Printing house for offset and digital printing, CRF printing for clinical trials, bookbinding and logistics from Wiesbaden.
AC medienhaus GmbH
Wiesbaden (Ostring 13, Wiesbaden-Nordenstadt)New on Amplifa
About AC medienhaus
AC medienhaus GmbH, based in Wiesbaden, is an owner-managed printing house founded in Berlin in 1938 and now in family ownership in its third generation. The company offers the complete production chain from data management through prepress (CTP plate imaging), offset and digital printing to bookbinding, finishing and worldwide logistics. Products include brochures, catalogues, magazines, books, business stationery, advertising materials as well as highly complex, personalised CRF ring binders (Case Report Forms) for clinical trials in the pharmaceutical industry. Printing follows the ProcessStandard Offset (PSO/ISO 12647) on papers, predominantly FSC-certified. Print-ready PDF data in CMYK colour mode with the ISO Coated v2 (ECI) colour profile is processed. The convenient location at the Wiesbaden Kreuz motorway junction as well as digital workflows and the Printelligence software for automated print management down to lot size 1 form the basis of production. Customers come from publishing houses, the pharmaceutical industry, retail and chain-store groups as well as companies and associations.
- Site
- Wiesbaden
- Processes
- Offset printing, Digital printing, CRF printing (Case Report Form, personalised ring binders), Bookbinding / finishing (saddle stitching, perfect binding, spiral binding, register tabs), Web-to-print / print on demand, Cross-media mailing (standard mailings, envelope-stuffed mailings, self-mailers, postcard mailings), Warehouse and shipping services / logistics, Printelligence – print management, automated workflow down to lot size 1
- Materials
- Paper (letterhead, offset paper, business card board, coated art paper), FSC-certified papers, ProcessStandard Offset (ISO 12647), CMYK colour profile ISO Coated v2 (ECI), Carbonless copy sets (various grammages)
- Certificates
- PSO (ISO 12647 ProcessStandard Offset), PDF/X-3 / PDF/X Ready, Ökoprofit, FSC®, CO2 compensation via Climate Partner, PDF/X-3 Ready (Fogra), CO2 compensation (ClimatePartner)
- Founded
- 1938
- Industries
- Publishers/magazines, Pharma (clinical trials/CRF), Retail/chain-store groups and franchising, Companies and associations, Companies and associations (business stationery, marketing)
- 01
Data delivery (print-ready PDF, 300 dpi, CMYK)
- 02
Data management and prepress (CTP plate imaging)
- 03
Offset printing (up to 10 colours)
- 04
Digital printing (small runs, personalisation)
- 05
Bookbinding/finishing
- 06
Logistics and worldwide shipping
Papers and colour standards
ProcessStandard Offset (ISO 12647)
Standardised printing process since 2005 for documented and verifiable quality.
FSC-certified papers
Papers from controlled, sustainable forestry for environmentally conscious print products.
CMYK colour profile ISO Coated v2 (ECI)
Standard colour profile for processing print-ready PDF data in CMYK colour mode.
Carbonless copy sets (various grammages)
Material for personalised, sequentially numbered CRF ring binders in clinical trials.
Location
Wiesbaden
DEProduction and administration
- Lot size
- Small runs, pre-runs, personalisation, print on demand down to lot size 1
- Materials
- Paper (letterhead, offset paper, business card board, coated art paper), FSC-certified papers
- Ten-colour offset press (2017)
- Four-colour offset press with perfecting unit (2009)
- Five-colour offset press (2004)
- Four-colour offset press in inline configuration (1992)
- Four-colour offset press (1983)
- Single-colour offset press (1974)
- CTP plate imagers (2004, 2017)
- Heidelberger Signastation (3B format, 1996)
- Digital printing presses
- Industrial bookbinding
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offset printingPrinting | – | – | – | – | Paper (letterhead, offset paper, business card board, |
| Digital printingPrinting | – | – | – | Small runs, pre-runs, | – |
| CRF printing (Case Report Form, personalised ring binders)Printing | – | – | – | – | Paper/carbonless copy sets in various grammages |
| Bookbinding / finishing (saddle stitching, perfect binding, spiral binding, register tabs)Joining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Web-to-print / print on demandPrinting | – | – | – | down to lot size 1 | – |
| Cross-media mailing (standard mailings, envelope-stuffed mailings, self-mailers, postcard mailings)Printing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Warehouse and shipping services / logisticsLogistics | – | – | – | – | – |
| Printelligence – print management, automated workflow down to lot size 1Engineering | – | – | – | down to lot size 1 | – |
| Media management / media asset managementEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Prepress (CTP plate imaging, graphic design in own layout department)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Publishing service (periodical production, address processing, Kodak Insite connection)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
8 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ten-colour offset press | – | 1 | – | 2017 | Wiesbaden |
| Four-colour offset press with perfecting unit | – | 1 | – | 2009 | Wiesbaden |
| Five-colour offset press | – | 1 | – | 2004 | Wiesbaden |
| Four-colour offset press (inline configuration) | – | 1 | – | 1992 | Wiesbaden |
| Four-colour offset press | – | 1 | – | 1983 | Wiesbaden |
| Single-colour offset press | – | 1 | – | 1974 | Wiesbaden |
| CTP plate imager | – | 2 | – | 2004/2017 | Wiesbaden |
| Signastation (film imaging in 3B format) | Heidelberger | 1 | 3B format | 1996 | Wiesbaden |
Additional services
Quality and certifications
Production has been carried out since 2005 according to the ProcessStandard Offset (PSO, ISO 12647) with certified PDF/X-3 output according to Fogra. Multi-stage internal checks, regular training, audits and certifications ensure documented print quality.
| Evidence | Wiesbaden |
|---|---|
| PSO (ISO 12647 ProcessStandard Offset) | |
| PDF/X-3 Ready (Fogra) | |
| FSC® | |
| Ökoprofit | |
| CO2 compensation (ClimatePartner) |
History
- 1938
Founding of the printing house by Erwin Chmielorz in Berlin
- 1949
Acquisition of a printing house by Erwin Chmielorz in Wiesbaden
- 1953
Setting up letterpress typesetting
- 1972
Acquisition of the Geisel printing house
- 1973
Move to new premises in Wiesbaden-Nordenstadt
- 1974
Investment in the first single-colour offset press
- 1982
Purchase of a Linotype typesetting system
- 1983
Investment in a four-colour offset press
- 1988
Death of the company founder; management taken over by his daughter Karin Augsburger
- 1989
Extension and establishment of an industrial bookbindery; purchase of the first Macintosh systems
- 1992
Investment in a second four-colour offset press in inline configuration
- 1996
Purchase of a Heidelberger Signastation; film imaging in 3B format becomes possible
- 1998
Carsten Augsburger, grandson of the company founder, joins the company
- 2004
Investment in a five-colour offset press and a CTP plate imager
- 2005
Printing according to PSO standard (ISO 12647)
- 2009
Investment in a four-colour offset press with perfecting unit
- 2017
Investment in a ten-colour offset press and a CTP plate imager
- 2018
Merger of the Chmielorz printing house with caPRI Print to form AC medienhaus