Press Extension and Retrofit to enhance ROI World Publishing Expo, Vienna Oct., 11th, 2016
With: Moritz Schwarz, Kirchner + Robrecht
Hans Jörg Maurer, PME Maurer Robert Heitzer, Süddeutsche Zeitung
Moderator: Martin Schwarz, Editor-in-Chief, 4c Magazine
www.4-‐c.at | World Publishing Expo 2016 | Stand C.663
Why retrofitting?
Koenig & Bauer
Revenues Web Offset Presses
Why retrofitting? Global Newspaper Circulation / Revenue Sources 2011-2015
Asia: +7,8 %
Europe: - 4,7 %
North America: -2,4 %
Middle East/Africa: -2,6 %
World Press Trends 2015
Why retrofitting? The Newspaper Industry`s Dilemma
„There are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns;
that is to say there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknows – there are things we do not know we don`t know.“
Donald J. Rumsfeld, fmr. Secretary of Defense
Why retrofitting? There are many known and unknown unknowns in the newspaper industry
Circulation: plummeting or stable at best . Revenue from printed newspapers: stagnant or plummeting, but still dominant.
Revenue from digital business: tending upwards, but still not enough.
Need to utilize idle capacity by printing third-party products: growing
Pressure to shut down production lines & gain efficiency: growing
Willingness to invest in new printing presses: plummeting
The market
The publisher / printer
The printer RETROFIT
This is retrofitting Our Session today
Questions answered by our experts today: In which situation should you think of a retrofit project? Can it be too early to think about retrofit?
How can you identify the priorities in the retrofit process?
How can you save money by choosing the right replacement equipment?
How can you expand the lifespan of your presses by designing a retrofit strategy for the next years?
Which partner should you choose for your retrofit project?
Is it really enough to retrofit your printing presses?
And finally: What do newspaper printing presses and nuclear power plants have in common?
This is retrofitting Our Speakers today
Hans Jörg Maurer, PME Maurer
The challenge for life-span extension from the technical point of view
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Press Retrofit – Efficiency and Independence
2 Robert Heitzer, Süddeutscher Verlag Zeitungsdruck GmbH
3 Moritz Schwarz, Kirchner & Robrecht
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