KBA's new Comet press deal for Chinese newspapers

Henan Daily Newspaper Group in Zhengzhou, China has continued its successful association with KBA by signing a contract for a third Comet press line.

The new 75,000 copies per hour Comet press for Zhengzhou will be commissioned in the autumn.

The four-high press with a cylinder circumference of 1092mm (43in) and a web width variable between 630 and 870mm (24.85 - 34.25in) will comprise four Pastoline reelstands, three towers with fan-out compensation and colour register controls, and a KF3 jaw folder.

The contract also includes three KBA consoles with colour preset and diagnostics PC for remote maintenance.

The order follows the installation in 2001 and 2005 of two Comet press lines with a total of eight towers and four folders.

In addition to high-circulation titles, such as the Henan Daily, Dahe Daily and Henan Commercial Daily the Zhengzhou plant contract prints a large number of other publications.

These include several in English - China Daily, China Youth Daily, Workers Daily and Peoples Daily.

Henan Daily plant manager, Chen Guo Sheng, said: 'The two single-width Comet presses demonstrate their high output, reliability and superior print quality day in and day out.

Thanks to their flexibility and ease of operation, we can switch from one of our many in-house and contract titles to another in a minimum of time.

Henan Daily general manager, Zhang Jian, is equally impressed.

'We have always been 100 per cent satisfied with the support KBA has provided, from the initial concept right through to after-sales service.

So it's a pleasure to be working with KBA and the Comet once again as part of our expansion project.

KBA sales director, Stefan Segger, commented: 'The new press line will make Henan Daily the biggest Comet user to date in China.

This latest contract reflects the esteem in which our newspaper press technology is held among Chinese media houses.

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