Ringier Axel Springer CZ runs production on three Ferag inserting lines at the Prague facility, and two at Ostrava. Previously, lack of the right technology had meant that a portion of the company's own publications had been produced by outside printers. Because of the changeover to a new, compact newspaper format, and bearing in mind the concentration of its resources, from now on the company wishes to produce all newspaper circulations on its own, in-house production capacity. Which is why, at both printing centres, the Ferag installations have been augmented by StreamFold technology. Since February 2013, production has been up and running on two quarterfold lines in Prague and one in Ostrava. The contract, realized under the direction of Ferag, incorporates one rotary trimmer and compensating stacker per line, from company In-Log, as well as one SmartStrap cross-strapping machine.

The volumes scheduled for production each week reach 230,000 copies in Prague and 115,000 in Ostrava. Paginations of the unfolded tabloid products range between 24 and 32. At a printing speed of 33,000 cylinder rotations per hour, the copies are folded to half format in the StreamFold line and then given a single edge trim in the rotary trimmer to create a finished product of up to 64 pages.

“For many years, we've worked well with Ferag, with all the mailroom technology in Prague and Ostrava coming from this manufacturer. Our investment in the StreamFold system is an expression of our confidence both in the company and in dependable production technology. We have entrusted Ferag with the realization of this project because we know that the contract is in skilled hands and will be realized to our satisfaction”, says Chairman of the Board Radomir Klein.