Folie 1 - manroland web systems GmbH

manroland web 

systems at 

Publishing Expo 2012 

Peter Kuisle 

Executive Vice President

Our topics at World Publishing Expo 2012 

� The new manroland web systems 

� COLORMAN e:line 

� CROMOMAN 4-1 

� Our new Operating Concept with new functions 

� Digital printing: our cooperation with Océ 

� Service Secures Future 

© manroland web systems GmbH Peter Kuisle 

World Publishing Expo 2012 Press Conference 

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Our first 9 months – a success story 

� Our order backlog is secured 

� New orders have been placed 

� drupa was a success with considerable orders 

� Our new operating concept creates a lot of interest 

� Processes in manufacturing, engineering and project execution are stable 

� The service business is stabilized 

� Co-operation with Océ is being continued 

� We target a positive result in our first year 

with our new owner Possehl. 



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manroland web systems – order intake 2012 

Newspaper presses 14 COLORMAN 

3 GEOMAN 

3 REGIOMAN 

2 UNISET 

Commercial presses 9 LITHOMAN 

2 CROMOMAN Total 22 presses 

2 EUROMAN 

1 ROTOMAN Total 12 presses 

Digital presses 2 JetStream 4300 with 

VPF-211 folder 

Total 2 presses 



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manroland web systems GmbH 

The Management 



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Our topics at 

Publishing Expo

COLORMAN e:line 

� efficient 

� economic 

� easy to operate 

� ergonomic 

� energy-saving 

� excellent printing quality 

� earns money! 



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COLORMAN e:line 

� Installation at Allgäuer Zeitung/Kempten 

July 2012 

October 2012 



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CROMOMAN 4-1 

Times of India, Pune + Ahmedabad 

� Press concept (not only) for the Indian market: 

� low requirements for floor space and building infrastructure 

� safe emergency stop without web break in case of power outage 

� short and cost-saving installation time 

� designed to print with local consumables 

Open House, Pune, Sept 2012 



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Integrated Inkjet at Axel Springer 

� First installation: 

Offsetdruckerei Ahrensburg 

� Additional installations in Ahrensburg 

and Spandau to follow 

Sept. 2012 

Customer event 



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Integrated Inkjet: Technology 

� Connection to speed signal of the press (central encoder) 

� Different resolutions of 80 to1,200 dpi 

� Closed-loop control of imprint register by use of SmartCam 

� Integration of all components into one multi-touch screen 

� Network integration 

� Hardware: 

� Motorized cross beam 

� SmartCam mark reader 

� Inkjet system 

� Modification of web lead and 

webbing-up device 



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Workflow Integration 

Existing Press 

Central Encoder 

Adjustment Mark 

Reader 

SmartCam 

Traverse 

manroland 

Inkjet Software 

High-Speed Inkjet 

Controller 



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Integrated Inkjet: Goals 

� Increase business models 

� Stabilize circulation 

� Increase revenue 

� Enable target group newspaper 

� Gain new advertising customers 

� Generate cross-media applications 

1000 cp 

Average circulation per title: 

60 

50 

40 

30 

20 

10 

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2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 



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Africa 

America, North 

America, South 

Asia 

Australia & Oceania 

Europe 

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Digital printing 

Co-operation manroland web systems & Océ: 

� Full digital workflows 

� Professional inline finishing 

� Special folder for newspapers: FoldLine VPF 

� printnetwork Bridge from pre-press to finishing 



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Digital printing 

manroland web systems at Océ drupa Follow-up Event, Sept 25 to 27 

� Presentation of solutions for industrial digital printing 

� Focus on variable-data printing in publication printing 

� Realisation of finishing solutions by manroland 



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The New Operating Concept 

� Goal: One Touch Automation 

� Radically new user interface and 

elements 

� The printer becomes the “processcontroller” 

� Selection between autoprint and 

expert mode for different production 

requirements 



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The New Operating Concept 

� The manroland ControlCenter 

integrates all control functions. 

� The autoprint mode guides the 

operator through the printing process. 



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The New Operating Concept: SlidePad 

� The SlidePad enables quality management direct 

at the console: 

� Navigation and control of color, ink fountain, 

water, register 

� Zoom between overview and detail 

� Overview: All necessary information is 

available at one screen. 



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The New Operating Concept: MobilPad 

� Functions of the ControlCenter can 

be used on the MobilPad. 

� Additional functions like the 

printnetwork PressManager or 

printnetwork Monitor on the 

MobilPad. 



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The New Operating Concept: UnitPad 

� Use of the UnitPad in the press to 

handle component related issues 

� Haptic industrial touch pad 

� The UnitPad bundles local 

operations for faster maintenance 

and press-handling. 



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The new Operating Concept 

New functions since drupa: 

� Ink zones and registers operated via gestures and group selection 

faster, broader operation than with old keyboards 

� New non-reflecting screens 



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The new Operating Concept 

New functions since drupa: 

� Integration of images from WiFi webcams and Inline Control systems 

� Integration of production plan 

� Definition of new jobs and preparation of pre-planned jobs at ControlCenter 

Full production control at the ControlCenter or with the MobilPad. 

First customer: Athesia, Bozen 



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Service 

Secures Future

Service Secures Future 

R&D 

pressupdate 

� Refurbishment 

� Upgrades 

� Retrofits 

� Reconfiguration 

� Processoptimization 

� Service 

contracts 

Classical service 

� Original spare parts 

� Original wear parts 

� TeleSupportService 

� Trouble Shooting 

� Repairs 

� Revisions 

� Relocations 

� Training 

printcom 

� Process related 

system components 

� Print instructors 

Original parts manroland STORE 

Laboratory 

Field support Test presses 

Skilled people 

Training 



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Service Secures Future 

Supporting the investment along all trends. 

� The Team: 500 people. This means 500 thinking heads and 1000 helping 

hands. 

� The Methodology: short term with trouble shooting, support and supplies and 

long term at strategic challenges. 

� The Technology: pressupdate provides tailored solutions to make the 

equipment future proof. 

R&D 

Original parts manroland STORE 

Laboratory 

Field support Test presses 

Skilled people 

Training 



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pressupdate 

How to keep your investment state-of-the-art? 

We have the answers! 

� Refurbishment 

� Upgrades 

� Retrofit 

� Reconfiguration 



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Refurbishment 

South China Morning Post, Hongkong 

� GEOMAN from 1999 and REGIOMAN from 2005: 

� Web width reduction1524 mm → 1370 mm 

� Production planning with modernised PPM station 

� Upgrade for GEOMAN electronics with PECOM components 



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Upgrade 

O´Globo, Rio de Janeiro/Brazil 

� Upgrade with 2 towers (high-quality upgrade with 

3 rd oscillating rollers, 3 rd form rollers) 

� option for heatset drying 



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Upgrade 

Quebecor Media, Montreal/Canada: 

� Upgrade with Mini-Plow 

� Very creative product design 



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Retrofit 

ISP Luxembourg: „Luxemburger Wort“ 

� Refurbishment of a 1997 COLORMAN 

� Complete PECOM retrofit in March 2013 

� Press audits 

� Modification of section controls 

� Modernisation of control consoles 

� Refurbishment of printing units and folders 

� Conversion to latest Ethernet technology. 



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Reconfiguration: Service Contract 

Mittelbayerisches Druckzentrum, Regensburg: 

� Full service and maintenance contract 

� Long-term partnership since installation of the 

COLORMAN XXL in 2010 

� Highly transparent for the customer 

� Direct access to know-how of manroland web systems 



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Retrofit News Limited Australia 

News Ltd., Brisbane: 

� Retrofit of all 4 NEWSMAN 40 presses: 

� replacement of the whole press control by 

state of the art PECOM components 

� enhancement by autoprint functions such as 

Inline Control systems, Production Planning, 

QuickStart, Monitoring and Reporting, 

printnetwork Mobile etc. 

� Objectives: 

� ensure production for the next 10 to 15 years 

� increase production efficiency 



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Classic Service 

Support for daily business to ensure production reliability. 

� Solutions: 

manroland STORE for constant availability and shortest 

reaction times. 

� Qualification: 

Original skilled experts with highest know how 

� Original: 

Spare and wear parts and engineering in original quality 

� Supply: 

Directly or online via manroland STORE 

Genuine Spare Parts and genuine Engineering. 



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printcom 

Print is the perfect team-play of single system components 

Certified and 

approved 

products 

Chemical products 

fount, wash, 

silicone etc. 

Own or 

exclusive 

products 

Rubber products 

blanket, mbb, sleeve, 

roller coating etc. 

Individual branding 

powered by 

� Integrated customer service 

� Product portfolio established 

� Continuous supply chain 

� Online shopping possibility via the manroland STORE 



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Summary 

� World market leader with strong ownership 

� Youngest and broadest product portfolio 

� Radically new operating concept 

� Digital printing solutions 

� Service Secures Future 



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peter.kuisle@ 

manroland-web.com

Folie 1 - manroland web systems GmbH

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