ABB’s solutions for plant-wide planning, management and monitoring of the newspaper production process give printing houses the means to achieve an overall optimization of their production at one or more printing site.
OUR SOLUTIONS
MPS Press Control
- MPS Press Control
- MPS Control Console
- MPS Production
- MPS Inform
MPS PRESS CONTROL
<p><b>Integrated drive and control systems for newspaper presses</b></p> <p>ABB has had a pioneering role in the area of control and automation for newspaper printing for many years, and where ABB has lead, the others have followed. The decades of experience of the printing industry, coupled with continuous development of hardware and software, puts ABB in an ideal position to design and implement control systems for printing presses in accordance with the increasingly demanding requirements of the press manufacturers and the end customers.</p> <p>Systems can be supplied for all press types and include the integration of third-party systems (dampening, ink supply, washing devices, register control etc.) as required.</p> <p>Our control systems are built using standard components that are available worldwide and for which spare parts are available for at least 10 years after installation of the system.</p>
Built to Last
<p>Standard ABB components with spare parts availability for 10+ years after installation.</p>Uninterrupted uptime
<p>PLC-based architecture with flexible fieldbus options delivers long production cycles, industry-proven stability, and maximum reliability you can count on.</p>Decades of expertise and experience
<p>Proven expertise solving real press challenges for decades worldwide.</p>MPS CONTROL CONSOLE
<p><b>The operator’s console for newspaper presses</b></p> <p>For many years the ABB’s MPS Control Console has represented the state of the art for the operation of newspaper printing presses. The ergonomics, the specially designed keyboards and the software made operating the press as easy and error-free as possible.</p> <p>Now ABB has introduced a new generation of the MPS Control Console with touchscreen control, taking press operation to a new level of comfort.</p>
Intuitive Product-Oriented Operation
<p>Product-oriented display and operation with fast familiarization due to clearly structured self-explanatory displays, full graphic display, fast switching between displays, and values in familiar units.</p>Flexible Press & Web Handling
<p>Support for multiple inker and dampener types together with handling of multiple web widths.</p>Advanced Fault Diagnosis & Maintenance Support
<p>Comprehensive fault diagnosis and reporting with dedicated support functions for maintenance personnel.</p>Configurable Console & Ergonomic Design
<p>Free assignment of console functions with motor-driven desk height adjustment.</p>High-Speed Performance & Intelligent Control
<p>Short access and response times with fast positioning through intelligent setpoint control.</p>Integrated Soft-Proof & Viewing Functions
<p>Optional fully integrated soft-proof viewer and standardized lighting.</p>MPS PRODUCTION
<p><b>The press management and optimization system</b></p> <p>MPS Production provides unparalleled functionality for managing printing presses and for optimizing the print process.</p> <p>The functionality of MPS Production begins with the planning of the print product. The product specification can either be imported from an external system or created using MPS Production’s graphical product planner.</p> <p>MPS Production includes a representation of the printing presses as installed at the relevant site. This means that the system is not only able to establish which products can be produced on these presses, but also what options are available for the productions themselves, what paper leads that can be used and how these productions can be optimized. It also includes an imposition generator and graphical imposition editor.</p> <p>The greatest benefits of MPS Production for print quality are realized in the area of presetting the press. The combination of proven paper-lead or imposition-specific values for registers/compensators and web tension, that have been read back from the press, together with ink and water presetting with detailed calibration and speed dependent curves means that MPS Production brings major reductions in make-ready time and start-up waste. Significant cost savings result.</p> <p>The benefits go on much longer. During and after completion of the newspaper printing the report functions within MPS Production provide the manager with detailed information about the course of the production, the materials used, changes made on the press etc. The data recorded during the production also be exported for detailed analysis in using additional tools such as MPS Inform, MPS Insight or the customer’s own data warehouse solution.</p> <p>MPS Production has an extensive range of interfaces for integrating the print process with other processes like page planning, plate-making and newsprint handling.</p> <p>Standard interfaces mean that MPS Production can be used not only with presses with ABB controls but also with press control systems from various other suppliers.</p>
Advanced Product Planning & Visualization
<p>Sophisticated product planning system with full visualization and handling of multiple editions with support for global and local pages, forced panorama, multiple product sizes, shingling etc.</p>Production Validation & Variant Management
<p>Validation of product design against capacity of the press together with product structure libraries based on restricted catalogs of production variants and optimized production variant selection for production sequences.</p>Dynamic Imposition & Preset Automation
<p>Fast, dynamic imposition generator and graphical imposition editor with preset functions for all circumstances.</p>Ink, Water & Calibration Intelligence
<p>Extensive ink and water management functions and calibration curves with optional self-learning algorithm for ink curves.</p>Production Balancing & Content Handling
<p>Print run equalization function for balancing productions on multiple presses along with handling and visualization of content versions.</p>Integrated Production Monitoring & Reporting
<p>Extensive reporting functions, interfaces to plate-making, roll handling, mailroom etc., range of hardware configurations, and Online Production Viewer for production information on mobile devices.</p>MPS INFORM
<p><b>Information system for process analysis and optimization</b></p> <p>ABB offers MPS lnform for the acquisition and analysis of data relating to newspaper printing. The system runs on a standard PC and enables the user to obtain reports and analyses for his or her needs. The use of MS Access as front end allows the user to create any analysis of his or her choice.</p> <p>The analysis includes tailor-made information for process optimization such as statistics on production, faults, operating sequences, material consumption and operating hours. As an option it also supports the management of preventive maintenance including the follow-up of completed works.</p>