Offset printing house for annual reports, books, catalogues and calendars with prepress, finishing and bookbinding.

Fromm + Rasch GmbH & Co. KG

Osnabrück · Osnabrück (warehouse)New on Amplifa

5,500 t of paper / 95 million printedAnnual capacity

Printing presses

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About Fromm + Rasch

Fromm + Rasch GmbH & Co. KG is a sheet-fed offset printing house based in Osnabrück, producing for customers throughout Europe. Its service portfolio includes prepress with data checking, data preparation, layout, finished artwork and colour-binding digital proofs according to ISO 12647-7, sheet-fed offset printing on four Heidelberg printing presses with a total of 25 printing and coating units, as well as in-house post-press processing with bookbinding. Coated and uncoated papers as well as art printing paper are processed; on annual average, around 5,500 tonnes of paper or 95 million printed sheets are produced. In addition to blind embossing, varnishing, hot foil stamping and die-cutting, the company offers print finishing with special effects and handles warehousing, picking and worldwide shipping. Customers come from publishing houses, the automotive industry, art and museums, as well as advertising agencies; references include annual reports, art catalogues, illustrated books and calendars. The operation is FSC and PEFC certified and uses printing inks based on renewable raw materials.

Site: Osnabrück
Processes: Offset printing, Blind embossing, Varnishing (matt/gloss, tactile, scented, thermochromic, UV varnish), Hot foil stamping (hot foil, gold/silver), Die-cutting (incl. register punching), Post-press processing: cutting, binding, stitching, gluing (bookbinding), Warehouse logistics, picking, shipping (post, parcel, freight, same day delivery up to 20 kg), Consultation and checking of print data
Materials: Paper (coated, not brightened, art printing paper), Paper (coated, moderately brightened, premium coated with OBA), Paper (wood-free uncoated, white, with OBA), Art printing paper 150 g/m², ISO Coated v2 (ECI) – coated paper, PSO Coated v3 – premium coated paper, PSO Uncoated v3 – wood-free uncoated paper
Certificates: FSC, PEFC, ISO 12647-7 (Digital proofs)
Industries: Publishing houses, Corporates (annual reports), Art/museums (art catalogues), Automotive, Advertising agencies

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Consultation and checking of print data
02
Prepress (data preparation, digital proofs, image editing, scans)
03
CTP plate exposure
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Sheet-fed offset printing
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Print finishing
06
Post-press processing/bookbinding
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Warehousing, picking and shipping

Papers & Colour Standards

F39

ISO Coated v2 (ECI) – coated paper

Colour standard for matt/gloss coated art printing paper (not brightened) with a max. 330 % total area coverage.

F51

PSO Coated v3 – premium coated paper

Colour standard for coated paper with OBA (moderately brightened) according to Fogra 51.

F52

PSO Uncoated v3 – wood-free uncoated paper

Colour standard for white offset paper with OBA according to Fogra 52.

150g

Art printing paper 150 g/m²

High-reproduction-quality paper, e.g. for large-format planner products.

Locations

Osnabrück

Headquarters printing plant: printing, prepress, post-press processing, bookbinding

Materials: Coated/uncoated paper, art printing paper

4 Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106 (25 printing and coating units)
Prinect Inpress Control 2 (inline colour measurement system)
CTP plate exposure systems
High-end scanners up to DIN A3

Printed Products

**Annual report Landessparkasse Oldenburg**Offset printing · Annual reports

**Art catalogue Andy Warhol**Offset printing with finishing · Art/museums

**Book Audi Design**Offset printing, bookbinding · Automotive

**Architecture calendar**Offset printing · Calendars

**Catalogue Rein/Ruhr-Express**Offset printing · Catalogues

Inside the production

Industries

Publishing housesCorporates (annual reports)Art/museums (art catalogues)AutomotiveAdvertising agencies

Processes & technical limits

Processes	Tolerance	Max. part	Weight	Lot size	Materials
Offset printingPrinting	–	–	–	–	Paper (coated/uncoated, art printing paper)
Blind embossingSurface	–	–	–	–	Paper
Varnishing (matt/gloss, tactile, scented, thermochromic, UV varnish)Surface	–	–	–	–	Paper
Hot foil stamping (hot foil, gold/silver)Surface	–	–	–	–	Paper
Die-cutting (incl. register punching)Surface	–	–	–	–	Paper
Post-press processing: cutting, binding, stitching, gluing (bookbinding)Assembly	–	–	–	–	Paper
Engineering	–	DIN A3 (scan)	–	–	Paper
Warehouse logistics, picking, shipping (post, parcel, freight, same day delivery up to 20 kg)Assembly	–	–	–	–	–

4 Anlagen & Maschinen

Machine	Manufacturer / model	Quantity	Working area	Year built	Site
Sheet-fed offset press	Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG Speedmaster XL 106	4	–	–	Osnabrück
Inline colour measurement system	Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG Prinect Inpress Control 2	–	–	–	Osnabrück
CTP plate exposure system	–	–	–	–	Osnabrück
High-end scanner	–	–	up to DIN A3	–	Osnabrück

Additional services

Consultation and checking of print dataOffset printing (4 Heidelberg printing presses, 25 printing and coating units)Print finishing (blind embossing, varnishing, hot foil stamping, die-cutting)Post-press processing/bookbinding (cutting, binding, stitching, gluing)Warehouse/logistics (picking, just in time, worldwide shipping, same day delivery, storage)Tools such as book block and weight calculatorsUpload tool for print dataDesign, concept development, copy editing for high-quality book production

Reference customers

Landessparkasse OldenburgAuditechnotransSalzgitterBMWMertenFiegeAndy Warhol (art catalogue)

Quality & Certification

All production orders undergo in-house quality inspection; colour-binding digital proofs are produced according to ISO 12647-7. Inline colour measurement systems (Prinect Inpress Control 2) monitor colour and register during the press run across the entire print run.

Evidence	Osnabrück
FSC
PEFC
ISO 12647-7 (Digital proofs)