Düsseldorf/Oosterhout, July 2016
- The
second week of Drupa 2016 proved even more successful than the first for Q.I.
Press Controls - Engineering Automation Electronics (QIPC-EAE). The specialist
in automation for the printing industry added 6.3 million Euros to its order
books during the 11-day Düsseldorf-based event, tripling the 2 million Euros in
orders that had been taken in the first week. And, it's likely that even more
orders will follow, says QIPC-EAE chairman, Menno Jansen.
Menno
Jansen is delighted by the course of events at what is the most important trade
show for the printing industry. “In fact, it's beyond our wildest dreams. It's
clear that the printing industry is enjoying a resurgence
at the moment: the print media are alive and kicking. The impulses are not just
commercial ones - in the newspaper industry too, the investment climate is
improving.” QIPC-EAE's man in charge was delighted to welcome so many visitors
to the stand. “Our sales team had an incredibly busy time answering the
questions of interested visitors. It was demanding, but hard work pays off in
the end."
During
the final week of Drupa 2016, QIPC received orders from Gulf News, Dubai, for
an mRC-3D system for color and cut-off register on its Manroland
CROMOMAN; from Merkur Zeitungsdruck AG, Switzerland, for an mRC-3D for
color and cut-off register and an IDS-3D color control; and from
Mittelrhein-Verlag, Germany, for a color register, fan-out and cut-off register
control. “And I can also tell you that the largest order still has to be
revealed because our client has requested we make no media announcements for
the time being”, adds Menno Jansen. “What's more, requests keep flooding in for
our new IBS-100 and Desk 7.0 products. Our sales staff will be following up all
these leads as and when they can.”
Not only
did QIPC receive the necessary orders: at EAE too, several upgrade orders were
placed for existing systems. This includes one from Maroc Soir S.a. based in
Casablanca, Morocco. During the first week of Drupa 2016, QIPC had already
taken orders from Israel Today, Rotativos Patagonia from Argentinia and Sanmarg
Pvt from India. Also during the first week, EAE received an order from
German-based Funke Medien.
Fltr: Menno Jansen (QIPC-EAE), Marc von Bergen Beat Mühlematter, Peter Rickenmann (Print Assist AG), Bruno Witmer and Jaco Bleijenberg (QIPC-EAE)