manroland sheetfed to Unveil Many Innovations at drupa

OFFENBACH, GERMANY—March 30, 2012. manroland sheetfed, a leading provider of sheetfed offset presses, production automation and related solutions, will leverage drupa 2012 to communicate its excitement about the start of a new era for the newly structured company. Visitors to manroland sheetfed’s stand (Hall 6, Stand D27) will see a fresh new spirit that reflects both innovation and the continuation of the tradition of excellence associated with the manroland brand and dating back nearly two centuries.

“Visitors to our stand will clearly observe the power of manroland sheetfed solutions to help their companies face the many challenges of today’s printing industry with the most innovative and productive sheetfed offset solutions in the industry,” said Alfred Rothlaender, president of manroland sheetfed. “With our new structure firmly in place, customers will experience an even more responsive partner in manroland sheetfed. We are dedicated to helping customers future-proof their businesses as we work hard to meet or exceed their expectations for excellence, both in product and services.”

Packaging Opportunities
A key element of manroland sheetfed’s drupa presence will be its solutions for the packaging market. These solutions have been created based on intensive research and development as well as customer feedback about market requirements, and include:

• The Roland 708LV printing press equipped with the new indexed InlineFoiler, which saves up to 55% in consumption of foil;

• An inline coating unit for added value printing effects that enhance the already high quality delivered by the press;

• Intelligent color pre-setting with self-learning software that can bring ongoing productivity gains to the production floor;

• All required inline control technology, from color to register and full sheet inspection down to 200 dpi, along with PDF comparison down to 4-pt text (multiple camera system) to ensure accuracy and readability of the final printed product.