Ferag’s upgraded new conveyor
and bundling technology
Ferag AG’s know-how and decades of experience in design and construction of conveyor and stacking technology play pivotal roles in development of the newly unpacked High Performance Conveyor (HPC) and High Performance Stacker (HPS). Demands in the BRICS markets have also instilled the company to develop the new products. In fact, the new developments are a response to what it has been expressed by many customers in the BRICS markets who wish to update their newspaper production processes with quality Ferag products.
High Performance Conveyor (HPC) combines
lightweight gripper and chain construction with
high-performance and load-bearing capacity at
low operation cost, conveying 90,000 copies an
hour matching the press speed.
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Universal servo technology in HPS makes high output and excellent
bundle quality.
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Complemented to the key features of its MiniSertinserting line introduced one year ago, Ferag AG introduces two new developments for the conveying and bundling process – High Performance Conveyor (HPC) and High Performance Stacker (HPS).
Cost effectiveness
HPC system is designed for the transport of newspaper products from A to B at production speeds up to 90,000 cph. Chains and grippers in the system are manufactured from high-grade plastic and Finite Element Method (FEM) was employed in the design of HPC gripper and verification of its tough physical properties. Such robust construction guarantees dependable production even under high loads, with low-operating costs over a long service life. Lightweight gripper and chain construction helps reduction in power consumption as it brings a further big boost to the efficiency of this HPC conveyor system.
Offline processing
For MiniSert inserting line, new opening methods
are available for broadsheet and tabloid production
without a lap, and also for magazine production.
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As HPC takes production off the newspaper printing machine at speeds up to 90,000 cph, products are assigned as a paced copy stream to the grippers in the forwarding station. In addition to connecting the conveyor system via separate forwarding stations, variations are also possible with two looped stations for transferring newspapers after the second or third fold, as well as tandem configurations on double folder deliveries. With HPC, products can be taken to all post-press processing steps equipped with a delivery belt. Besides delivery to bundling, a further option would be a feed to a winding system with subsequent processing (inserting, stitching, trimming, etc) in offline mode.
Chain system
HPC is based on a chain system that is universal in its application. Instead of the HPC grippers, chain links can be equipped with any conveyor components. One version is the familiar PKT plate chain conveyor, which is used by several newspaper printers for transporting newspaper bundles from the MultiStack sector to the loading docks. But the HPC chain is also a basis for the conception of made-to-measure, economical and energy-efficient conveyor and transport solutions throughout the whole logistics segment.
Universal servo drive
In bundling, this new Ferag production system is matched by the HPS High Performance Stacker. This HPS concept, based on tried-and-tested MultiStack technology, comes with one exceptional feature: universal servo drive. It ensures high-precision, synchronised cycles from separation of the incoming copy stream through stack formation and control of the elevator/turntable to controlled ejection of the bundles. Lateral guides ensure excellent bundle quality. The High Performance Stacker is programmable, and can be equipped with a light version of the Navigator Control as an option. The compensating stacker achieves a performance of 25 bundles per minute. Up to three HPS units can be series-connected in line for parallel and series bundle production.
MiniSert with 12 hopper stations
Ferag has subjected key features of the MiniSert (which was introduced globally a year ago) to further development. Now, the line can be extended by twin modules to a maximum of 12 (previously six) hopper stations. Also, when it comes to product width, MiniSert has become more flexible: in addition to the lap opener, opening devices are now available for magazines, broadsheet newspapers and products in half format, without an overlap. The opening components are exchangeable to suit the product being processed.
MiniSert adoptions
Next to MiniSert’s sales success in the UAE, Philippines and South Africa, the Frankfurter Societäts-Druckerei GmbH (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung) has also installed a MiniSert line with six hopper stations. The inserting line covers production peaks when processing a partial run of the Frankfurter Rundschau when the five high-performance Ferag MSD lines are running at full capacity with the production of Frankfurter AllgemeineZeitung and other national and international papers.
Ferag AG is placing robust technology with an excellent price-performance ratio at the disposal of these users in the form of HPC and HPS. Less than 12 months passed between the decision to invest in the development of the HPC-HPS system and the first preview.
Customer and Press Day 2013
Inviting its customers and media persons from Asia, Australia, Europe, Latin America and UAE, Ferag AG organised its Customer and Press Day 2013 in September at Hinwil, Switzerland.
