Mitsubishi Lithographic Presses Celebrates 25 Years
- Published: May 11, 2009
LINCOLNSHIRE, IL | Mitsubishi Lithographic Presses (MLP U.S.A., Inc.), the North American sales unit for printing presses manufactured by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., is celebrating a quarter of a century of innovations in 2009.
Today, MLP U.S.A. markets Mitsubishi sheetfed, commercial heatset web and newspaper presses to printing companies from Canada to Central America. Some of the leading commercial, carton, label, book, publication, catalog and newspaper printers depend on MLP U.S.A. for equipment solutions.
The 60,000-sq-ft headquarters in Lincolnshire is home to the national sales and marketing staff. It also houses the Litho Center and an adjoining customer lounge, parts depot and customer service apparatus. Parts, engineering, field service, technology demonstrations and in-house training come under the umbrella of customer service.
Along with the Lincolnshire headquarters, MLP U.S.A. maintains a 12,000-sq-ft facility in Ontario, CA, 35 miles east of downtown Los Angeles, to assist Western printers with sales, service, and parts. The two facilities stock more than $20 million in parts. From these locations, factory-trained mechanical, electrical and lithographic supervisors are dispatched to customer sites for installation, service and on-site instruction.
The Litho Center is dubbed the nerve center for technology and education. Fully operational sheetfed presses are used to demonstrate printing capabilities and provide training for customers' operating personnel. Presently, the Litho Center showcases the Diamond V3000LX (29 1/2 x 41 11/32 in.) and Diamond 3000LX (28 3/8 x 40 1/8 in.) wide stock range presses. A robust digital workflow system creates a seamless link between prepress and manufacturing operations.
In recent years, strategic alliances with sales agents that conduct business outside the US, such as Mexico City-based Suntek S.A. de C.V. and Miami-based Perez Trading Co., have gained a solid presence for Mitsubishi presses in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean.
