David Tye
Working for the Machine OEM providing commissioning and site management services, one on the seven press lines at the largest newspaper manufacturer in the USA was reconfigured to give more colour capacity and a backup press for the larger modern Goss Colorliner 80 press line. Replacing two Mono units with 2 four colour units and adding missing couples to a 4+1 print tower allowed and extra 20 colour pages straight and 40 pages collect.
Using local labour from the IBEW Local 3 Electrical Union in New York to provide all electrical modifications to the print units and the addition of an extra 150HP Allen Bradley PowerFlex 700 drive to assist the other 10 x 150HP Allen Bradley PowerFlex 700 drive running the line shaft.