Oosterhout, February 2020
- Q.I. Press Controls (QIPC) will equip the
Koenig & Bauer (K&B) Commander press of Reiff Zeitungsdruck with new
automation. The German regional printing company sees the Dutch specialist in
measuring and control equipment for the printing industry as a safe choice for
the future. "QIPC is known to be stable and reliable".
Safe choice
In Offenburg, central Germany,
QIPC's mRC-3D system for register and cut-off control from QIPC will
replace an automation system from a local manufacturer. That system is outdated
and no longer supported. "It was therefore essential for us to replace
that old system," says Ewald Hauser, Managing Director of Reiff
Zeitungsdruck. "The choice of working with that local automation
manufacturer was logical at the time," explains Marcel Wollgramm, Head of
Sales at QIPC's sister company Engineering Automation Electronics (EAE).
"But now they were ready for a partner that really focuses on the print
industry. A safer choice."
Stable and reliable
It soon became obvious that
QIPC would become that partner: "The name of QIPC is widely known in
newspaper print industry," Ewald Hauser continues. "QIPC is known to
operate stable and reliable. We visited several other printing companies that
work with QIPC automation and they were all satisfied with this system".
Marcel Wollgramm realises how much that good reputation is worth to QIPC.
"It is striking to see that, while they are completely blank, they look at
the market and almost immediately end up at QIPC. Of course, they looked at the
competition as well, but we soon turned out to be the preferred choice".
Preferred supplier
Furthermore, the fact that
QIPC is the preferred supplier of press manufacturer K&B played an
important role in Reiff Zeitungsdruck's decision. Marcel Wollgramm: "Both
for new and existing K&B presses: printers know that we work very closely with
K&B. We are therefore always consulted when new automation is being
considered on a K&B press".
As little waste as possible
The 12 new mRC-3D
cameras for register and cut-off control will be installed on the K&B
Commander press and will help the print facility save start-up waste and work
more efficiently. For all service- and maintenance-related matters, the
printing company can rely on one single contact person. "We expect that
the QIPC system will work fast and reliable under all circumstances and for all
types of paper", concludes Ewald Hauser. "We want to keep waste as
low as possible and count on this investment to make that possible."
