Friday, January 11, 2008

Field trip to our local press

Yesterday we went on a Field trip to our local paper which is quite large. The building, the press and the land total costed 88 million. It was quite a sight to see. Only fifth grade on up could go so I just took Lucas. It was nice to just spend the time with him after the trip we went out for lunch with one of my good friends and her son who Lucas is friends with. We had a good time and came home with a list of things to research that Lucas wanted to know more about. This picture below is how they used to print this was heavy steel.
Here is Lucas learning how they look and go through each paper to find things wrong before the final printing.
Here is the massive printing press it costs 27 million and was built in Germany.
If you look close you can see the papers on rollers this is the final step.

3 comments:

Esther said...

Very cool! Do you ever watch "How it's made? Our kids LOVE that show. We've learned how they make rubber glove, pad locks, fruit leathers and everything in between. Your boys would probably like it!

Sharon said...

Caleb loves to watch that show too, Esther. It looks like that field trip was a really good time. You always seem to find the really fun and interesting field trips, Tracy!

By the way, I have a b1g1 coupon to Culver's so if you are in the mood for some ice cream give me a call and we can go and pick some up. :)

Sherry in MI said...

Esther - what network is that show on? My kids would like it.