Taiwan's China Times has ordered a package of Ferag mailroom equipment for two print sites, following a long relationship with local partner Joinpack.

The Want-Want China Times Media Group will install the Swiss maker's UTR and MultiStack technology with its state-of-the-art Navigator controls at their Taipei and Kaoshiung printing centres.

Printing department administrator Mr Chen, who helped develop the project, cites the “longstanding positive association” with Joinpack, which is Ferag's marketing partner in Taiwan among reason for the decision.

He says the publisher also considered top-ranking expertise in all aspects of mailroom technology, sound and open-minded advice and also the winning solution Ferag presented.

“Ferag was able to show us how, thanks to the steel guide channels and tough chain construction, we would benefit from the equipment's long service life and also the low maintenance and operating costs that are unprecedented for the industry,” he says. “And then we have the Navigator, which is currently the best concept for production control.”

The system will provide security of investment with upgrade optikons including inline inserting, stitching and trimming, as well as a variety of advertising formats. “We saw it would offer us big opportunities for growth and prosperity – added value functions which can be phased into the system environment at relatively low cost,” says Chen.

Mr Chen (far right) is pictured with (from right) Susanne Rau-Reist, chef executive and chair of WRH Walter Reist Holding, China Times advertisement department vice president Mr Yu, and Michael Ho, chief executive of Joinpack.