The “Times of India” trusts in Ferag once again
The “Times of India” is expanding capacity at its printing house in Kolkata and is installing two mailroom lines from Ferag. For many years, Ferag has been a strategic partner to the “Times of India”, supplying mailroom equipment for folder in the spring of 2013 will fol- a total of 8 printing facilities. low the installation of a further line, with expansion of bundling capacity by a third MultiStack bundling unit. ▸ With a circulation of 4.3 million cop- The bundling units will be controlled ies, the “Times of India” is the most by LineMaster to ensure a bundling widely sold English-language daily operation that is organized according newspaper in the world. The title reach- the Swiss mailroom specialist. Ferag to routes and drop-offs. es more than 8 million readers on the has been a key strategic partner to Indian sub-continent each and every the “Times of India” on the road to Flexible line routing day. The “Times of India” is the flag- process optimization and automa- The investment decision in favour of ship brand of Bennett, Coleman & Co. tion. Next to Ferag’s commitment, Ferag was based on the high net out- The “Times of India” is printed at 30 lo- the Indian newspaper house rates the put of the two lines. Because circu- cations spread across the country. Eight modular concept that allows function- lations are continuing to rise, one of of these locations are high through-put ality in the mailroom to be expanded the central factors for the “Times of centers and all of them use mailroom continuously as one of the best. India” was high and constant produc- solutions from Ferag. It is notable that In the initial phase, a UTR conveyor is tivity. The sound design of the Ferag Ferag technology is always used when being installed to transport the news- mailroom lines are a pre-requisite for there is a need for speed, reliability and papers directly to two MultiStack bun- withstanding the high mechanical efficiency when transporting the print dling units. Two systems from Kallfass loads that come with a layout extend- volume off the double-width presses will then handle foil wrapping of the ing over several floors. The intensive and processing it in the mailroom. bundles, before in-line provision of collaboration with the “Times of India” a topsheet and cross-strapping on staff is very valuable for Ferag. It allows A long-term partnership SmartStrap machines. An existing the ideas that arise under everyday For mailroom activities of the daily PKT plate-chain conveyor will then production conditions to be directly newspapers, the company has once bring the bundles to the loading incorporated into the further develop- again opted for technology from docks. Commissioning of the second ment of its mailroom solutions.
A delegation from the “Times of India” signed the contract to supply two mailroom lines during drupa 2012.
33 Ferag info 80 October 2012