QI Press Controls
gets major order from Australia’s leading number one media company
The developer of innovative automated press control technologies, QI Press Controls received order to provide mRC+ and IDS optical measurement controls on News Limited’s web presses (total 60 webs) in its Sydney and Brisbane print sites.
In a project that highlights News Limited’s firm commitment to ongoing improvement of its print products, the company has ordered QI Press Controls to install mRC+ colour register control and IDS markless closed loop colour control systems to its manroland GEOMAN presses in Sydney and NEWSMAN presses in Brisbane. This installation is in conjunction with manroland, who will provide press control systems and electronics in the installation.
This major investment by News Limited is an affirmation of the company’s belief in a strong future for its printed newspaper and magazine products, and for print in general as a powerful communication medium. It also confirms that QI Press Controls’ innovative and reliable press control technologies meet the needs of print companies around the world, such as News Limited, in their drive for better performance coupled with higher print quality. As per national production and logistics director at News Limited, Geoff Booth, “This is an important message to the industry, our customers and our staff that News Limited is committed to newspapers.”
News Limited’s requirements included more accurate colour ink density control during press operations for greater colour accuracy and print consistency, while reducing labour hours to achieve it. These installations will also deliver a reduction in the volume of waste produced from press start-ups and savings in ink usage. “This installation will provide a consistently better quality product to our readers,” said Booth, adding, “The optical measurement and the ink lay down processes become a scientific process that eliminates the variations from the currently manual process.”
QI Press Controls’ chairman and managing director, Menno Jansen, commented that this deal with News Limited was a very encouraging step forward for the acceptance of QI Press Controls’ optical control technology in the Australasian print market.
