Winnipeg Free Press upgrade to Harland Simon APCS press controls Chicago, 17th January 2007.

Harland Simon has started 2007 on a high note, by signing a contract with Winnipeg Free Press, Canada, for the replacement of their APCS press controls on their Goss Colorliner presses. The conversion will be carried out over the summer period with all presses in full production by July 2007, without any disruption to Winnipeg’s busy production schedule. The project includes replacement of the main press controls, installation of four Prima 6000 operator consoles and supply of a comprehensive suite of management system modules including direct ink presetting.

The principles of the upgrade are that the APCS consoles are replaced with PRIMA control consoles; all KFL, KFM, KP5, PIN racks and Data Highway 2 are eliminated; existing unit and folder receivers including DRINK racks are retained; existing Drive Master PLCs upgraded to Ethernet; existing MAC and folder receiver racks are retained, but, with a processor upgrade that will allow main press communications and support interface communication, previously dealt with by the PIN rack.

At all times, the existing system will remain operational until the new system is fully tested and commissioned, which eliminates any risk to production. This method also keeps costs down whilst replacing all the vulnerable parts of the system. The solution is based on techniques that have been successfully developed for the replacement of many Goss systems over the past 10 years.

Andy Ritchie, Winnipeg’s Publisher commented, “Our present press controls have done a good job for us for the last 15 years, but its now time to update them. This is part of our overall commitment to modernizing our business”

The decision to convert to Harland Simon was made on the basis of replacing more obsolete hardware, improved technical support and enhanced features such as comprehensive monitoring, reporting and ink presetting with adapted (learning) algorithms.

Glenn Williams, Vice President of Operations & Production, further commented, “We chose HS for a number of reasons: Reliability – they do what they say they will do. Quality – we researched numerous installs across the globe and all without exception were very satisfied with the quality of components, workmanship, and service. Knowledge – they are experts in press controls and are recognized as such throughout the world.”

For further information, please contact John Staiano, Senior Vice President Tel: +001 (630) 572 7650  Email:  john.staiano@harlandsimon.com

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