German press manufacturer manroland Sheetfed will showcase the new iteration of its B1 Evolution 700 at drupa next month.
The company says the press has been developed in response to the increasingly complex challenges facing printers today, and says its flexibility and print quality have kept it in constant demand around the world since its launch in 2014. Its sleek, futuristic design also won it the prestigious 2015 Red Dot Design Award in 2015.
Included in the Evolution’s features are Simultaneous Plate Loading (SPL) for shorter make-ready times, Quick Start Plus for significant reduction of start-up waste, Ultima press configuration with InlineFoiler and InlineCoating for easy order processing, and LED drying technology for shortened lead times with more eco-friendly production.
Alongside technological innovation manroland Sheetfed will showcase its turnkey support portfolio for printers, developed in response to demands for ever greater productivity, reliability and predictability.
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These include the ProServ 360º Performance which provides complete production security, from the moment of investment, through intensive regular machine check-ups to maintenance and productivity analysis. It also includes Press Management and Quality Management portfolio from printnetwork, helping printers establish highly automated production processes through networking, order process, automatic quality control and color management products, and there is Printcom, aimed at ensuring stable, high quality, eco-friendly print production through the latest certified system components, from pressroom to prepress.
Rafael Penuela, CEO of manroland Sheetfed, says: “Visitors to our stand will see the efficiency of manroland Sheetfed solutions and how they can help printing companies face the many industry challenges today and tomorrow.
“We are here to offer the most innovative and productive sheetfed offset solutions in the industry. We want to help customers future-proof their businesses and meet or exceed their expectations for excellence, both with our products and services. It’s just as our motto says: Evolution in Print.”
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