Last spring, Malaysian newspaper company The China Press Bhd announced that it was investing in three EasySert lines from Ferag. Commissioning of the new technology in the Kuala Lumpur produc-tion centre was set to be completed by the summer of 2015. The Chi-na Press Bhd has met its ambitious goals: after production started on the first two EasySert lines in May and June, the third line began op-erating on schedule at the end of July. The project team and employ-ees came through the challenging transition from purely manual work to fast, automatic newspaper processing with flying colours.

Production on a sound footing
The daily editions of the newspapers China Press and Nanyang Siang Pau produced in Kuala Lumpur each comprise several sec-tions. The previous, manual assembly process required large num-bers of personnel, took up a lot of time, and was prone to frequent errors.

The three EasySert lines are putting The China Press Bhd’s newspa-per production on a sound commercial footing. Thanks to the auto-matic gathering and inserting process, assembly of the individual newspaper sections is under control, and their insertion into the jacket product is secure. After only a few weeks of production, Production Manager Mr Chin Thiam Ong was already speaking about a noticea-ble increase in reliability.

Popular production technology
Secure and dependable newspaper production at The China Press Bhd is also a direct result of its enthusiasm about a new and attrac-tive production tool. The new EasySert technology is greatly appreci-ated by staff at the production centre in Kuala Lumpur, and work on the three inserting lines is in demand. The ergonomic JetFeeder hop-pers are particularly popular, thanks to their stable, fatigue-free operation.

In Kuala Lumpur, a project has been brought to a successful close that represented a big challenge for all concerned. From the very be-ginning, the fruitful collaboration was based on trust. Ferag has suc-ceeded in convincing The China Press Bhd about the qualities of the EasySert solution, and the safety of investing in the right technology and the right partner.

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