Compacta 215 Soon to Roll in Hong Kong
The Ringier Group of Switzerland will soon be firing up a 16pp KBA Compacta 215 commercial web offset press at its facility in Hong Kong The press will join a fleet of non-KBA presses.
Global player
A global player with a payroll of 7,500 and a total of eleven production plants in Europe (Croatia, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Switzerland) and Asia, Ringer prints and publishes more than 120 newspaper and magazine titles worldwide, has sizeable stakes in a number of television and radio stations, produces and promotes over 20 TV programmes, organises events and concerts complete with ticket sales, and operates 80-plus web and mobile platforms.
21 years in Asia
Ringier's presence in Asia dates back to the creation of the Hong Kong plant, Ringier Print (HK) Ltd, in 1989 as a 50:50 joint venture. In 2001 Ringier acquired the other 50% of the company.
Ringier China has 590 employees. In association with Chinese partners its Shanghai and Beijing operations produce city guides and other Chinese-language tourist books. Asia Inflight Ltd, a subsidiary of Ringier Pacific Ltd., which is also in Hong Kong, contract prints in-flight magazines for numerous Chinese airlines.
KBA Compacta 215 press lines are in operation the world over, and Ringier chose one for its Hong Kong plant after visiting a string of installations in Europe and China. The new 55,000iph press will print part of the existing portfolio plus future jobs of between 10,000 and 200,000 copies. Configured as four printing units with an F3 gripper folder, it will have a 578mm (22.75in) cut-off, a maximum web width of 1,000mm (39.37) and will feature manual reel logistics, ErgoTronic console technology, LogoTronic presetting system and QuadTech colour control systems. Shipment is scheduled for the first quarter of 2011.
Marc Decker
+49 931 909-4983
marc.decker@kba.com
