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printcom at drupa 2008
Thursday 29. May 2008 - Certified quality products
Elaborate testing methods for printcom products – printcom start-up sets now also available for newspaper printing
manroland will be presenting quality products from printcom, one of the four PRINTVALUE brands, at drupa 2008 from 29 May to 11 June at the Düsseldorf trade show site in PrintCity Hall 6.
Products certified by printcom
Since the beginning, all process-compliant system components distributed by printcom have had to pass extensive test procedures. On the basis of continuous research and development work, they are adjusted precisely to the requirements of manroland web offset and sheetfed offset printing presses. The new certification procedure is based on this process and demonstrates the quality of the respective products to manufacturers and customers. Products are only honoured with the printcom brand name after they have fulfilled the rigorous test criteria from manroland and have proven themselves in a practically oriented field test.
The objective of the certification procedure is to define two to three especially suitable products for each customer application. This gives customers a selection so that they are not dependent on a specific manufacturer. Only high-quality brand products that have been tested for their material compatibility by FOGRA or another official inspection authority of the graphic arts industry are accepted. Products in the blanket product group, for example, such as conventional blankets, metal-back blankets and sleeves for web offset and sheetfed offset printing, have already completed the certification test. A point system supports different test steps and provides information on the suitable application areas of the respective blanket, e.g. packaging or label printing. In the pressroom chemicals product group, the best dampening solutions and washing agents have been certified for the respective manroland presses.
Even after the initial test, printcom products are under constant observation. First and foremost, products must pass comparative tests twice a year and stand up to daily use in the inhouse Graphic Center. Moreover, three to five reference customers report their experiences with the product. Quality inconsistencies are immediately apparent. If the manufacturer cannot remedy the faults in a timely manner, the product is exchanged.
printcom users can be assured that they will receive coordinated and optimized process-compliant system components for their production environment and printing system: high-performance products that are tailored to customer requirements. Customers can also enjoy the advantages of one-stop shopping. They do not have to search for different suppliers, as they get all accessories from a single source.
printcom start-up sets now also available for newspaper printing customers
Just in time for drupa 2008 printcom offers compatible start-up sets for the commissioning of new newspaper presses. The sets contain all process-compliant system components needed to ensure a quick and smooth production start. The certified printcom products are optimally adjusted both to operation on the corresponding manroland web offset press and to the individual requirements of the newspaper company. Like the existing versatile start-up sets for heatset and sheetfed presses, the product package includes sufficient materials for the first weeks of operation. Printers can then exactly and contractually determine their individual accessory requirements for running operation and make further purchases from printcom using the one-stop shopping service.