Swissprinters invests 35 million francs in new production facilities
Swiss Printers is strengthening its market position in the offset printing sector and investing approximately 35 million Swiss francs in new production equipment. A 72-page web offset press will replace the gravure printing presses at the Zofingen facility starting in early 2011.
The company has signed contracts with Heidelberger Druckmaschinen, Manroland and Müller Martini for new offset and finishing systems. In connection with the commissioning of the 72-page system, Swiss Printers is investing in new finishing and logistics systems from Muller Martini as well as in structural modifications at the Zofingen site.
The 72-page Lithoman from Manroland offers a large output with excellent quality, especially in the high-volume range, and is therefore ideal for printing magazines, catalogs or advertising supplements, according to a Swissprinters press release on Wednesday. With a maximum print output of 3.2 million four-color A4 pages per hour and a high degree of automation, it ensures short makeready and production times. This means that large print runs can also be printed in high quality in the future.
A new 10-color Speedmaster sheetfed offset press from Heidelberg Druckmaschinen will go into operation at Swissprinters' Schlieren site as early as next year. Designed for maximum speed, the press will allow production output to be increased by 35 percent compared to today.
With 1,100 employees, Swiss Printers is the largest group in the graphic arts industry
in Switzerland. It is a subsidiary of the media companies Ringier, NZZ and Edipresse
and unites four printing plants: Ringier Print Zofingen, Zollikofer St. Gallen, NZZ Fretz
Schlieren and Imprimeries Réunies Lausanne.
The 72-page Lithoman from Manroland offers a large output with excellent quality, especially in the high-volume range, and is therefore ideal for printing magazines, catalogs or advertising supplements, according to a Swissprinters press release on Wednesday. With a maximum print output of 3.2 million four-color A4 pages per hour and a high degree of automation, it ensures short makeready and production times. This means that large print runs can also be printed in high quality in the future.
A new 10-color Speedmaster sheetfed offset press from Heidelberg Druckmaschinen will go into operation at Swissprinters' Schlieren site as early as next year. Designed for maximum speed, the press will allow production output to be increased by 35 percent compared to today.
With 1,100 employees, Swiss Printers is the largest group in the graphic arts industry
in Switzerland. It is a subsidiary of the media companies Ringier, NZZ and Edipresse
and unites four printing plants: Ringier Print Zofingen, Zollikofer St. Gallen, NZZ Fretz
Schlieren and Imprimeries Réunies Lausanne.
