Offset Printing

A ROTOMAN for Bashkortostan

The most modern commercial web press in easternmost Europe is in Ufa in the Urals area. The Bashkortostan State Republican Publishing House has installed a ROTOMAN and thus decided for groundbreaking printing technology from manroland once again.

Thursday 12. February 2009 - First commercial web press for the easternmost city in Europe

The Bashkortostan State Republican Publishing House has installed a ROTOMAN and thus decided for a manroland press once again. This publishing house in Ufa, Russia, already has a UNISET. The 16-page ROTOMAN is the first commercial web press in the region and now prints in the easternmost city in Europe.

Deciding factors in favor of the ROTOMAN were the groundbreaking manroland printing technology, the reliable service, and the very good relationship between the two companies. The publishing house uses the new press to print high-quality magazines on LWC (Light Weight Coated) paper in runs from 6,000 to 50,000 copies. manroland trained the customer’s staff to operate the press, focusing on operation of the folder, gluing unit and dryer. The press is the first in the region to be equipped with a gas dryer.

Press strengthens customer’s economic situation

Michael Beier von manroland Russia is pleased to report that: “For manroland, the installation of this ROTOMAN represents a breakthrough in commercial web technology outside Moscow.” With this new press, Bashkortostan can strengthen its position as a modern commercial printing company in the region. Anatoly I. Bezrukavnikov, General Director of Bashkortostan State Republican Publishing House, believes the ROTOMAN will make his company very competitive.

Facts and figures: the Bashkortostan State Republican Publishing House

The Bashkortostan State Republican Publishing House is one of the republic’s printing industry leaders. Its headquarters are in Ufa, the capital city of the Russian Republic of Bashkortostan, in the Urals area. The publishing house has a staff of around 400 and produces all types of printing, mainly republic-wide and regional newspapers plus magazines. It also produces hard- and soft-cover books, folders, calendars, posters, catalogues, forms, labels and die-cut multi-color cardboard packaging. Turnover is more than 6.8 million euros per year