Baldwin locks down major WAN contract

Baldwin will supply the accessory equipment to the KBA Colora newspaper press line and the semi-commercial Comet press, due to be installed during the Spring and Summer of 2006.

The configurations will be equipped with Baldwin Maxima and World spray dampening systems, Impact Global Dual head automatic blanket cleaning, ink roller train cleaning, as well as Baldwin Daily Liners and High Liners from its range of cooling and mixing products.

Ken Evans, an operations manager at WAN, expresses his confidence in the services of Baldwin. “I’ve had experience of the difference that fitting Baldwin technology to a press can make and the results have been stunning.”

“I’ve seen wastage significantly reduced, productivity improved and print quality greatly increased following the installation of Baldwin’s spray dampening to an existing Goss press, so I was keen to have this equipment fitted to the new KBA presses,” says Evans

Evans also believes Baldwin’s Impact automatic blanket cleaning and inking systems will ensure top-quality output from the new presses. “From my previous experience, I know the reliability and effectiveness of Baldwin’s technology and expect the return on investment on the Baldwin equipment to be extremely short,” he says.

The new KBA presses offer a combination of cold-set and heat-set printing, and will eventually be used to print leading titles such as The West Australian, which has a circulation of 210,000 copies for weekdays and 385,000 for the Saturday edition. WAN also publishes 19 regional newspapers and prints publications for a wide range of customers.