The Sarasota HeraldTribune Sarasota, Florida

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The Sarasota Herald-TribuneSarasota, Florida

• Color Expansion Project
• David Harvey
• Production Director
• Metro Users Conference March 1, 2004

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Site Review

• Two identical Metroliner presses installed in
  1983-1984
• Two Metrocolor towers installed in 1993
• Currently 56/16 capacity, always run straight
• Six news editions with seven ROP zones
• Digital inkers and MPCS 3 controls installed in
  2002

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Site Review

• Produce average 126,000 daily / 155,000 Sunday
• Seasonal peak can be 150,000 daily / 185,000
  Sunday

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Press Configuration - Today
B Press
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Press Configuration - Future
B Press
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Project Review

• Need to add 8 pages of color capability to press
  to meet increasing advertising needs in main run
• Expand to 35 couples per press with 64/24
  straight
• Additional back-to-back color for advance and
  special sections

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Project Review

• Solution needs to fit in with existing press
  operationally, electrically mechanically along
  with equal or better fault tolerance
• Tower size/weight meets currently installed press
  mat design
• Most other possible installation constraints not
  a factor

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Project Review

• Press needs to be printing by December 31, 2004
  for tax advantages and to reap 2005 seasonal
  color peak
• Installation accomplished with minimal impact on
  operations
• Minimal retraining for operators and maintenance
  staff enabling fast on-edition ramp-up

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Solution Selected

• Global Newsliner
• Rugged construction matches Metroliner and
  Metrocolor style
• Integrates in with MPCS3 controls
• CT50P reelstands working with infeeds and
  outfeeds give good tension control
• Mechanically driven provides consistency with
  current operations, maintenance cost, technical
  staff resources and fault tolerance

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The Herald-Tribune Color Expansion

• Thank You