News Corporation Places Further Orders With Baldwin

11/14/2003

November 14, 2003

Baldwin Technology Company, Inc., today announces that Queensland Newspapers (QNP), part of Australian News Corporation Limited is the latest News company to order IMPACT® Global automatic blanket cylinder cleaning systems from Baldwin.

The order follows the installation of IMPACT® Global blanket cleaners on six upgraded MAN Newsman 40 presses at News Limited's Westgate Park print site in late 2002.

The blanket cleaning equipment will be retrofitted onto existing MAN Roland Newsman double-width presses at the QNP's Brisbane site. The four presses are configured in one continuous press line requiring a total of 88 IMPACT® Global units.

Comments Peter Tkachuk, SSU Director of Baldwin Graphic Equipment: "QNP was looking to increase efficiency by further automation of the press lines and to meet increasingly stringent Australian health & safety and environmental guidelines."

News Limited Group is also currently installing Baldwin's IMPACT® Global cleaning and LithoSpray™ spray dampening systems at the Gold Coast Bulletin in Southport, Queensland. The order consists of IMPACT® Global and LithoSpray™ systems for the KBA nine-tower Comet press installation.

Baldwin's IMPACT® Global automatic blanket cleaning system is the most environmentally sound automatic blanket cleaning technology available today using Baldwin’s patented PREPAC® wash cloth rolls, which are impregnated with an environmentally-friendly cleaning agent, thus keeping the agent completely contained in the roll, virtually eliminating solvent handling and pressroom VOCs.
Baldwin's unique LithoSpray™ spray dampening system uses patented valves, thus allowing a higher spraying cycle frequency, delivery of precise water volumes as well as uniform dampening of the plate cylinder. Due to a short reaction time, the required dampening level is achieved quickly, resulting in faster make-ready times, and reduced start-up waste, inks, fountain solution and energy. The fully enclosed and contact-less system increases productivity for printers and offers fast return on investment.

Baldwin's Impact Global and LithoSpray™ Systems are suitable for installation on new newspaper presses or for retrofitting to existing presses.

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