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Retrofit: Alternative to reinvestment

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Retrofit: Alternative to reinvestment

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If well looked after and maintained regularly, a high-quality rotary printing press can easily be used for 15 to 20 years and will produce good results. But what comes after that? Retrofitting a press or mailroom system can pose an interesting alternative to investing in new equipment, since it pushes off for several years the need to decide whether to invest.

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Interview with Hansjürg Stihl

Interview with  Knud Kraft

Suppliers of retrofit solutions and their offer:

* Q.I. Press Controls will take over EAE, effective 1 April 2014.

See also the report on the topic of retrofitting in the March/April issue of World News Publishing Focus, including practical tips on what to take into consideration for retrofitting projects.


We would be pleased to hear from you if you have experience in conducting retrofitting projects and would be willing to pass on any insights gained to interested newspaper colleagues (also for possible publication on this website) or if your company offers retrofitting of newspaper installations in its portfolio and wishes to be included in this list. Contact us at editor@wan-ifra.org, Subject: Retrofit.

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Charlotte Janischewski

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2014-03-31 09:32

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