Skipping to the end of this story, at 6 pm on the dot on Easter Monday, just like planned, the first newspaper bundles were processed using the two new NewsSorter systems – exactly four days after the installation process had started. Taking this approach meant that Edda Trykk did not lose a single hour of production time; this is because no newspapers would have been printed over the Easter weekend anyway.

Before – after: Edda Trykk replaced the old ramp system with two bi-level NewsSorter high-performance pallet transporters.

Installation Formally Accepted After Two Weeks
«We are very satisfied with the installation process. The crew of Muller Martini did an excellent job», says Svein B. Sæbøe, Project Manager at Edda Trykk. A total of 20 Muller Martini technicians from various countries ensured that replacing the ramp systems went according to plan. “They worked,” says Daniel Frey, project manager at Muller Martini Print Finishing Systems, “virtually around the clock from Good Friday onwards, working in two shifts together with Edda Trykk employees. Thanks to the outstanding cooperation between our people and the customer's employees, it was possible to ensure that the new systems were installed bang on schedule.” A few Muller Martini technicians stayed to give advice and support during the first few days of production. Thanks to everything running so smoothly within this brief period, Edda Trykk officially accepted the new equipment after just two weeks.

Increased Efficiency in the Mailroom
With three NewsLiner inserting systems, two FlexiRoll buffers, two palletizers and a ramp system, Edda Trykk is a long-standing partner of Muller Martini. Commissioning the two NewsSorter systems forms part of a larger upgrade program, which the producer of several daily and weekly newspapers is hoping will increase efficiency in the mailroom. As a result of this upgrade program, one of the two buffers was replaced a year ago, and this summer sees one of the three NewsLiner systems being replaced with a ProLiner. The two new, bi-level NewsSorter high-performance pallet transporters convey almost double the amount of newspaper bundles to the nine truck-docks or to the moved palletizer compared to the old system.

Operation ran with military precision: A total of 20 Muller Martini technicians, together with employees from Edda Trykk, made sure that not a single hour of production time was lost.