EAE will modernise not only the control consoles but also the planning and logging systems and the complete web press control. The drive controls for the towers, reelstands and infeeds are another important item on the retrofit project agenda, along with equipping the press with Q.I. Press Controls’ (QIPC) IDS-3D system for colour control, colour register, fan-out and dampening control as well as mRC-3D for cut-off register control.

The aim of the retrofit project is to ensure the continued reliability of the newspaper press throughout the next decade. The retrofit measures and the press control upgrade will take place as part of a major investment programme, which will also include the replacement of E. Holterdorf's entire mailroom technology. Assuming everything goes according to plan, the press control retrofit will be carried out this year and the whole project will be completed in the first half of 2016.

"We're delighted that E. Holterdorf is placing its trust in us with this large order", says EAE Managing Director Werner Ringel. "Aside from the actual retrofit, the upgrade with QIPC’s automatic control systems will enable our customer to cut costs and improve product quality. That's further evidence of the acceptance the alliance of EAE and Q.I. Press Controls is rapidly gaining in the market."

About EAE Engineering Automation Electronics GmbH:
The Ahrensburg-based company is active in graphic industries, automation solutions and automation technology. The company, founded in 1962 by Richard Ewert, is the leading supplier of controls, automation solutions and software for newspaper printers. EAE's solutions are being used in all areas of a newspaper printing plant – from pre press to the mailroom. Worldwide more than 550 newspaper printing plants are using EAE's control systems to produce more than 125 million newspapers each day.

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