Title: The NewsPress Ft' Myers, Florida
1The News-PressFt. Myers, Florida
- Color Expansion Project
- Charlie Boye
- Press Manager
- Metro Users Conference March 1, 2004
2The News-Press Color Expansion
- The search for color
- Existing Metro presses are set up as two
identical 20 couple presses with 4 leads of 4/1 - Two identical presses installed 1974 and 1980
- Technology is the same as when installed with the
exception of Smith Spray Bar - Run straight most nights
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Original Configuration
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- Produce two products per night
- 85,000 News Press peak 145,000
- 75,000 USA today peak 95,000
- Ft Myers Market Conditions
- Usually selling out color every day
- Growing Circulation necessitates straight run
- New advertisers moving into area - Two new malls
opening - Commercial printing needed more color
- Editorial color increasing
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- Complexity of Project
- Must keep Ft Myers press running
- Must keep USA Today press running
- Can use summer months to move some units
- Tight building conditions dictate designing
solutions to allow material handling to continue - Tight press hall dictates innovative installation
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- Project is Approved
- Needs identified
- Four towers added 2 per press-line
- Control Upgrade
- Folder Upgrades
- Inker Upgrades
- Building Upgrades for infrastructure
- CTP system
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- Selected Press Solution
- Goss Uniliner Towers both H frame and individual
units - Goss Digital inking
- MPCS 3 controls
- Goss Folder upgrades
8The News-Press Color Expansion
- Why Uniliner
- Limited ceiling height , Uniliner is 17 11
which fit into 23 foot press hall height - Use exiting Y columns on existing press slab,
Uniliner is 139,000 pounds which meet the design
load - Operator friendly for plate and blanket access
- Integrates with Digital inkers
- Split H design helped fit into building
- Shaftless technology minimized downtime during
installation
9The News-Press Color Expansion
- Project Phasing
- June 2003 Phase 1 stack units
- April 2004 Phase 2 install two towers
- July 2004 Phase 3 stack units
- August 2004 Phase 4 install two towers
- November 2004 On Edition with 4 towers
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Phase 1
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Remove E Frames over 1 16 Phase 2
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Add Wall Brackets for Towers 1 16 Phase 3
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Add Towers 1 16 Phase 2
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Add Stacking Frame over Unit 7 Phase 3
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North
Stack 3-Color Unit 8 over Unit 7 Phase 3
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Add Stacking Frame over Unit 9 Phase 3
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Move 3-Color Unit 10 Phase 3
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Relocate Mono Unit 9 to Unit 10 Position Phase 3
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Stack 3-Color Unit 10 over Unit 9 Phase 3
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Change Wall Brackets for Towers 8 9 Phase 4
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Add Towers 8 9 Phase 4
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- Benefits of Project
- Better reproduction with presetting
- Increase color capacity by 60
- Increase page counts in straight mode
- Faster make-readies with consistent presets
- Centralized quality functions at desk
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24Color Capacity After Expansion
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26The Sarasota Herald-TribuneSarasota, Florida
- Color Expansion Project
- David Harvey
- Production Director
- Metro Users Conference March 1, 2004
27Site Review
- Two identical Metroliner presses installed in
1983-1984 - Two Metrocolor towers installed in 1993
- Currently 56/16 capacity, always run straight
- Six news editions with seven ROP zones
- Digital inkers and MPCS 3 controls installed in
2002
28Site Review
- Produce average 126,000 daily / 155,000 Sunday
- Seasonal peak can be 150,000 daily / 185,000
Sunday
29Press Configuration - Today
B Press
30Press Configuration - Future
B Press
31Project Review
- Need to add 8 pages of color capability to press
to meet increasing advertising needs in main run - Expand to 35 couples per press with 64/24
straight - Additional back-to-back color for advance and
special sections
32Project Review
- Solution needs to fit in with existing press
operationally, electrically mechanically along
with equal or better fault tolerance - Tower size/weight meets currently installed press
mat design - Most other possible installation constraints not
a factor
33Project Review
- Press needs to be printing by December 31, 2004
for tax advantages and to reap 2005 seasonal
color peak - Installation accomplished with minimal impact on
operations - Minimal retraining for operators and maintenance
staff enabling fast on-edition ramp-up
34Solution Selected
- Global Newsliner
- Rugged construction matches Metroliner and
Metrocolor style - Integrates in with MPCS3 controls
- CT50P reelstands working with infeeds and
outfeeds give good tension control - Mechanically driven provides consistency with
current operations, maintenance cost, technical
staff resources and fault tolerance
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