Ipanema Sistema Grafico e Editora Ltda., a newspaper publisher located in Votorantim, Brazil, has purchased a nine (9) unit Cityline press consisting of two (2) 4-High towers, one (1) Mono-unit with integrated unwind, and one (1) F222 Jaw folder. The new press replaces a 30-year old Harris V-15. Shipment and installation were recently completed in March 2012.

Soller Industria Grafica Ltda., a semi-commercial printer located in Morro da Fumaca, Brazil has purchased an eight (8) unit Cityline press consisting of two (2) 4-High towers and one (1) F222 Jaw folder. Installation is set to begin this month (April, 2012).

Ron Ehrhardt, Vice President of International Sales for Manugraph DGM, Inc. is pleased with the sales performance of both Manugraph Ltd and MDGM in the South America.  “Over the last 10 years, the Cityline Express is by far the most popular single-width press in the South American market,” said Ehrhardt.

Geo-Grafica Editora Ltda., a commercial printer of bibles located in Santo Andre, Brazil, purchased a four (4) unit Hiline horizontal press with a F222 Jaw folder. Three of the horizontal units have integrated autopasters. The F222 folder has both quarter and double parallel fold capabilities. The press will be installed in August 2012.

MDGM has received press addition contracts from two customers. Stuart Web, Inc. of Stuart, Florida has purchased two (2) DGM 430 4-High towers along with four new MDGM Digital Motion Control drives. Shipment is scheduled for August 2012. Omnimedia of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic purchased one (1) DGM 440 4-high tower to be added to their existing 20-unit 440 presses. Installation was just completed in March 2012.

In other news outside of these markets, Webco, New Zealand purchased a 12-unit MDGM 430 press consisting of three (3) 4-High towers and one (1) 1035 folder. The press is scheduled for shipment in July of 2012.

Located in Elizabethville, PA, Manugraph DGM, Inc. (MDGM) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Manugraph India Ltd (MIL). MDGM and MIL manufacture a complete line of single width offset presses including the Cityline Express, 430, 430MAX, Hiline Express, Advantage II (also a slip in replacement press for the DGM 850 or Urbanite™) 440, and Frontline, including a full line of complementing folders in the F122, F222, F233, 1035, 1240, 1050, and 1270.  MDGM now manufactures the new press drive system, the MDGM Digital Motion Control.

Available for new, used and existing presses, the MDGM Digital Motion Control press drive will replace existing drives but at the same time utilizes existing drive motors.

 The MDGM Digital Motion Control offer such advantages as: a PLC based control system; digital upgrade from analog; horsepower ranges from 35hp to 150hp; touch screen display; AC or DC shafted press applications; multiple drive configurations (up to 32 drives); multiple drives per motion zone; remote diagnostics; a one-year parts warranty; and 24/7 parts  and service support.

“Finally, press drives that are made–and supported–by the press manufacturer,” said Dave Moreland, President of MDGM.  “We are in the business of customer support and have recently found it difficult in the drive side of the business. So we decided to expand our USA plant capabilities to include the design and manufacture of new press drive systems,” said Moreland.  “We are responding to industry demand for better options relating to press drives.”

The drives are purpose-built for new MDGM press orders, or as replacement drives for existing presses of any manufacturer.  “The MDGM Digital Motion Control Drive is a cost effective solution to replace obsolete and unsupported existing drives, and in many cases the existing DC motors could still be utilized with the new drives keeping project costs low,” said Moreland.

Moreland says that MDGM is off to a fast start with the sales of the MDGM Digital Motion Control.  Webnews Printing Inc. of North York, Ontario, Canada, and Academy Press of Lagos, Nigeria, are the first two customers to purchase the press drives from MDGM.

Webnews purchased five new MDGM drives to replace their existing Fincor analog drives as part of a press expansion that included two new MDGM 430 4-high towers and a new 1240 Jaw Folder.

Academy Press added a new MDGM 440 4-high tower to its existing press, replacing their existing Fincor drive with two new MDGM drives and one new motor while still utilizing their existing drive motor. The added capability of remote diagnostics was an important criteria to the customer because of their location in Lagos, Nigeria.

In addition to the drives, MDGM offers services such as: project management support; engineering assistance; UL and CSA certification; field service, training and commissioning.

 Located in Elizabethville, PA, Manugraph DGM, Inc. (MDGM) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Manugraph India Ltd (MIL). MDGM and MIL manufactures a complete line of single width offset presses including the Cityline Express, 430, 430MAX, Hiline Express, Advantage II (also a slip in replacement press for the DGM 850 or Urbanite™) 440, and Frontline, including a full line of complementing folders in the F122, F222, F233, 1035, 1240, 1050, and 1270.  MDGM now manufactures the new press drive system, the MDGM Digital Motion Control.