Chinas most influential newspaper now invests again in a commercial press from manroland web systems to further strengthen their market position by investing more in new business fields.

The ROTOMAN HiPrint shines with its excellent price-performance ratio. The 16-page printing system was developed for all-round printers in dynamic markets as a cost-effective solution to print magazines and supplements. And this is exactly what one of Chinas biggest newspaper printers was aiming for. With the new ROTOMAN press, the company now can extend its already existing insert- and magazine production in-house.

People’s Daily is the most important newspaper in China. The company produces more than 70 different editions with approximately five million broadsheet copies each day, which means 1.825 billion copies a year.

A major part of these copies is usually provided with commercial inserts. Besides, the People’s Daily printing centre is also running a growing number of weekly lifestyle-, sports-, TV-, broadcast and advertising magazines. The present production is based on a manroland web systems POLYMAN commercial press that has been already delivered 15 years ago and which cannot solve the growing demands for such a product portfolio anymore. This shall now be extremely pushed forward with a stronger in-house base. The Director of People’s Daily, Mr. Wang Jinghu, says in his statement during the signing ceremony: “People’s Daily therefore demands a constant high quality with, at the same time, a maximum of flexibility and efficiency. The commercial web offset press ROTOMAN HiPrint from manroland web systems is the ideal press for these demands. Therefore Peoples Daily decided to invest in the new technology for the new printing centre in Beijing. This is also a further step in developing our strategic cooperation with manroland web systems. The contract for the ROTOMAN is already the 7th contract with our reliable partner from Germany.”

The 16-Page Wonder
The ROTOMAN HiPrint combines high performance with robust design. Its proven printing couples are equipped with automation options, such as automatic plate change PPL or blanket washing for fast changeovers and less maintenance. The manroland web systems Inline Control Systems for ink density, color register and cut-off register ensure a consistent premium quality for commercial products. The PFC pin folder with a multiple motor drive and a quarter fold provides absolute folding precision and a service-friendly design. The ROTOMAN HiPrint will be delivered with the new manroland web systems ControlCenter and its PPM station, which will be connected with the already existing commercial press.

The ROTOMAN HiPrint for People’s Daily has a cylinder circumference of 546 mm and a maximum web width of 965 mm with a production speed of 60,000 Cyl.rev./h. The new commercial press will help to continue the impressive success story of manroland web systems installations for People’s Daily in China. Besides the new ROTOMAN Hi Print and the POLYMAN for commercial production, the company runs a GEOMAN and eight UNISET newspaper presslines from manroland web systems to print their daily. The new ROTOMAN HiPrint will be installed in the second half of 2016.

Giant Chinese Printer Trusts in Proven Technology From the German Market Leader for Commercial Web-Offset Presses
What is appreciated most by the customer, one of Chinas biggest printing companies, is the proven manroland web systems technology of the ROTOMAN series. manroland web systems as the market leader in commercial press manufacturing has the perfect know-how and technology to serve the demands of the giant Chinese printer. The ROTOMAN is manufactured in Germany according to the most stringent quality standards.