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Worldcolor Mt. Morris

404 North Wesley Avenue

Mt. Morris, Illinois  61054

United States

 

Telephone and Fax Information

Telephone:  (815) 734-4121

 

Products

  • Catalogs
  • Sunday Magazines
  • Retail Inserts

 

Profile

Worldcolor Mt. Morris is a 4-color plant with both rotogravure and web offset capabilities. The plant’s focus is catalogs (offset and gravure) and gravure press delivered products (retail inserts and Sunday magazines).

 

Paper Specifications

 

Contacts

Brenda Cheever

Paper Buyer Supervisor

Phone: (815) 734-8681

Fax: (815) 734-8686

 

Ardell Watry

Assistant Warehouse Supervisor

Phone: (815) 734-8254

Fax: (815) 734-8378

 

Manifest Information

Manifests should be sent electronically to Sterling Commerce Network, mailbox: ZZ WPC CDC RLI.  A copy of each manifest must be faxed to Paper Purchasing and a copy must be included in the vehicle with the shipments.

 

Rail Delivery

Worldcolor Mt. Morris is on a direct siding of the Burlington Northern SanteFe. The BNSF has contracted with Illinois Railway to provide switch service from Oregon, IL to Mt. Morris. Ship no more than 2 railcars per day, per purchase order. Railcars are only made available Monday thru Friday by Illinois Railway in Oregon, IL. Plan accordingly.

 

Truck Delivery

Ship no more than 2 trucks per day, per order, maximum 4 per site (mill/plant/warehouse). All trucks must make a delivery appointment a minimum of 24 hours in advance. Non-adherance to these shipping instructions and delivery requirements will result in storage or demurrage charge-backs.

 

Directions

In Mt. Morris, Illinois, 4 blocks north of Highway 64, on Wesley Avenue. Mt. Morris is approximately 95 miles west of Chicago and 25 miles southwest of Rockford.

 

Roll Dimensions / Cores

Press Max Width Max Diameter Max Weight Core Diameter Core Type Other Core Details
Wide Gravure 104 45 7,000 lbs. 3" FP Plugs required. HQ6 equivalent or better. Without notch or endcap.
Narrow Gravure 78 45 5,500 lbs. 3" FN Plugs Required HQ 5.5. Equivalent or better with Notch, No endcap.
Offset 37.5 49 2,900 lbs. 3" FP Plugs required.

 

Exceptions

 

Additional Specifications

Relative to the Worldcolor Requirements and Specifications paragraph 3.2, the Mt. Morris Division will reject an individual roll if 3 unknown paper caused web breaks to occur. Worldcolor shall be compensated according to the provisions of the Roll Paper Requirements and Specifications.

 

A 3" core should have an inside diameter not less than 3.010" or greater than 3.025".