Newspapers printed: The Sun, The Times, The Daily Telegraph, The Sunday Telegraph, The Financial Times.
Presslines: two ManRoland Colorman XXL presslines. Each press-line with ten folders, fifty towers (four high), and one hundred ducts per colour.
- Twenty-six Chieftain pumps with hydraulic motor and control system, each pump equivalent to a 16” air operated pump with a 23:1 pressure ratio.
One of the largest automatic ink supply systems in the world!
Newspapers printed: The Sun, The News of the World, The Times, The Sunday Times, The Daily Telegraph, The Sunday Telegraph, The Financial Times.
Pressline: ManRoland twenty-five towers, six folders.
- Main pump room: thirteen Chieftain pumps with hydraulic motor and control system, each pump equivalent to a 16” air operated pump with a 23:1 pressure ratio.
- Transfer pump room: two pneumatic pumps with 10” air motors and a 3:1 pressure ratio.
NEWSPRINTERS (EUROCENTRAL), Motherwell, UK
Newspapers printed: The Sun, The Times, The Daily Telegraph, Edinburgh Evening News, The Guardian.
Pressline: ManRoland, twelve towers, two folders.
- Eight Chieftain pumps with hydraulic motor and control system, each pump equivalent to a 16” air operated pump with a 23:1 pressure ratio.
Mirror Colour Print, Watford, UK
Newspapers printed: The Daily Mirror, The Sunday Mirror, The Independent, The Daily Record, The Racing Post.
Presslines: two ManRoland presslines.
- Thirteen Chieftain pneumatic pumps, with 16” air motors and 23:1 pressure ratio.
- Eight Dominator pneumatic pumps, with 10” air motors, and 16:1 pressure ratio.
- Ink supply control system, filters, pressure regulators, flow meters, tank load cells.
- Ten bulk ink storage tanks (four 15,000 kg black ink tanks, and two 10,000kg tanks for each of the three colour inks), bulk ink tank offset fill station, pipework and pump manifolds.
Guardian Media News, London, UK
Newspapers printed: The Guardian, The Guardian Weekly, The Observer.
Presslines: two ManRoland presslines.
- Ten Commander pneumatic pumps, with 14”air motors and 17:1 pressure ratio.
- Ink supply control system, filters, pressure regulators, flow meters, tank load cells.
- Five bulk ink storage tanks (two 10,000 kg black ink tanks, and one 10,000kg tank for each of the three colour inks), bulk ink tank offset fill station, pipework and pump manifolds.
Trinity Mirror, BirminghaM, UK
Newspapers printed: Daily Mirror, The Sunday Mirror, The Sunday People, The Birminghan Post.
Other media printed: sales flyers for Tescos, Morrisons etc.
Pressline: Goss, twelve towers, four folders, double width.
- Eight Titan pneumatic pumps, with 12” air motors and 12:1 pressure ratio.
- Ink supply control system, filters, pressure regulators, flow meters, tank load cells.
- Eight bulk ink storage tanks (two 15,000 kg black ink tanks, and two 10,000kg tanks for each of the three colour inks), bulk ink tank offset fill station, pipework and pump manifolds.
Media printed: magazines such as Radio Times, TV Times, Woman, Soaplife, Woman’s Own, catalogues and newspaper supplements.
Presslines: eight Heidelberg and Man Roland presslines.
- Pump room one: eight Dominator pneumatic pumps, with 10” air motors and, for special inks, four Warrior pneumatic pumps with 8” air motors.
- Pump room two: eight Commander pneumatic pumps with 14” air motors.
- Ink supply control system.
- Four 10,500kg and four 7,500kg bulk ink storage tanks, pipework and pump manifolds.
Media printed: magazines, catalogues, newspaper supplements and books.
Presses: three Mitsubishi sheet fed presses.
- Five Warrior pneumatic pumps with 8” air motors and 22:1 pressure ratio.
- All pumps mounted on 200kg drum single post rams (pump lift and inductor).
- Ink supply control system, alarms, spreader bars, sensors, pipework and pump manifolds.
Media printed: magazines, catalogues and newspapers supplements.
Presses: five in total, ManRoland and Heidelberg.
- Four Commander pneumatic pumps with 14” air motors and 17:1 pressure ratio.
- Eight Dominator pneumatic pumps with 10” air motors and 16:1 pressure ratio.
- Ink supply control system, filters, pressure regulators, flow meters.
- Eight 7,000kg bulk ink storage tanks, bulk ink tank offset fill station, pipework and pump manifolds.
- Eight Warrior pneumatic pumps with 8” air motors.
- All pumps mounted on 200kg drum twin post rams (pump lift and inductor).
- Ink supply control system including drum empty alarms and automatic pump shut-off on drum empty.
MOTHER-DAUGHTER INK DELIVERY SYSTEM, BRIGHTON, UK
- Four Warrior pneumatic pumps with 8” air motors.
- Ink supply control system including tank low level alarms and automatic pump shut-off on tank empty.
- Four 1,500 litre mother-daughter tank systems.
ROTOCOBRHI, Tres Cantos (Madrid) SPAIN
Media printed: magazines, promotional catalogues of supermarkets and other distributors.
Some magazines: Interviu, Vogue, Pronto, Lecturas, Mia, Traveler, Cuore, Caza, Pesca, Autopista, Tiempo, Inversión, Cocina Ligera, Vanity Fair, El dominical de El Mundo. . .
Commercial brochures: El Corte Inglés, Hipercor, Media Mark, Dia, Carrefour, Makro, Lidl. . .
Presses: 8 in total, ManRoland, Goss y Heidelberg.
Hydrair equipment:
- 16 Titan pneumatic pumps of 12”, 23:1 pressure ratio. Stroke counter incorporated, preventive maintenance centralized program.
- Installation centralized control, cabinet with touch screen, telemetry, end user and ink supplier management software, manifolds, ink filters, pilot valves, electro valves.
- 8 storage tanks, 2 with 20.000 kg, 2 with 18.000 kg, 1 with 16.000 kg and 3 with 14.000 kg.
- Tank contents control and management software. Off-set fill cabinets, tank fill pipes, supply manifolds to pumps, ink distribution pipes up to web offset presses, inner ink circulation bars, pumps.
