Koenig & Bauer Commander CL goes to Munster

The Aschendorff Group, a media supplier in Munster, Germany, and the surrounding region, has invested in another Commander CL newspaper press from Koenig & Bauer. The new press is scheduled to come on line in spring 2020, according to Koenig & Bauer. Since the press’s market launch a number of years ago, Koenig & Bauer has now sold 26 presses of this type in Germany, France, China and the U.S., and it is currently the most frequently ordered Koenig & Bauer newspaper press.

Aschendorff Group publishes nearly 30 different local editions. With the Westfalische Nachrichten and the Munstersche Zeitung, Aschendorff prints the region’s highest-circulation dailies.

The Commander CL ordered comprises two four-high towers, a KF 5 jaw folder and two Pastomat reelstands with stripping station and Patras A reel-transport system. Just like the existing press line, the new Commander CL will feature an extensive package of automation modules. RollerTronic roller locks, inking unit and cylinder washing systems, fan-out compensation, color measuring and control systems, color and cut-off register controls and automatic plate changing are aimed at maximizing operating convenience. The Commander CL will be controlled from an ErgoTronic console featuring EasyTronic software.

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