Harland Simon’s Managing Director – Americas, John Staiano commented, "Once again, it’s very rewarding to know that Trib Total Media continue to place their trust in us to ensure their demanding production needs can be met.”

The new project includes the replacement of five 250HP 1336 drives with Allen-Bradley’s latest generation - PowerFlex 755 250HP a.c. drive modules. The upgrade is designed to eliminate obsolete and unsupported components as well as safeguard against lineshaft drive failures which have affected production and have led to the need to run the press at slower speeds.

The new drives will be integrated with the Drive Master ControlLogix PLC, which was upgraded with the previous Meridian/Echelon upgrade. The Drive Master upgrade provided stability from the original PLC/5 while still maintaining control and master selectability over the then existing 1336 drives.

Thanks to Harland Simon’s extensive upgrade expertise, the installation will be carried out without interrupting production. Harland Simon’s suite of diagnostic tools and the comprehensive AB RSLogix 5000 package will ensure that performance of the new drives is continually monitored so that, should any issues occur in future, they can be rapidly resolved.

About Harland Simon
Harland Simon is one of the world’s leading suppliers of newspaper press control and management systems. With roots going back to 1915, the company has been providing innovative, user-friendly and reliable solutions to the newspaper printing industry for over thirty years, from ‘turnkey’ systems for new presses to cost effective upgrades on existing presses.

Utilizing the benefits of industry-standard hardware and software platforms, Harland Simon offers a complete range of products and solutions including press drives and controls as well as associated computer management systems and production tools. It’s an approach that Harland Simon has used on many occasions previously on systems supplied by Goss, Rockwell Automation, KBA, Honeywell, EAE and manroland to improve performance, minimize waste and maximize production quality whilst keeping presses in daily production.
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About Trib Total Media
Trib Total Media is the largest source of news and information in Western Pennsylvania. Their multimedia network of daily and weekly newspapers, weekly shoppers, niche magazines, websites, and targeted direct mail delivers news, information and advertising to over 1.2 million readers across Western Pennsylvania every week.