Oosterhout, May 2017
– The German printing company, Druckhaus WITTICH KG, has decided to have
two of its presses upgraded using automation systems provided by the Dutch
specialist in optical measurement and control systems for the printing
industry, Q.I. Press Controls (QIPC). The two companies are no strangers to
collaboration: Druckhaus WITTICH KG has other presses already fitted with QIPC
automation systems. The latest upgrades entail one press which is making the
changeover to QIPC, whilst the other is to receive a replacement for an older
QIPC system.
Positive experiences
The manroland CROMOMAN
printing press with five towers dating from 2002, located in Föhren in the
south-west of Germany, will be installed with a new mRC-3D system for
colour control and cut-off control. The ten cameras will replace the old QIPC IRS
system. “They are aiming to bring about reductions in waste as well as to
improve the quality of their printing,” Jaco Bleijenberg points out, explaining
Druckhaus WITTICH KG’s objectives. It was because of their positive experiences
in the past that the company turned to QIPC for help once again. “Our printing
plants in Herbstein (Hessen) and Herzberg (Brandenburg) already use QIPC’s mRC
system,” says Frank Trossen of Druckhaus WITTICH KG. “That means we have a lot
of confidence in this new QIPC system.”
Reliability guaranteed
The second mRC-3D
system for colour register and cut-off control will be installed on a manroland
CROMOMAN press with also five towers, dating from 1999. This press currently
uses a register system supplied by another company and this is to be replaced
by the mRC-3D system. “Thanks to the new QIPC system, our printing press
in Föhren will also be future-proof,” adds Frank Trossen. Jaco Bleijenberg agrees.
“In Herbstein and Herzberg they have experienced at firsthand how reliable the mRC
system really is. At the end of the day, that was the strongest argument up our
sleeve for convincing Druckhaus WITTICH KG to extend this collaboration.”
Confidence in a single partner
In addition to getting the
very best in quality, Druckhaus WITTICH KG can also fall back on QIPC’s
excellent international reputation for service. “In choosing a reliable,
customer-focused partner of this calibre, we expect great things in the
future,” declares Frank Trossen. “The order now means that all our 17 printing
towers are equipped with automation systems from one and the same partner. In
this way, we represent an important client for QIPC. The fact that we have
placed our confidence in a single partner is a mark of our confidence in QIPC.”
As far as the latter is concerned, Jaco Bleijenberg knows that he and QIPC will
deliver on their promises. “We have given Druckhaus WITTICH KG a lot of
attention in the past and will continue to pay regular visits in the future.
They expect a flawless, high-performance system and we will be going the extra
mile to ensure that.”
