DUSSELDORF, GERMANY— 2008-06-09—As part of a strategic partnership, technotrans AG and manroland AG have agreed that technotrans AG ink roller temperature control units will in future be fitted as the original equipment on manroland sheet-fed presses. technotransAG, a leading systems supplier of peripheral equipment for offset printing, has for many years been one of the leading players in the market in this product category.
“We have taken this decision in the interests of using resources optimally along the entire value added chain and in line with our product strategy for peripheral equipment,” explained Rudolf Hartmann, Area Head of Purchasing at manroland in Offenbach. “We are consciously looking for a long-term strategic partnership with one of our key systems suppliers.”
“As a systems supplier, technotrans concentrates on special expertise that appropriately complements the core skills of printing press manufacturers,” added Henry Brickenkamp, member of the Board of Management of technotrans AG. “We are in a position to provide superlative technology in that area and are therefore able to make developments such as improved energy efficiency available to a wide market.” The technotrans Board of Management is consequently exceptionally pleased at manroland’s decision, which it believes comes as further endorsement of the company’s strategic direction.
Offering tomorrow`s offset today
technotrans AG, one of the leading system suppliers for offset printing will be highlighting three main themes at the world’s largest exhibition for the printing industry: efficient processes; stable production; and environmentally sound printing. One of the highlights of the technotrans’ stand at this year’s trade fair is the first ever presentation of the entire product range of blanket cleaning systems. In addition, the low-energy combination unit for dampening solution circulation and ink unit temperature control will be demonstrated.
Cloth and brush-based series of cleaning systems
With the contex product range, technotrans offers for the first time its comprehensive range of different cleaning systems for blanket and impression cylinders. In doing so, it is expanding its market position as a systems supplier considerably. The development of this completely new product range focused on increasing the productivity of the printing press, i.e. on extending the direct machine availability. In contrast to existing systems, each model in the range has unique selling points, which offer the user many advantages.