Numerous customers from Germany and abroad attended the official inauguration of another modern rotary printing press at Mohn Media by Arvato CEO Achim Berg and Mohn Media MD Axel Hentrei.
The new high-performance machine not only further expands the production capacity of the large printing plant on Carl-Bertelsmann-Strasse in Gütersloh, but also its leading position in the European printing market. The new 96-page printing press replaces two smaller, older rotary printing presses. Its special construction design enables it to be used highly flexibly for numerous brochures and catalog orders.
"This machine is not only a prime example of German engineering, but also visible proof that we at Arvato believe print will continue to be an important component in our service chain in the future," said Achim Berg during the ceremony. "Mohn Media not only has state-of-the-art machinery, but also innovative strength and a very capable workforce," the manager continued. "I'm convinced that the company will continue its excellent development and performance in the years ahead."
Mohn Media boss Axel Hentrei emphasized the advantages of the new machine in his brief address: "Thanks to its special design, we can now produce a lot of different formats very efficiently and respond even more quickly to our customers' needs. This improves our position in an increasingly competitive environment." Hentrei also thanked the team from the printing press manufacturer Manroland for their excellent support during construction. "It took only four months from delivery of the first machine parts to the test printing. An impressive demonstration of the professionalism the Manroland and Mohn Media teams brought to the project."
The technical specifications of the new rotary printing press are impressive as well: the printer is 50 meters long, 16 meters wide, 11.5 meters high and weighs 480 tons. A single rotation of its printing cylinders produces as many as 104 A4 pages – so at 50,000 rpm, its maximum output is 5.2 million printed pages per hour. At full load, paper almost three meters wide races through each of the 44-ton printing units at a speed of over 60 kilometers per hour. The investment costs, including peripherals and retrofitting, are about €20 million.
