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News Release from: Goss International | Subject: Community SSC press
Edited by the Printingtalk Editorial
Team on 16 March 2007
70 Community Web Press Units For South
America
Goss International has taken orders in the last 12 months for Community SSC presses with a total of more than 70 printing units in the South American market.
Goss International has taken orders in the last 12 months for Community SSC presses with a total of more than 70 printing units in the South American market The company believes that the orders confirm the popularity of the press amongst regional and national printers throughout the continent
This article was originally published on Printingtalk on 29 Mar 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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Since its introduction in 1962, the single-width, one-plate-around Community SSC press system has become the world's most popular web press for newspapers, with over 35,000 units sold, claimed Goss.
According to Goss International vice president of Latin America operations, Ernesto Oliveira: "With the South American printing industry undergoing rapid change, the emphasis is on increased technological development and better productivity.
There is also a significant new generation of web offset capacity being installed throughout the industry." Oliveira said Goss International is a major supplier of newspaper press systems to the South American market and the Community SSC press has the print quality, versatility and ease-of-use features to make it a long-term, reliable and economic choice for many newspaper printers in the region.
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Diario La Verdad of Maracaibo, Venezuela, one of the fastest growing titles in South America, has added a new Community SSC press with five four-high towers for production of its daily newspaper La Verdad.
According to Juan Carlos Abudei Nuller, president and editor in chief of Diario La Verdad: "Satisfaction with our existing Community press influenced our decision to purchase another, which will give us the improved print capabilities and shorter turn-around times we require to accommodate a rapidly growing circulation.
It will, in fact, reduce our production time by more than half from seven hours to two hours for the full print run and will enable us to provide more flexibility for meeting the changing demands of our advertisers and readers." The new press at Diario La Verdad will also include five zero-speed splicers and a folder with upper former.
With a 21.5-inch (546mm) cut-off, the press will produce 55,000 or more copies a day of La Verdad, a standard broadsheet, with 40 pages, 20 of them in full color.
Peruvian daily newspaper, El Comercio, has invested in a Community SSC press to improve distribution and boost circulation figures in the northern region of the country.
To be installed at a new facility 430 miles north of its existing facility, the new press has been ordered with two four-high towers, two zero-speed splicers and an SSC folder.
Ignacio Prado, director at El Comercio, commented: "We have been running a Goss Newsliner press since 1997 and we are confident that the Community press will be just as successful.
The new press facility will not only improve our distribution in the north of the country but, once established, it is planned that we will increase our circulation and market share in the region.
Reliability of parts and technical support were other crucial factors in the decision for us and we are secure in the knowledge that Goss International will continue to support us in reducing our waste and meeting the changing needs of our customers." Litografia Magno Graf of Puebla (Mexico) has invested in a Community SSC press to expand the production of its main newspaper title, Sintesis, in to the Mexican states of Veracruz and Morelos.
The new 14-unit press will be configured with one two-high and three four-high towers, one folder and four zero-speed splicers.
Commenting on the decision to buy the press, Armando Prida Noriega, general director of Magno Graf, said: "We have invested in the Community press to expand our capacity and offer very high print quality.
We have chosen to work with Goss International because we trust the company to supply durable, robust equipment, exactly configured for our needs." Meanwhile, El Informador has a long history of web offset printing.
As one of the first newspapers in the country to print in colour, it has always invested in the latest technological innovations to meet the growing demands of its readers, said Goss.
A new 20-unit Community SSC press at El Informador will include five four-high towers, five zero-speed splicers and a folder with upper former.
With a 21.5-inch (546mm) cut-off, the press will produce 55,000 or more copies a day.
According to Mauricio Gomez, the owner of El Informador: "As one of the newspapers with the highest circulations in the mid-western area of Venezuela, we have chosen to invest in the Goss Community SSC press as it offers us the versatility for printing colour newspapers and semi-commercial products.
Apart from being easy to use, it will enable us to improve quality and increase our productivity." Diario Del Sur has bought a new Community SSC press that will include one two-high and two four-high towers and will be installed with a new folder with a 22.75-inch (578mm) cut-off.
The new press will be installed in a new building at its plant in Bogota (Colombia) next to its existing stable of Community SSC presses, dating back to the 1960s.
The Community will be used to print a sports daily newspaper, Diario Deportivo, as well as a number of small products for local supermarkets and grocery stores.
President of the group, Hernando Suaarez, Diario Del Sur, explained: "We are excited with the level of technology presented on our new Community SSC press.
We have had positive experiences in the past with our existing Goss branded presses, which is why we chose Goss for this latest investment." Ernesto Oliveira concluded: "The Community SSC press continues to be an extremely popular press across Latin America and it also exemplifies Goss International's commitment to continual product development.
The press is highly flexible and easily upgradeable, making it ideal, not only for new press investments, but also as an addition to existing presses, including presses made by other suppliers." And he added: "By enhancing product versatility and functionality in this way, we are keeping pace with the changing requirements of the market, to ensure that our customers always have a range of options to maintain their competitive edge.".
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