People´s Daily to be Equipped with Another UNISET from manroland Web Systems

People´s Daily, China`s most influential newspaper, opted for another UNISET from manroland web systems. The newspaper press, which will be installed at the end of this year at People`s Daily`s new printing center, is covered by the sixth contract between manroland web systems and the important Chinese newspaper printer.
 
People´s Daily is the most important newspaper in China. The company produces more than 70 different editions with approximately 5 million broadsheet copies each day, which means 18.25 billion copies a year.
 
“All installations have proved their worth during the last years,” said Yan Xiaoming, secretary general of People´s Daily. “We chose the UNISET mainly because of the German quality, the technological reliability, high standard and the outstanding productivity
 
“There is a proved, reliable and stable cooperation and friendship between our company and manroland web systems,” Dr. Frank Tietsche, vice president sales at manroland web systems, said. “What is associated with this contract is an aspired new level of a strategic alliance with broad content.”
 
The new UNISET for People´s Daily will be equipped with six eight couple towers, three folders, four balloon formers and seven reel splicers. The UNISET runs with a production speed of 80,000 copies per hour.