Oosterhout, April 2015
– It seems that the collaboration between Q.I.
Press Controls and EAE is paying dividends. In the space of just over a year
following the acquisition of EAE - a period in which the two organisations have
continued to develop groundbreaking automation products - the print industry has become increasingly aware that the
two companies are operating as a single entity. Joint orders are starting to
pour in and Denmark
too, is making acquaintance with the QIPC – EAE combination. Having been won
over by the commitment shown by both organisations, the Trykkeriet
Nordvestsjaelland printing plant has singled out QIPC – EAE for the upgrade of
its presses.
Trykkeriet Nordvestsjaelland, based in Holbaek, Denmark, forms part of
Sjaellandske Media. This local business, with a workforce of around 500,
publishes four daily and 34 weekly newspapers, the latter alone which account
for a circulation of 785,000. The organisation holds quality and accuracy in
high esteem. Because both the current register system and the automation
software were ten years old, the printing company decided it was high time to
invest in an upgrade.
Despite these ageing systems being the IRS
cameras from Q.I. Press Controls and the PrintPP software from EAE
respectively, Trykkeriet Nordvestsjaelland decided to carry out an extensive
investigation among several potential suppliers. At the end of the day however,
it was QIPC – EAE which came out top of the
tree. The organisation’s reasoning was based on the possibilities for a
closed-loop control and QIPC – EAE’s
commitment to the printing industry, which may well lead to further innovations
in the future.
The order consists of a software and
hardware upgrade for the EAE PrintPP and the replacement of the IRS system by 4
mRC-3D cameras with AIMS for cut-off control and 8 IDS-3D cameras with
AIMS for colour register. The upgrade is intended for a KBA Comet newspaper
press with 4 full-colour towers and 1 folder. The IDS-3D cameras have been made
suitable for colour control, which means that Trykkeriet Nordvestsjaelland can
invest in this at a later stage.
Trykkeriert Nordvestsjaelland’s order was
brought about in part by Q.I. Press Controls’ Area Sales Manager, Ewin van
Rossen and the Piculell & Söderqvist agency. The latter has been working
with Q.I. Press Controls for many years and is a highly valued partner. The
order is a sign that QIPC – EAE is making good
headway as a joint operation. Menno Jansen, managing director of Q.I. Press
Controls, explains: “We wanted to bring about a situation in which customers
no longer make a distinction between the two of us, that is, they think of Q.I.
Press Controls when they're in conversation with someone from EAE, and vice
versa.” As far as QIPC – EAE is concerned, the required outcome is that
customers purchase complementary products from both organisations when placing
new orders.
Van
Rossem is keen to put forward the argument for QIPC – EAE’s complementarity:
“When, for example, a customer invests in products solely from EAE, they get
production reliability. In addition, a combination of both - that is, a
combination of automation with the modernisation of hardware - not only leads
to improved performance, but also to cost savings in the long run.” The
combination of QIPC – EAE stands for efficiency, effectiveness and cost
cutting. The order now enables Trykkeriet Nordvestsjaelland to benefit from the
advantages that QIPC – EAE has to offer.
