The press, which combines double-width with a one-around plate cylinder wa shown to delegates at the end of the Ifra India conference this month. Representatives of more than 100 printers and publishers from India and overseas saw a live demonstration of the new press and toured the Pune facility.

Technical experts demonstrated cost-efficient features and emphasised its space saving design and cost efficient features. The press – with H-type units and floor-mounted reelstands placed parallel to each other – prints at up to 75,000 cph with options including web width variability and quarterfold.

The compact design and 5.4 metre height suits installation into existing buildings without air conditioning, reducing infrastructure costs, and can be up and running within six to eight weeks.

The Pune press was commissioned in February, providing an opportunity to run print tests on Indian-grade newsprint.

manroland Web Systems executive vice president Peter Kuisle says the company was delighted by the overwhelming response to the product in India and the open house attendance: “Our technical experts from Germany addressed the queries of the various visitors. The open house was a great success for both Times of India and manroland web systems,” he says.

Pictured: Peter Kuisle with Times of India production director Sanat Hazra