Press specifications
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PRINTING PRESSES
- 5 manroland Colorman XXL 6-86 triple width presses
- Max pagination 120 pages broadsheet, 240 pages tabloid (double press)
- Max press speed 86,000 cph
- 5 x 4:7:7 folders (6 formers, can print up to 5 separate sections)
- 25 units - all 4 x 4 triple wide, 25 reelstands
- Cut off: 578mm, web width 2211mm
- Paper weights: 42.5and 52gsm
NEWSPRINT HANDLING
- 2 x Uveritas reel preparation lines handling 60 reels per hour automatically
- 10,000 tonnes newsprint be stored at any one time
PLATEMAKING
- 5 x Polaris Platesetters with YUV laser diode
- Haase VSL XXL plate processors
- Nela punch benders
- Nela automatic plate sortation
- Max imaging capacity 220 plates per hour per line
- Full failover providing redundancy across lines
MAILROOM
- Mailroom - 5 Ferag lines each comprising:
- 3 MTS Multi Stackers
- 30 bundles a minute
- Mosca in-line strappers
- Apollo spiral conveyors
- 5 x High speed DAN Palletisers
- Octopus Pallet Wrappers
- Easy access to the M6
