Offset Printing

Vietnam printer installs Goss M-600 press for transition into commercial web offset

Monday 10. January 2011 - Open-house will showcase new facilities and capabilities

Goss technology ‘ideal’ for new venture into commercial web production

Nhan Dan Printing Company, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam has installed a Goss M-600 heatset web press to take its business to a new dimension. To be unveiled at an open house this month, the new press provides a considerable boost in output capacity while differentiating Nhan Dan as a pacesetter in the Vietnamese print market.
With installation into the company’s new facility recently completed on schedule, the new four-unit system with JF-48 folder, Contiweb SH splicer and Goss Ecocool dryer is running successfully. The M-600 press provides the additional firepower Nhan Dan requires to accept new commissions for magazine printing and grow alongside its commercial customers. The decision to invest in a Goss M-600 press came with full realization of the scope of the press and the opportunities it could deliver, says Mr. Ung Tan The, director of Nhan Dan, Ho Chi Minh City.
“You could say it was the difference between just doing more of the same or creating an opportunity to truly develop the company in a new direction. Being encouraged by the market potential in Vietnam and making use of the company’s natural strengths, our management decided to invest in a technology that helps us to make a move to the “Blue Ocean”. Our existing presses are continually busy, week in/week out, leaving us very little spare capacity for new business opportunities, so it was clear we needed to expand,” comments Mr. Ung Tan The. “We were looking for a press that would reliably maintain the standard of the sheetfed work. When we saw the M-600 system running we realized we could have that sheetfed quality but at much higher speeds too, and with a greater operational efficiency.”
Advanced features such as Goss Autoplate automatic plate changing technology -which allows a single operator to change any number of plates in less than two minutes – have facilitated a straightforward transition to web production for Nhan Dan. All motorized functions throughout the press and folders are also controlled through a central console, ensuring a highly automated, closed-loop operation for high productivity and low waste.
According to Mr. The, Goss International’s substantial experience in helping sheetfed printers implement a new web operation was a crucial factor in the choice of vendor. “The exceptional quality and the automation of the M-600 press, combined with the efficient local support by its distributor, Johs. Rieckermann Graphics, are such that it is the ideal choice for a printer who wants to move in this direction,” Mr. The explains. “The Goss International technicians have extensive expertise in guiding you through any potential pitfalls and ensuring a very quick implementation of the new technology. That’s why, with total confidence, we can kick off the new year by inviting all our customers to come see what we can now do.”