 5-color press (20" x 26")
  • Ryobi 582 2-color press (17 1/2" x 22 1/2")
  • Heidelberg Printmaster 2-color press (13" x 18")
  • Ryobi 3302 2-color press (12 1/2" x 17 1/2")
  • Ryobi 3200 duplicator with Townsend S-1 T-head
  • Xerox Workcentre Pro 90 digital black press
  • Minolta Dialta CF1501 digital color press


Graphics Department

Macintosh Software

Windows Software

Hardware

  • InDesign
  • PageMaker
  • Quark Xpress
  • Illustrator
  • Photoshop
  • FreeHand
  • AppleWorks
  • MS Word
  • Acrobat
  • InDesign
  • PageMaker
  • Quark Xpress
  • Illustrator
  • Photoshop
  • Corel
  • Publisher
  • MS Word
  • Powerpoint
  • Wordperfect
  • Macintosh G-4 computers
  • Windows XP computers
  • Linotronic 330 2540 dpi imagesetter
  • HP Designjet 10ps color printer
  • HP Laserjet 5000 laser printer
  • Epson Expression 636 flatbed scanner
  • Polaroid SprintScan 35 transparency scanner
  • CD ROM archiving system

Input Pathways

You can send us artwork electronically or mechanically by any of the following methods:

  • FTP upload - ftp.bluehillpress.com
  • Email (with attachment) to:
    - Kim Hamblin - kim@bluehillpress.com
    - Jack Lodge - jack@bluehillpress.com
    - Gene Goodale - gene@bluehillpress.com
  • CD
  • DVD
  • Flash Drive
  • ZIP disk
  • Floppy disk
  • Optical Character Recognition (from clearly typed hardcopy)
  • Fax or handwritten hardcopy to be typeset at Blue Hill Press

Proofing Methods

We can send you a proof by several methods:

  • PDF file (soft proof via email)
  • Black and white laser print
  • Digital color ink jet print

Bindery Department

  • MBO B18-P folder with right angle
  • Duplo DBM-200 dynamic collator and bookletmaker
  • Rosback 223A scoring and perforating machine
  • Challenge 3-hole drill
  • Pro-cut 32" programmable cutter
  • O&M System 60 stapler folder
  • SNS Micromatic 4000 numbering machine
  • Paddy Wagon padding station
  • X-rite shrink wrapper
  • Counting scale for quantity assurance

Mailing Department

  • Postalsoft Desktop Mailer software from First Logic
  • Pitney Bowes 1863 folder and inserter
  • Accufast KT tabber/wafer-sealer
  • Bryce 11K high-speed ink-jet address printer

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480 Neponset Street, Building 11 · Canton, MA 02021
(781) 828-7570 · (781) 821-4355 FAX