| Lifetime Support Newsletter
October 2008 | |
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| In this issue |
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Paper Width Change on 1st Metro
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Free Press Audit Promotion
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Digital Inking for Quad/Graphics
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Invitation to Urbanite Users
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Green Solutions |
| Commercial Press Enhancement |
| HGControl upgrade to Omnicon |
 HGControl, while still functioning well on a number of Goss presses today, is becoming more and more difficult to support from a service, engineering, and parts standpoint. Rather than replacing one board at a time and continuing to experience problems with obsolete components, this upgrade replaces the obsolete 575 PLC controllers as well as the QNX PC.
It makes full use of today's computer technology, and is an open-architecture system able to be expanded for tomorrows technology advancements.
The controls are retrofitted to the current control system scheme - Omnicon. The system is similar to the one on current presses in terms of hardware, console look and feel, and connectivity and will provide a path for future upgrade possibilities like DigiRail™ inking or folder additions. The new system provides full OEM backing for service and technical support, something that a third party supplier will not be able to offer.
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| Paper Width Change - Dubuque Telegraph Herald |
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Historic 1st Goss Metro Offset Press |
The Goss Metro press at the Telegraph Herald in Dubuque, Iowa was the first one ever sold and, even at forty-four years old, it is still in fine operating condition. When the Telegraph Herald decided to reduce the paper width from 50" to 44", it chose Goss International to modify the press.
According to Mike Gile, VP of Facilities and Production at the paper, "no one knows this press better than Goss International. They have the knowledge, the expertise and the commitment. On top of that, we recognized that the press has given us all those years of excellent performance. We're looking forward to a smooth transition to the narrower paper."
Work will be begin in the first quarter of 2009.
Contact: Tom Bernth at 630-755-9084 or click here to e-mail |
| Free Press Audit |
Special offer between now and December 15
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 For all press audits completed between now and December 15, 2008, a full credit for the audit will be issued if the audit results in a press rebuild during the next eighteen months. This applies to all customers located in North America. For more details, please contact Ron Bartell (603-750-6509) or Tom Bernth (630-755-9084).
A press audit uses experienced Goss International technicians to inspect, measure, and produce a full written report that can be used to indicate areas of wear, incorrect settings and areas for potential catastrophic failure.
For more information on press audits, click below
Double-width newspaper press audit
Single-width newspaper press audit
Commercial press audit
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| Digital Inking for Quad/Graphics |
| Sunday Press retrofit |
 One of the largest users of Goss Sunday web presses will be the first in the world to retrofit one of the gapless technology presses with the DigiRail digital inking system.
Quad/Graphics, the largest privately owned printing company in North America, will replace the open fountain ink delivery system on a Sunday 3000 press with the highly precise Goss digital inking technology in early 2009.
"We are excited about bringing a new competitive advantage to our customers," explains Tim Sands, vice president of press operations for Quad/Graphics. "Digital inking has the potential to improve presetting speed and accuracy, reduce start-up waste and simplify color control during operation." Contact: Ron Bartell at 603-750-6509 or click here to e-mail |
| Urbanite Users |
| Invited to Metro Users Group Conference (January 31 - February 4, 2009) |
 The Metro Users Group has expanded its 41st annual meeting to include all Goss Urbanite press users. The conference will be held at the Omni Fort Worth and is suitable for all production and management personnel. The conference provides a great opportunity to share experiences with other press users.
In the formal sessions, you will listen to speakers from Goss International, newspaper industry production and management personnel and other suppliers. During the breakout sessions, you will be able to interact with engineering and service experts directly on a variety of maintenance, press setting and production issues.
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| Green Solutions |
| Waste reduction enhancements for:
Newspaper presses |
Static Belt RTP Controls Upgrade - eliminates obsolete and difficult to obtain spare parts, as well as improving web tension control, web break percentages, reliability and registration defects during splice transition. Click here.
Digital Ink Pak -the DigiRail ink pack accurately delivers a precise quantity of ink at all speeds and under all conditions. This means that prepress coverage data can be fully utilized to preset ink feeds and deliver extremely low start-up waste at very low makeready speeds.
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| Used and Surplus Equipment |
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Recent Additions
Don't forget to check out the surplus components that are available on the web site. We might have just what you need
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| Previous Issues of the Newsletter |
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 Previous issues of the Lifetime Support newsletter are now available on-line.
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| Dates |
For more information, just click on the appropriate link.
January 31 - February 4, 2009
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| Important Information |
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Parts & Service 800-323-1200
Training 603-740-5191
Enhancements 630-755-9084
All Others
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