manroland Wins Prize at Innovation Awards of the German Printing Industry
ROLAND 50 one of the most innovative printing technologies in 2008
Reason to celebrate for manroland at the German Printing Industry Innovation Awards gala on October 9th in Frankfurt/Main: the latest sheetfed offset press ROLAND 50 won second prize in the Technology category.
Its world premiere at drupa celebrated only a short while back the ROLAND 50 has now won one of the important 2008 technology prizes. At the German Printing Industry Innovation Awards, the ROLAND 50 in the pico format 36/52 earned second prize in the category Technology. The ROLAND 50 stands for added value in the small format on account of printing quality and flexibility in substrates. For the printer, this means: a wider portfolio of products and services, accessing new fields of clientele – resulting in added sales and greater competitive strength.
Printers’ needs met
The success of the most recent development is particularly gratifying to Board Member, Dr. Markus Rall: “The ROLAND 50 has entered the market only a short time ago, but its printing quality and substrate variety provide an obvious added value that has been quickly recognized by the professional public. Our Value Added Printing strategy aims to equip a printer with the technology that enables the company to successfully position itself in the market. Winning the prize on the basis of a readership poll shows that the ROLAND 50 meets the printers’ needs.”
ROLAND 50 – conquering new fields of business
In the 36/52 format the ROLAND 50 establishes a new standard of printing quality and substrate flexibility. Only the ROLAND 50 processes substrates from 0.04 – 0.8 mm. 0.8 mm – that enables printers in format class 36/52 to gain new customers and access new fields of business such as calendar production. The standard pile height of 700 mm is among the highest in competition, and the optional maximum format of 38 x 53 cm can make for advantages in production. Not only producing mass but also delivering high class in the form of printing quality is ensured by the XXL technology in the small format. Having the same platform as the large manroland printing systems, the ROLAND 50 shares with them the important technological characteristics: double-diameter impression cylinders and transferters ensure marking-free sheet travel and thus excellent printing quality. Sturdy construction, 1-person operating convenience, high degree of automation and the possibility of network integration are further important features of the ROLAND 50.
