QIPC-EAE Performance Package destined for Saudi Arabia
Oosterhout, November 2017
– Earlier this year, Saudi-based Al Madina
Printing & Publishing Co. started using automation systems installed by
Q.I. Press Controls - Engineering Automation Electronics (QIPC - EAE). Its
printing plant - located in Jeddah - placed an order for a Performance Package
with the Dutch specialist in measurement and control systems for the printing
industry. Al Madina is thus able to take full advantage of QIPC’s takeover of
EAE. The systems help bring about increased production reliability for Al
Medina Printing & Publishing Co., as well as halving its output of waste.
Ready for the future
With installation of the QIPC-EAE systems,
the Saudi Arabian media company is clearly making an investment in the future.
“There’s a possibility of them upgrading to closed-loop colour control next,”
explains Erwin van Rossem, head of sales at QIPC. This is fairly
straightforward since the systems now installed at Al Madina Printing &
Publishing Co are fully geared up to this. The
Goss Universal 50 press has been fitted with 18 IDS-3D cameras for colour
register. The cameras all come with optional Automatic Ink Mist Shields (AIMS)
for automatic cleaning of the lenses. EAE was responsible for upgrading the
existing controls on the press and section with modernisation of the EAE INFO
system, EAE Baltic Star control consoles and an upgrade from CLC to PPC. As a
result, outdated components have been replaced and long-term support
guaranteed.
Effective collaboration
Press
manufacturer Goss had a big part to play in the decision of Al Madina Printing
& Publishing Co. to opt for QIPC-EAE. “It was the client’s special request
to have them closely involved with the installation of the systems,” reports
Erwin van Rossem. “A crucial aspect of this was for us to establish an
effective collaboration with them - and not just for this project: you have to
bear in mind possible future orders from other clients.” Another key reason for
the order was the fact that Al Madina Printing & Publishing Co. had been
working with EAE systems from as far back as 2000. At the time, Goss also acted
as the go-between. “The takeover of EAE by QIPC means that businesses can call
on the services of a single company able to provide both automation systems and
control software,” Erwin van Rossem adds. “Not only is implementation easier,
it also means less training of personnel.”
Goss Universal 50
Erwin van Rossem“A crucial aspect of this was for us to establish an effective collaboration with Goss - and not just for this project: you have to bear in mind possible future orders from other clients.”