His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
 

A HISTORY OF THINKING BIG

Masar traces its roots back to 1980, when it started out as the industrious print production department of Al Bayan newspaper. In 2006, the unit's business success was rewarded and it became a fully-fledged printing and publishing company in its own right. Since then, Masar has emerged as the printing house of choice for local and international clients. it's expansive headquarters stand as a testament to the company's ambition to keep thinking big.

 

MASAR TODAY

Ranked 1st regionally and 2nd globally for our outstanding printing quality by WAN-IFRA

Today, Masar is one of the most innovative and fastest-growing printing houses in the region and counts some of the leading publishers, advertising agencies, governments and NGOs across the Middle East, Africa and beyond among its clients. From business cards to encyclopedias, glossy magazines to limited-edition books, Masar's versatile and personalized services have won the trust of discerning clients from the private and public sectors.

 
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Faisal Abdalla
Chief Executive Officer Printing & Distribution Sector
At Dubai Media Inc.
 

Our Vision

Our vision at Masar is to be a world leader through continually investing in the latest printing technology and effectively serving and satisfying a customer base that already spans across the world.

Our Mission

To offer a complete state-of-the-art one-stop shop solution delivering quality and attention to details across all pre-press, printing, finishing and mailing needs with a commitment to innovation, value, flexibility, customer satisfaction and retention.

Our Objective

To maintain our growth both regionally and globally through continuing to provide our partners with exceptional service and by keeping pace with the cutting edge of technology. We aim to establish our reputation as the strongest print service provider, leveraging our backward integration while leading in automation, skill and technology.

 
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Masar Machinery system
Flexible software meets high-end hardware
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Flexible software meets high-end hardware
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Welcome to the place where automation and efficiency play a central role, where pixels and codes become real-life objects; and digital creations first see the light of day.
At Masar, we run the regions fastest and most advanced printing presses and flows that allow us to consistently achieve the highest levels of quality and efficiency.

Our state-of-the-art printing machinery

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Lithoman IV

The world's biggest heatset commercial web press

- Printing speed of 42,500 magazines in 1 hour
- Inline gluing system that is capable of producing a finished product in one pass
- 3 Million pages per hour
 
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Heidelberg XL 105

The most advanced offset sheetfed press in the world

We are equipped with 24 advanced offset sheet fed units of 10 colors XL 105 , 8 colors XL 105 6 colors XL 105 with coater. Our Heidelberg XL 105 satisfies the most stringent demands in terms of both quality and productivity. From feeder to delivery, it bristles with innovations that shorten setup times, accelerate run speeds, and reduce paper and ink consumption and waste.

- Capable of both conventional and UV printing and coating for spot and full-UV jobs
- Delivers consistent and quality at high speeds
- Can apply both UV and water based coatings
 
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Cromoman 70

The world's fastest press in its class

The customized configuration of Masars newspaper press is unique in the Middle East

- Equipped with 16 printing towers (12 coldset + 4 heatset)
- Printing capacity of 70,000 broadsheets per hour
- 3 different production lines that can print 3 different newspaper at once
- The press process incorporates pre-press, press and post-press in one unified automated workflow
 
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Kodak Prosper 6000C

Masar has raised the bar in the world of digital printing

The fastest digital printing in the world that offers a combination of outstanding quality, day-to-day productivity, and compelling economics. It is the perfect solution for printing direct mailers, inserts, catalogs, books, and newspapers with very high ink coverage. Our Digital Printing machines has the capacity of printing:

- 3500 copies of a personalized newspaper in 1 hour
- Up to 90 Million top quality pages per month
- Produces vibrant photorealistic images comparable to offset quality (up to 200 IPI)
 

Our Post Press Machinery:



Post-press is what makes a good product great. By always being at the cutting edge of print-finishing technology, Masar succeeds in satisfying even the most exacting client. Working hard to provide an unparalleled variety of creative options and attractive pricing solutions, we have earned a reputation as one of the region's top printing companies. Over the years, fruitful partnerships with major international brands have developed, which inspire us to achieve and maintain outstanding quality every day.
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Book Line

Our Kolbus book production line BF 527 is the most advanced book preparation and book production line in the Middle East region. Inline book preparation and book production to ensure one step operation for the high quality output, hard case book products and speed up to 3600 cycles per hour.
 
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Muller Martini Prima Plus: Saddle stitching

- Masar's saddle-stitching machine is one of the region's largest and certainly one of its busiest - The choice of center cut, trio and hole punching capabilities offers exceptional production flexibility - Capable of producing 14,000 stitched products in 1 hour
 
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Muller Martini Corona C15: Perfect binding

- An integrated process line that applies PUR technology and hot melt spray glue and automatic signature image recognition - Capable of producing 15,000 perfect bounded products in 1 hour
 
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Bobst 104: Die cutting & foil stamping

- Foils can be applied to a wide range of materials from paper and cardboard to various types of plastic - This versatile machine can handle many types of foil and can meet practically any production requirement - Bobst 104 is capable of producing 216000 meters of foil per day