00:10 Here at Wallkill, we have two rotary presses.
00:13 Each prints something called a signature,
00:15 which is virtually the same as a 32-page brochure.
00:18 The press can print up to 94,000 signatures per hour.
00:23 If these were stacked on top of each other,
00:25 they would reach the height of a 30-story building every hour!
00:31 The process begins with a 3,000- to 4,000-pound roll of paper.
00:36 It’s loaded along the press, rolled into place,
00:39 trimmed, and lined with double-sided tape.
00:43 Before the previous roll is finished, the new roll is loaded onto the splicer.
00:50 By means of double-sided tape,
00:52 this roll is attached to the expiring roll.
00:58 Next, the paper advances to the four print units,
01:01 which apply ink on both sides of the paper at the same time.
01:05 The presses use a technique called offset printing.
01:09 This process uses printing plates designed to allow water
01:14 to repel ink from the nonimage areas
01:17 and attract ink to the image areas.
01:20 The plate then transfers the ink to a rubber blanket,
01:24 which then transfers the ink to the paper.
01:31 Four colors of ink are used to create the images.
01:34 They are black, cyan, magenta, and yellow.
01:39 The ink on the paper is applied in tiny dots.
01:42 By using this technique, a wide range of colors can be achieved.
01:50 Now the paper goes through the dryer,
01:52 which maintains a temperature of around 400 degrees Fahrenheit
01:55 (200°C).
01:57 Solvents from the ink are evaporated inside the dryer.
02:02 Next, in order to set the ink so that it will not smear,
02:05 the paper travels through a series of rollers filled with chilled water.
02:09 Now that the ink is dry,
02:12 the paper is folded and cut.
02:16 Finally, the conveyer brings the cut signatures
02:19 out of the press, and they are checked for quality.
02:24 They are then processed and distributed to the congregations.
