The order follows the successful installation of the Impact Global blanket cleaners on four upgraded MAN Roland Newsman double-width presses at News Limited’s Murarrie print facility in Brisbane during 2003, and six upgraded MAN Newsman 40 presses at News Limited’s Westgate Park print site in Melbourne in late 2002.

The new Baldwin Automatic Blanket Cleaning equipment will be installed on five new MAN Geoman presses at the Nationwide News Sydney print production centre and will consist of 200 Impact Global units as well as the conversion of older Baldwin equipment on existing MAN Geoman press from dry cloth to Impact technology.

Peter Tkachuk, Baldwin Graphic Equipment managing director, says, “Nationwide News, (formally Mirror & Telegraph Publications) purchased Z400 blanket cleaning systems from us several years ago and based on the tremendous results and productivity they are again placing their confidence in Baldwin to equip these new presses.”

News Limited Group also recently installed Baldwin’s Impact Global cleaning and LithoSpray spray dampening systems at the Gold Coast Bulletin in Southport, Queensland. That order consisted of Impact Global and LithoSpray systems for the KBA nine-tower Comet press installation.

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