The company will focus on modular retrofit solutions for newspaper and commercial presses at the show.

These allow partial or complete replacement of obsolete press controls, the replacement of drives and the introduction of new control consoles and production management systems. The press-specific solutions for Wifag presses include APOS positioning as a replacement for existing systems.

An extension to MPS PlateWorkflow, ABB’s system for the management and automation of the plate production process, will also be presented. This new ‘Press Register’ module automatically repositions the images on the plates to compensate for any misalignment of the press.

Latest releases of ABB’s other production planning and management systems include MPS InsertManager for the comprehensive management of inserts and direct advertising, MPS Cockpit for order-oriented resource management and planning of production processes, and MPS Production management systems for newspaper presses.