ABB has supplied electrical equipment for newspaper printing for more than 60 years. Today it is a world-leading supplier of press automation and workflow solutions.
ABB determines the course of technology
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1963 first semiconductor thyristor converter to drive a newspaper press. |
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1973 first programmable controllers on printing presses. |
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1977 first computer-assisted production planning and press presetting in the world. |
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1985 first screen-based control consoles. |
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1991 first frequency converter AC drive on a newspaper press. |
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1994 first shaftless printing press with individual drives. |
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2000 market launch of the revolutionnary MPS Cockpit software for planning, tracking and controlling the whole newspaper production. |
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2001 launch of Industrial IT and MPS PlateWorkflow. |
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2002 launch of MPS InsertManager for the management of inserts and MPS PageManager for page planning. |
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2003 launch of SPINE – the integration concept for all the systems involved in the production process. |