Impressive 96-page
LITHOMAN
for
suppliment production
After 2011, Bagel Roto-Offset orders a
second high volume 96-page LITHOMAN
from manroland web systems for its
location in Meineweh, Germany. The company
is waiting for its new LITHOMAN with great
anticipation. Another press of the same model
has been in operation in Meineweh since 2011
with convincing performance. Installation of the
newly ordered 96-page LITHOMAN is planned
for early 2016.
The LITHOMAN, with a web width of 2,860
mm, will be equipped with one reel splicer,
four double printing couples, one dryer and one
cutter. Maximum automation includes not only
fully-automatic AutomaticPlateLoading (APL),
but also the inline control systems developed by
manroland, which are responsible for inline fanout,
colour, cut-off, and density control. Roto-Offset is
a member of the TSB Group having headquarters
at Moenchengladbach in Meineweh, Leipzig. The
group is a print service provider specialised in
high-volume web offset and gravure printing. Its
client list includes publishing houses, as well as
mail order and retail companies.
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ppi Media app displays
ad bookings
In which edition of the newspaper has my
customer's ad been placed? Which page is
it on and is there any additional ad space
available? In future, Süddeutsche
Zeitung will have answers to
all these questions and more
at their fingertips because the
company is running ppi Media's
AdX Print App, which enables them to use their
iPads to quickly overview their current bookings.
Süddeutsche Zeitung is one of Germany’s largest
and most widely read daily. It is not only well
liked by its readers, but also advertisers who
use its large print run as a platform to reach
their target markets.
ppi Media’s AdX Print App can display the
current booking state regardless of publication
date and sales zone and it shows precisely
where and in which publication a specific ad
has been placed and whether there is additional
advertising space available. An iPad displays this
comprehensive data, thus providing its user with
ease and comfort. ppi Media's AdX Print App
works hand in hand with PlanPag, ppi Media’s
solution for print product planning. This native
app also provides complete information on
scheduled pages and waiting lists. ppi Media
GmbH boasts of being one of the globally
acclaimed workflow specialists for newspapers
and magazine publishers.
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Double success of Q.I. Press
Controls in a week in China
Q.I. Press Controls achieves double success
in China, within a week. Two leading
Chinese newspapers, Gan Su Daily
and Liao Cheng Daily, have opted to invest in
the mRC-3D with AIMS (Automatic Ink Mist
Shield). Gan Su Daily had already purchased
the mRC+ for its existing GOSS press, but the
newspaper has once again opted for the new
variant mRC-3D with AIMS for its new GOSS
Magnum 45 with three full-colour towers. It is
a logical step to upgrade to the mRC-3D for the
new press. It will not only to safeguard quality,
but also cut down on materials.
Paul Yu, MD, Q.I. Press Controls China, mentioned,
“We have been told both organisations are giving
serious consideration to a follow-up investments
in our products, once their systems are running
up to speed.” On the other side, Liao Cheng Daily
has plumped for the same system for its GOSS
Magnum 45 press following a fact-finding mission
to another satisfied customer in China. It wasn’t
just the products offered by Q.I. Press Controls
that helped win the orders from the two leading
newspapers, but the service too. “They (Gan Su
Daily) are extremely happy with the quality of
our system. The fact that we provided excellent
levels of service in the past was a major factor
in them choosing us again. Our system impressed
well on Liao Cheng Daily too,” remarked Paul.
At GanSu Daily, Paul assessed what the best
method would be for applying the cut-off on the
printing presses and explained that Liao Cheng
Daily is also looking to fit its other presses with
the mRC-3D. Menno Jansen, managing director
of Q.I. Press Controls, is confident that both
the newspapers will continue the collaboration
in future and he considered the two orders as
an indication of where the Chinese market is
heading to. He further explained that the double
success reminded him of the two orders that were
placed by Chinese companies in 2014; they also
arrived in the space of a week and involved the
same sort of automatic solutions for the same
kind of presses.
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J Mahabeer bags
new orders
at Printpack
India 2015
J Mahabeer Co Pvt Ltd was once again the
show stealer at the recently concluded
PRINTPACK INDIA 2015. The buzz started
last year with the showcasing of the advanced
web press technology of a 4 Color Satellite
over 4 Colour Satellite Tower printing unit
with a printing speed of 36,000. Visitors were
very happy to learn about the excellent printing
quality and flawless operations of the press
featuring 6 Towers and a Half page Folder which
has successfully installed at Gujarat Guardian,
Surat; 6 towers and half page folder installed
at Punjab Kesari, Delhi and new orders under
finalisation of this design.
With the use of a common impression cylinder
to print 4 colours on one side on each satellite
– in one stroke brought a new dimension and
accolade to 4 by 4 of Web Offset Printing
business. Excelling the art and science of
newspaper presses, the 4 Color Satellite over 4
Color Satellite (Tower Press), with its hairline
registration, offers unparalleled printing quality,
reduced wastage resulting in substantially reduced
manpower needs with the use of 'set and forget
technology.'
Despite there being no physical machine showcased
this time due to un-availability of spare machine,
positive response at the show with serious footfalls
were recorded at the stand from the length and
breadth of the country and abroad. From senior
industry veterans to technical personnel, genuine
interest could be felt all around.
With orders signed with advance payments for
book printing machines to LOI signed for number
of towers with one of India’s leading newspapers
for at least two of their centers, it was a testimony
to J Mahabeer & Co. Pvt. Ltd’s global endowing,
uncompromising quest for technology upgradation,
high quality, reliability, effective support and
the zeal to excel the art and science of
newspaper presses.
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Satisfied Polish customer opts
Q.I. Press Controls again
Eurodruk-Poznán, based in Poznán (Poland),
has once again opted for Q.I. Press controls.
The heat-set firm is already equipped with
three systems from Q.I. Press Controls operating
on various presses. In fact, Eurodruk is so pleased
that they have chosen to upgrade completely to
the mRC-3D for colour registration and cut-off.
Upgrading its manroland LITHOMAN III with four
printing units and a folder is a logical next step.
Initially, Eurodruk wanted to expand the current
automatic solution on the press with cut-off, but
because the system is more than twelve years old,
the company decided in favour of giving the press
a complete upgrade.
Main objective of the upgradation is that Eurodruk-Poznán expects the quality of its products will
increase, whilst at the same time production costs will diminish. When the system is fully up
to scratch, this will automatically lead to working standards in the business being raised. Arslan
Miftachoglu, MD, Q.I. Press Controls Germany is enthusiastic about Eurodruk’s positive reaction
and he asserts that the result of having such a satisfied customer is not only that word of Q.I.
Press Controls’ reputation gets spread around in Poland and the surrounding countries, but this
also has influenced internally.
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Pressline firming up
a
relationship with
Dainik Saamana
When you think of a newspaper specially
attached to political party, the feeling
of complete professionalism does not
come to the mind and the attitude, work ethics
and planning, displayed by the management of
the Prabodhan Publications owners of Dainik
Saamana newspaper and the print crew at their
Vashi plant is a case in study.
The newspaper house has installed PRIMA in
578 cut off with an integrated auto paster, (the
4HI is mounted on the auto paster feeling on
top of the world—Kadam and Sanjay Wadekar
of Dainik Saamana having blessings of Lord
Vinayaka for the trial run 4HI mounted a top
auto paster. The task was colossal as height has
increased as would happen in case of 5HI Tower.
The team Dainik Saamana ensured that the
problem of foundation is suitably taken care
of by reinforcing the flooring with requisite
foundation. The well caliber team Pressline in
collaboration with team Saamana under the
able guidance of Govind Sawant undertook
the task of mounting the machine stack by
stack and ensured that the 4HI is fitted with
adequate safety and skill.
Trials were conducted on different substrates to
achieve the desired printability levels. It goes
to credit of both the teams that printing trial
could be taken on the designated day itself
and the result was for all to see.
Prabodhan Prakashan plans to print two color
to four colour books on this 4HI press. The
machine was inaugurated for print trail by the
Senior General Manager Vivek Kadam with full
fan fare and much satiated press crew.
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Mediengruppe
Oberfranken in
Bamberg adopts
COLORMAN e:line
Newly adopted Manroland COLORMAN
e:line at Mediengruppe Oberfranken is
an important cornerstone for the fast
and economic production of in-house and
external publications and advertising materials.
Very fast in every aspect, the press was
launched successfully in Bamberg on March
16. The daily production for external customers
whooshed through the new printing couples,
during night-time production alone the press
will output around 1,15,000 newspaper copies.
COLORMAN e:line replaces two rotary
presses of another manufacturer and serves
as a central element in the long-term future
orientation of Mediengruppe Oberfranken. At
the time of the purchasing decision in 2014,
Walter Schweinsberg, MD, Mediengruppe
Oberfranken said, “The investment in the
Bamberg location will fulfill the quality
requirements of newspaper production for the
next 15 years.” The Mediengruppe printing
experts precisely analysed the developments
of the newspaper market. They expect a
consolidation of printing to fewer locations
in Germany and increased outsourcing of
newspaper printing by the publishing companies.
To enhance its successful production concept,
Mediengruppe Oberfranken quickly decided on
the COLORMAN e:line last year. The concept
of the 32-page press was compelling. The press
consists of two eight-couple towers, a folder
and two reel splicers. The e:line operates at
a speed of 50,000 cylinder revolutions per
hour. In Bamberg, the company produces nine
newspaper editions.
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GOSS Pacesetter
Club members set
new peak
performance records
Outstanding outputs in production using
GOSS finishing equipment has now
been achieved by 1,405 individual crews
and earned them membership in the GOSS
Pacesetter Club. Established in 1997 to provide
an incentive for achieving peak performance on
GOSS saddlestichers, adhesive binding systems
and trimmers, the
GOSS Pacesetter
Club admits new
members each year
as specific targets are
met and productivity
records continue to
be broken.
Among those
recently admitted to
the GOSS Pacesetter
Club include Japs
Olson, St Louis
Park, Minnesota;
Journal Graphics,
Portland, Oregon;
and Freeport Press,
Freeport, Ohio. Japs Olson achieved GOSS
Pacesetter Club performance with a Pacesetter
1600 stitcher with GT-16 trimmer installed in
March last year. This powerful combination
with its automation features facilitated Pacesetter
Club production levels for the company.
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Mediaprint in Vienna chooses
Q.I. Press Controls for process automation
Newspaper house Mediaprint is the first
to place order for Q.I. Press Controls
systems in 2015. The order is first
in a series of four and it consists of IDS-
3D, mRC-3D and IQM for its division in
Vienna, Austria. Ultimately, the intention is
to install Q.I. Press Controls systems in each
of Mediaprint’s three divisions. In doing, so
Mediaprint is not only investing in quality,
but also in a product-development partnership
with Q.I. Press Controls. Mediaprint is the
largest coldset print company in Austria and
is known for its popular newspapers Kronen
Zeitung and Kurier.
The first order from Mediaprint consists of
IDS-3D for the combined function of colou
control and colour
registration, the
mRC-3D for cut-off
and sidelay control,
and the IQM quality
management system.
The system will be
installed on three
KBA Commander
full-colour towers
in Vienna. Thomas
Hofinger, manager, Mediaprint says, “If we look
at technology and dampening
control, we believe Q.I. Press
Controls currently offers the most
advanced system and the best
vision when it comes to other
requirements for printing plants,
especially when we take future
challenges into consideration.”
Q.I. Press Controls is delighted
with the Mediaprint order. Menno
Jansen, MD, Q.I. Press Control
mentioned that the order not
only confirmed compatible of
the systems with major printing
plants worldwide, it also ensured
that the products will continue to
evolve so that Q.I. Press Controls
will be able to offer top quality
products in the future as well.
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TOI opts for Q.I. Press
Controls’ mRC-3D
Latest order from The Times of India (TOI)
to Q.I. Press Controls is for latter’s latest
automatic registration solution mRC-3D,
which is designed with dual CMOS optical
technology and their latest innovation Automatic
Ink Mist Shield (AIMS). AIMS can reduce the
pollution of the lens by automatically replacing
a shield that is placed in front of the camera.
The newspaper has also invested in waste gate
control and Intelligent Quality Management (IQM)
for quality management reporting.
The investment is for their Manroland GEOMAN
double width press (6 tower and 1 twin folder)
installed at Ghaziabad. The order consists of 12
motorised mRC-3D cameras for register control and
12 motorised mRC-3D cameras for cut-off control.
Additionally each folder will be equipped with
waste gate control. With these features, TOI will
ensure the continuation of monitoring and tracking
for good and consistent print quality delivered to its
end user. The newspaper achieved faster printing,
considerable increase in waste savings and is now
able to keep track of giving consistent quality to
their customer base.
TOI considered that the concept being offered
by Q.I. Press Controls is of great value to the
company: The double-sensor technology not
only doubles the possibilities but can also cope
more effectively with depth; which is the reason
for the 3D designation for mRC’s latest colour
register camera. This concept proves its great
added value particularly well in case of unsteady
paper web routings and surfaces for achieving
consistent quality.
As TOI is known in India for its good print
quality, the order for the supply of Q.I. Press
Controls’ basic module of IQM system and the
option of waste gate control was a logical.
Vijay Pandya, MD, Q.I. Press Controls India
says, “We are very enthusiastic about this order.
From now on, our name will be linked to one
of the most leading and well-known quality
printing newspaper groups in India.” Pandya
shows by this statement that he is content
and has confidence that Q.I. Press Controls
will stay in its leading position through such
collaboration with TOI.
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Print service team of manroland
India
installs Lithoman in Nigeria
The Watch Tower Society of Jehovah’s
Witnesses is a non-profit organisation
with headquarters based in Brooklyn,
New York. They print the magazines, Awake
and The Watch Tower based on Bible teachings.
These magazines are translated into most of the
languages worldwide and
distribute freely in weekly
congregat ions . These
publications have been in
existence since the 1870s.
Now, The Watch Tower
Society of Jehovah’s
Witnesses has manroland Lithoman presses
in its 14 print centres across the world. As
a part of expansion they have invested in
three new Lithoman presses for the centres
in Colombia, Brazil and Nigeria. Print service
team of manroland India had a very active
role in the installation project in Nigeria. The
six-member team from manroland India carried
out the complete installation and handed over
the project to their German counterpart for
commissioning.
Configuration of the Lithoman press installed in
Nigeria is featured with reel splicer, 4 horizontal
I units, dryer, chiller and a commercial folder
with the facility of double parallel, delta
and quarter fold options. Other accessories
like gluing system, automatic blanket wash,
online ink density control. The installation
was completed in a fixed period of 10 weeks
during October – December 2014.
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Award-winning Mexican printer
chooses to invest in GOSS again
Steady business growth for an
increase in production capacity
inculcates Mexican company
Infagon Web S.A. to invest in a new
GOSS M-600 press system. The new
press will complement a wide array of
both sheetfed and web presses to meet
a specific need for premium-quality print
in short to mid-run jobs. According to
Serafin González, founder of Infagon,
the company’s excellent and longstanding
relationship with GOSS meant that the
press supplier was comfortably in lead
position when considering a new web
offset investment.
GOSS M-600 press is rated at speeds up to
55,000 impressions/hr and it features a 965
mm web width and 578 mm cut-off. It will
be configured with a JF55 folder and Ecocool
dryer and incorporates a range of automation
technology. Infagon was founded in 2002 and
today employs 350 people, producing the full
range of products, including magazines, catalogs,
directories, calendars, books and brochures. The
company is repeatedly recognised for its highquality
and has been recognised with awards in
both national and international levels.
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Film magazine Screen goes into
new
hands, now available online only
Who knows where the digital technology of today will take you and your
business! The Indian Express’ niche weekly publication Screen has been
totally incarnated into digital version after being acquired by STAR India.
Every movie freak in India would remember
Screen as an age-old film industry magazine
from The Indian Express. This film magazine is
no longer available physically after its acquisition by
STAR India, a division of 21st Century Fox. Screen’s
conversion into digital avatar is a sign signalling an
answer to the most discussed topic, “Is online eating
up the printed newspapers?”
Screen will be available only online in soft format
with audio and video contents adding to texts. The
March 13-19 issue of the weekly film magazine (see
pic), which was started in 1951, was the last print
edition. Through the acquisition, the Screen Awards
Property has been integrated with STAR, apart from
adding a consumer brand to the television network’s
digital business. STAR owns Screen brand franchise,
including all archival materials and transfer of key
employees.
According to a source from STAR India, Bollywood
content or Indian cinema news is the most consumed
news online, which surpasses sports, news and general
entertainment articles. STAR has developed one of
India’s largest media
and entertainment
organisations that
reach 700 million
viewers across
the country and
the globe as well
through 40 channels,
broadcasting in
seven languages.
A brief flashback
goes back to the
genesis of Screen,
which was founded
on September 26, 1951 with Manorama Katju as its
managing editor. She was succeeded by SS Pillai in
1959. BK Karanjia, who was previously editor of
Filmfare magazine, worked as editor of the weekly
film newspaper for 10 years. Priyanka Sinha Jha, who
worked as an editor at Hindustan Times, editorially
handled Screen till the recent acquisition of the
magazine by STAR India.
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Most beloved
P Hanumantha
Rao
left for heavenly abode
Founder of Pragati Printing Press (Pragati
Offset Pvt Ltd) and printing industry stalwart
Paruchuri Hanumantha Rao passed away on
March 2, 2015. He was 91 years old. Started as
a novice in printing technology
he came from an agricultural
family. He
serve das
journalist in
Visal andhra
newspaper and
founded Pragati
Art Printers in
the year 1962.
He took the
company to
not only on
international
quality but
also assured
that their client
list included top
companies of
corporate world. He left behind his two next
generations actively involving in printing with
a passion. May his soul rest in peace.
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Manroland India reconfigures
nonmanroland
press at Malayala Manorama
In the follow up of the successful completion of
service projects in Dubai, Australia, Columbia
and Congo, the service team of manroland
India proves its mettle once again by reconfiguring
a non-manroland UNISET 60 press in India at
Malayala Manorama. manroland web systems
GmbH provides the best strategic partnership,
based on its superior knowledge of equipment
design, construction and execution of high level
projects. This was all in line with customary
standards for reliable, high-performance presses.
Supported by a large pool of highly competent
engineers, manroland India has yet again succeeded
in meeting customer's requirements at Malayala
Manorama. This newspaper is a Malayalam
language daily
published from
Kottayam in
Kerala by Malayala
Manorama
Company Limited. It currently has a readership
of over 10 million (with a circulation base of
more than 2.2 million copies). According to the
World Association of Newspapers, the daily has
been the 11th most circulated newspaper in the
world since 2011 and the fourth largest newspaper
circulated in India and the largest circulated
newspaper in Kerala. Malayala Manorama
Company Limited is responsible for more than
20 other publications at its 19 printing centres
across India and the Gulf region.
The Manugraph press was installed at Malayala
Manorama’s Thiruvananthapuram centre in March
2003 for printing 20 pages with 4 in colour.
Later in 2005, printing units were added to the
press for printing 24 pages with 8 in colour.
In August 2014, more units were added to the
press to print 24 pages with 16 in colour. This
reconfiguration project was awarded to manroland,
with complete trust placed in its highly skilled
technical team. The work involved incorporating
three more H-type printing units, one colour
desk and one drive panel with motor. While the
mechanical installation was done by Manorama
with help from Manugraph, manroland was in
charge of reconfiguration.
“We developed the customised software in
accordance with the technical configurations of
the Manugraph press at Malayala Manorama.
Everything was well managed and thanks to
the wealth of experience in press manufacturing,
more than 160 years, brought by manroland web
systems,” remarked Bijendra Sharma, general
manager, manroland India Technical Services.
The experienced technicians from manroland
India and manroland web systems (Germany)
carried out the reconfiguration work in just three
weeks, much to the customer’s delight.
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New appointments at
Q.I. Press Controls
Nielson Fernando has been appointed as new
managing director of Q.I. Press Controls
Latin America. Nielson replaces Júlio
Coutinho and he will sit in a new office in São
Paulo, Brazil. He started his career at a young age
as sales person for different markets. After finishing
his education in mechatronic engineering and
receiving master in industrial processes automation
and control, Nielson fulfilled several functions for
various international companies.
New on the other side of Q.I. Press Controls in
Netherlands, Mathijs Baron is appointed as the new
sales executive. He steps into the shoes of Christian
Janse who, after spending several years with Q.I.
Press Controls, has taken up a new challenge
outside the company. As sales executive, Mathijs
will be responsible for the south of Europe, the
UK and South Africa.
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Cochin Printech
upbeat with PRIMA-36
Among the web offset printers based in
Ernakulum, Cochin Printech is explicitly
distinguished in terms of delivering finest
prints being churned on Pressline PRIMA-36. This
contract printer is using the Pressline machine
to print some of the top quality magazines and
supplements, namely, Suprabhatam, Siraj Daily,
Metro Vaartha, Viswasa Samrashakan, Indulge,
among others.
Also, the Ernakulum edition of The New Indian
Express is printed on Pressline PRIMA-36 at
Cochin Printech. K Ummer Farook, director,
Cochin Printech is upbeat about the competence
of the Pressline press which subsequently delivers
a new pinnacle in business.
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Punjab Kesari
Group’s 396th truck of
relief material landed
in Vijaypur village
Benevolent act of Punjab Kesari Group
(Jalandhar) continues as the newspaper
group has delivered 396th truck of relief
materials to the deprived migrants now camping
in Vijaypur village. Vijay Kumar Chopra,
CMD and editor-in-chief, Punjab Kesari Group
flagged off the truck sponsored by Sanjay Jain
of Neelkanth Agency, Ludhiana for distribution
among the migrants in the border village and its
surrounding areas of Samba District in Jammu
& Kashmir. Also seen in the picture (above)
are Neeraj Jain, Ritika Jain, Harish Kapila,
Dharminde Syal, Ashok Sehgal, Ridhima Jain
and Lion JB Singh Chaudhary.
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KBA overwhelmed
with
well-received
industrial digital
printing
Thought they did not showcase RotaJET
press physically due to some space constrain
at the recent Hunkeler Innovationdays in
Lucerne, KBA was extremely pleased with the
amount of visitors and talks at its stand during the
four-day digital printing fair. The stand featured
89 and 168 cm tall paper reels printed on the
new KBA RotaJET L and RotaJET VL that
symbolised the inkjet presses’ enormous range
of applications in classic market segments, such
as book, advertising and publications printing as
well as further industrial application fields, like
decorative and packaging printing.
As an experienced press manufacturer with an
extensive product portfolio KBA is also trusted
in the digital printing sector with mastering large
web widths and challenging substrates. This is
reflected in the partnership with Hewlett Packard
for the development of the HP T1100 Simplex
Color inkjet web press that has a maximum
web width of 2.8 m (9.18 ft) designed for the
corrugated packaging market and the delivery
of a KBA RotaJET VL with a web width of
1.68m (5.5 ft) to a leading German printing firm.
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