Ortis SA, Poland, invests in Goss M-600

n a market driven by customer demand for high print quality at competitive prices, established offset printing house, Ortis SA has invested in a new Goss M-600 C press, to streamline productivity and increase efficiency.

The new press will be located at the company’s facility in Bydgoszcz, in the West of Poland, and will be used to print magazines, catalogues, promotional material and books for the domestic market, as well as a number of other European countries.

According to Jadwiga Mojzesowicz-Bilewska, president of Ortis (pictured right), 'Competition in the commercial market is very high, so understanding our customers’ specific needs is the key to our success. We constantly evaluate our service offerings through market research and customer surveys to gauge expectations and requirements and over the years, we have noticed a growing demand for faster turnarounds on shorter run lengths but still with the requirement for excellent printing quality.'

Ortis SA has chosen the M-600 web offset press in order to better service its clients, citing the proven design of the press model as the key factor to its decision, 'We wanted a press that would increase our existing capacity and enable us to meet current and future customer demand. The M-600 press is well-known for its solid reliability and excellent print quality and in addition, its ability to achieve faster makereadies through the Autoplate plate changing system will enable us to deliver to our customers much faster,' confirmed Mojzesowicz-Bilewska.

Ortis SA currently runs three web offset presses and one sheetfed press. The installation of the M-600 press will open up new business opportunities for the company including a range of new products.

With a speed of up to 55,000 impressions per hour, the M-600 press at Ortis will include extensive waste reduction features that make it ideally suited to print shorter runs competitively. In addition, the order comprises the award winning and revolutionary Goss Ecocool dryer that improves print quality, enhances web control and reduces space requirements.

Mojzesowicz-Bilewska concluded, 'We have recently adapted our on-site facility to include a warehouse and have purchased perfect binding and saddle-stitching equipment. We are confident that our investment in the Goss M-600 press will increase our competitive positioning in the market and enable us to explore new production possibilities.'

Ortis SA offer a diverse range of polygraphic services across Europe connected with printing and binding magazines, promotional materials and books. Its list of customers includes publishers such as Egmont and Edipresse, Kaufland, Metro, Aga Press and international advertising agency McCann Erikson, as well a number of national retailers.

Based in Bydgoszcz in Poland, Ortis was founded 60 years ago and employs a team of 310. It is part of a consortium with Prasowe Zaklady Graficzne SA in Wroclaw and is in co-operation with Drukarnia Poznanska Ltd. It is also the founder and one of the main shareholders of the joint stock company Artis ID which is the largest producer of plastic cards in Middle and Eastern Europe.

The choice of Goss technology and expertise by Ortis reflects Goss International’s continuing success in the Polish market. The domestic graphic arts business has been growing constantly since the 90’s, and printing activities are now contributing significantly to the economic growth of the country. Goss International has played a key role in this expansion over the last decade, installing close to two-thirds of the new web offset commercial presses in Poland.
Source:graphicrepro.co.za