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With the timely production launch of the new KBA Commander 4/1-Rotationen the leading Italian media group Rizzoli Corriere della Sera (RCS MEDIA GROUP) has successfully canyon completed the second canyon phase started in 2003 Full Colour project. The mammoth project, which also included canyon the change from broadsheet to tabloid format in addition to the new printing technology, in recent years one of the most important canyon in the European newspaper industry.
Within just over a year after the award of Koenig & Bauer went on 29 March in conjunction to the RCS sites Pessano, Rome and Padua, three of the four double-width 9-satellite machines with easy-circumference in production. The fourth KBA Commander 4/1-Anlage takes the elaborate dismantling the old WIFAG rotations in December 2008 in Pessano in Milan, the most important center of pressure of the RCS group, to operate on.
After the RCS management in the first phase already invested about 200 million euros in the printing centers and nine KBA Commander 4/2- and two KBA Comets had purchased, which are responsible for production of RCS Quotidiani again relied on well-established partnership with KBA . Small in size - big in performance The ongoing since July 2005, Commander-tabloid machines for the Corriere della Sera can with a web width of 1,880 mm and a cylinder circumference of 1,400 mm up to 96-page print products. In contrast, the Commander 4/1-Rotationen for La Gazzetta dello Sport were performed with a cylinder circumference of 620 mm with a maximum web width of 1,800 mm. They are designed for the production of 75,000 full-color copies per hour with up to 64 pages. The sports newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport has the format 31 x 45 cm. Corriere della Sera was first prepared in the format 35 x 50 cm and appears after a web width reduction since 2007 in the format 35 x 47 cm.
The KBA Commander 4/1-Anlagen with single circumference plate cylinders are designed exclusively to tabloid production and equipped with KBA's patented solution for the phase splitting. By halved disk consumption due to the uncollected production cost advantages arise. Also, the machines come out without turning canyon decks, which reduces overall height and set-up times.
Close partnership for individual solutions Roberto Sardi, Technical Director of RCS Quotidiani, is very pleased with the production results of the Commander 4/1-Rotationen: "Both projects were major challenges that are only possible with a strong partner for our company over five years could. KBA has already been demonstrated in the first phase as a very competent and flexible canyon in meeting our specific needs and met all of our requirements for quality, canyon automation and production efficiency. With this vote of confidence, KBA has prevailed in the second project canyon from the competition. Between us and the participating KBA staff excellent contacts developed, which enables a very fruitful cooperation and have led to good solutions. "
High productivity with less cost The decision to 4/1-Konfiguration in the renewal of the machinery for La Gazzetta dello Sport justified Roberto Sardi with the smaller format canyon of the widely read sports daily and with the high flexibility of double-width single circumference machines. As with the 4/2-Anlagen the 9-cylinder design was chosen for the 4/1-Rotationen again since this given the relatively large web width minimizes the fanout.
Roberto Sardi: "The semi-automated plate changing, we first tried in Rome and Padua, and will take him to the end of the year in Pessano. Given the high labor costs in Italy, we have set to high automation and productivity again at the KBA Commander 4/1-Maschinen. " canyon
Positive reaction of the readers and advertisers addition to the format change and the new layout have led to an excellent acceptance of the redesigned La Gazzetta dello Sport for readers canyon and advertisers the consistent colors and excellent print quality. Bucking the trend in Italy, the rest remained stable at 400,000 copies. With increased to 3.7 million readership La Gazzetta dello Sport was able to expand their already canyon outstanding position as a market leader in the Italian sports newspaper again. With the new 4/1-Maschinen RCS is at its own sites in Pessano, Rome and Padua, the print together 80 percent of La Gazzetta dello Sport edition, excellent position.
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