New Equipment for Wallkill Printery: It was with great excitement that the Bethel family received the news that the Governing Body approved the purchase of two new high-speed MAN Lithoman rotary web offset presses for Wallkill. These new high-speed presses are capable of producing magazines and book signatures (individual printed sections of a book) at a rate of 90,000 per hour. This means that an average congregation order of 350 magazines can be produced in just 14 seconds. The two new presses, along with the three existing MAN Lithoman presses at Wallkill, will be able to supply the needs of the United States field.

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Branches Receiving New Presses and Delivery Dates

Britain: August 2003

Brazil: November 2003

Japan: January 2004

Mexico: February 2004

South Africa: April 2004

United States: April and May 2004

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Press compared to a city bus

Length: 133 feet

Height: 18 feet

Weight: 201 tons