Between our traditional off-set press printing, our digital printing capabilities and our full bindery department, Allegra’s ability to enhance your business is endless. We don’t just sell printing, but rather, all the tools you need to enhance your marketing, your productivity and your bottom line.
From high-end annual reports to a simple business card, Allegra can deliver all your business printing.
Prepress Good printing starts with good files and Allegra’s prepress department will ensure your files are fit to print. Our prepress technicians perform
File prep
Layout
Scanning
Technical advice to clients
Our prepress department prefers files created in these software applications:
Adobe Acrobat (PDF)
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
Although we can also accept files in other applications, including Quark and Microsoft products, the outcome of your project is much better ensured using the applications listed above.
Press room Our seasoned press operators boast over a century of combined experience. They are all true craftsmen at their trade -- highly skilled in running the press they are responsible for. An articulate eye for detail is required to be a press operator at Allegra, and our pressmen take personal pride in the pieces they produce.
Bindery Allegra's bindery department is the best equipped in Helena. We can produce in-house what other print shops in Helena need to outsource. Our reliable bindery staff knows its responsible for the crucial last step of your print job and takes extra care in the finishing of your project as well as monitoring quality control.
Delivery Punctual and professional, that’s Chuck, our delivery driver. Your printing will be carefully packaged and safely delivered to you via the “Chuck Wagon.”
Equipment List
Presses:
Functions:
Ryobi 780E Offset Press
4-color process printing up to 29” wide press sheet
Heidelberg Quickmaster
2-color printing
Halm Super Jet
Envelopes, 2 over 2 perfecting
Ryobi 33002 with powder unit
2-color printing and themographing
Xerox 5000 Digital Press
4-color, quick-turn, small quantity digital printing
Specialty Presses/Craft Presses:
Functions:
Heidelberg SORK
Scoring and perforating plus 1-color, large-format printing
Chandler & Price Hand Feed Press
Blind embossing, scoring, numbering, die cutting
Miehle Vertical Press
Numbering, perforation, scoring, die cutting, letterpress (lead type)
Heidelberg Windmill Press
Numbering, perforation, scoring, die cutting, letterpress (lead type)
Bindery Equipment
Functions:
Horizon Standard Booklet Maker
Collating up to 30 units, Stitching, folding, trimming
Horizon BQ-270 Perfect Binder
Glue bindings 1/8” to 1” wide with quick setup
DigiCoil Inserter
Coiling up to 1 1/8" thick, 300 books/hr.
Perfecta Paper Cutter
Cutting up to 36” wide
Wohlenberg MCS-3TB Cutting
Cutting up to 45” wide
Morgana AutoCreaser 50
Quick set-up scoring & straight line perforating, up to 19" wide 27" long sheet
Baum Folders
Half, double parallel, Z, letter and right angle folding; up to 25” wide sheet, 2 right angles, quick turn around folding
Between our traditional off-set press printing, our digital printing capabilities and our full bindery department, Allegra’s ability to enhance your business is endless. We don’t just sell printing, but rather, all the tools you need to enhance your marketing, your productivity and your bottom line.
