January 11, 2011
Contact:
Karin Arlt
TENSOR GROUP, INC.
630-739-9600
karlt@ustensor.com
El Metro de la Ciudad, S.A. of Panama
Purchases TENSOR GROUP’s Semi-Commercial T-400BE Press
WOODRIDGE, IL (January 11, 2011) – El Metro de la Ciudad, S.A., located in the city of
Panama, in the Republic of Panama, purchased a two tower, one folder TENSOR GROUP, INC. semicommercial press, equipped with UV capability. The T-400BE press is scheduled for installation in the
first quarter of 2011.
El Metro will primarily produce a 16-page tabloid newspaper using heavy 4-color process, with
UV cured cover pages. The combination UV/coldset press affords El Metro with a range of production
options to showcase the company’s extensive product offerings. A variety of printed materials, including
department store advertising inserts, along with the high-end El Metro newspaper, will be produced on
the new TENSOR press.
The shaft-driven T-400BE towers, with helical drive design on the gear train and bearers on both
the plate and blanket cylinders, will run at 40,000 iph. The H-50 folder is provisioned for a future quarter
folder.
Prime Systems Inc. is supplying the 4-lamp UV curing system, which cures both sides of the web
at high speed. The UV system is mounted after the last printing unit on one of the T-400BE 4-high towers.
DCOS of Sweden is supplying the drives, full press control system and console. Jardis Industries is
supplying two automatic splicers.
El Metro de la Ciudad, S.A., a diversified corporation, is completing a new building to house the
press and publishing offices for the El Metro newspaper.
TENSOR GROUP, INC. is a privately held manufacturer of single-width web offset press
equipment for commercial, insert and newspaper markets worldwide. Over 2500 units (approximately
180 presslines) have been successfully installed in 42 countries since Tensor’s inception in 1993.
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