In the fall of 1999, The Wenatchee World installed one of the most state-of-the-art web presses in the world. The tower-designed press is housed in the 30,000 square foot Wilfred R. Woods Production Facility in Wenatchee, Wash. The KBA Comet press allows The World to produce full color images on every page of an entire press run at speeds up to 65,000 copies per hour.

Specifications

The Wenatchee World's KBA Comet press has superb capacity and routinely prints with 110 line screens. To speed change over and build consistency, The World uses full color in all positions rather than spot color inks. Press capacity includes:

32-page broadsheet publications (2 sections)

64-page tabloid publications

96-page stitched and trimmed booklets

Paper stocks include newsprint, HiBrite and book stock. Most paper stocks are recycled paper. All colored ink used by the Wenatchee World is soy based. Because soy ink provides more intense color, less ink is used.

Staffing

The World's press department is made up of some of the most talented press operators in the region. Staff turn-over is extremely low resulting in excellent quality.

Awards

The Wenatchee World has one of the most award winning print departments in the nation. For the third straight year The World won first place in color print quality in the nationwide Inland Press Association print quality contest. In previous years The World has garnered other print quality awards including the Pacific Northwest Press Association print quality awards.

Web Cam

You can view our press in operation by checking our web cams. View Press Cam

Press overview

For an overview of how our KBA Press works click here.

Contact Information

For more information about our commercial printing capabilities or a no obligation print quote please contact our Commercial Printing & Business Development Manager, Rick Gavin, at 509-664-7127. The Wenatchee World is very competitive on press runs over 5,000 copies. The Wenatchee World does not have commercially available sheet-feed printing capabilities.