The Columbus Dispatch opts ABB for press retrofit
The print center of The Columbus Dispatch
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Two of the TKS presses
at The Columbus Dispatch
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One of the leading
suppliers of automation
solutions for the
newspaper industry, ABB
announced a further North
American press retrofit order,
from The Columbus Dispatch
in Columbus, Ohio. The order
covers new unit controls on all
four of The Columbus Dispatch’s
12 unit TKS M72 presses
and will see the replacement
of the obsolete TNPC press
controls and Magnum boards.
The commissioning of the
new systems begins in early
2015. The commissioning will
continue in parallel with the
daily production, thus no loss
of production capacity.
Although neither TKS USA nor
TKS Japan were involved in
placing this order, Jeff Gelfand,
ABB’s sales director for North
America, sees ABB’s long
business relationship with TKS
as a contributing factor. “ABB
has carried out 100 percent of all
TKS retrofits in North America,
including the TKS presses at
the Dow Jones/The Wall Street
Journal sites, The Dallas Morning
News, The Atlanta Journal-
Constitution, The Stockton Record
(California) and The Ventura
County Star (California),” says
Gelfand proudly.
ABB (www.abb.com) is a
leader in power and automation
technologies that enable utility
and industry customers to
improve performance while
lowering environmental impact.
The ABB Group of companies
operates in around 100 countries
and employs about 150,000
people.
The Columbus Dispatch order
follows The Charlotte Observer
in Charlotte, North Carolina,
joining ABB’s growing list of
US references. ABB will also
supply The Charlotte Observer
with solutions for a web width
reduction and a CTP interface.
