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Goss has been doing some very interesting things over the years and lately there seems to be a transformation going on there.
Many years ago, I always enjoyed reading the TAGA technical papers from Goss. I always found something of value in their very engineering style approach to discussing the process. They missed key issues that were right in front of them but none the less, they were well done papers.
They were innovative with technology. They were working with positive ink feeds systems over twenty years ago and have refined them. But again they missed key issues that have prevented the positive ink feed technology from reaching its full potential.
They even made a disastrous ink feed concept that was called a positive keyless ink feed. It was clear to me why it was not workable but unfortunately it took some years of development and a few unsuccessful press installations to convince Goss. Goss recognized its mistake and stopped the development and sales effort. It was unfortunate that the engineers at Goss could not predict the outcome but failure goes hand in hand with innovation. I would rather see innovative press manufacturers fail once and a while, than to see non innovative press manufacturers try only to be safe.
Goss as a business has been innovative as well. It bought the web press line from Heidelberg and the post press business. It developed the Flexible Printing System for newspapers, where the press moves apart for easier access and with a lower height. At the last Drupa, Goss introduced its Folia press, which is a web press with a sheeter. This concept is an attempt to provide presses that deliver sheets of printed product at a much higher speed and a lower cost of paper. The idea is on the right track but limited to constant sheet sizes. But Goss continues to surprise.
Just the other day, Goss announced that it is providing a variable print repeat press for its Sunday line, which will be available in narrower widths (From 20" to 75") from its traditional presses. This is aimed at packaging markets but if the sheeters are used, it is easy to see this press doing a lot of damage to the high output sheetfed press market.
There's more. Now Goss has announced that it will be selling the Akiyama sheetfed press line in the USA and Canada. Possibly a good diversification into other press markets while the newpaper press market continues to deteriorate. Also an opening for more innovative press concepts from Goss into that market.
It is great to see such bold and innovative moves by a press manufacturer. All they now need is to use my ITB technology to get those packaging and sheetfed presses equipped with a low cost positive ink feed that can deal with high viscosity inks, etc.
Lately, something special is happening at Goss and I look forward to see what comes next.
Many years ago, I always enjoyed reading the TAGA technical papers from Goss. I always found something of value in their very engineering style approach to discussing the process. They missed key issues that were right in front of them but none the less, they were well done papers.
They were innovative with technology. They were working with positive ink feeds systems over twenty years ago and have refined them. But again they missed key issues that have prevented the positive ink feed technology from reaching its full potential.
They even made a disastrous ink feed concept that was called a positive keyless ink feed. It was clear to me why it was not workable but unfortunately it took some years of development and a few unsuccessful press installations to convince Goss. Goss recognized its mistake and stopped the development and sales effort. It was unfortunate that the engineers at Goss could not predict the outcome but failure goes hand in hand with innovation. I would rather see innovative press manufacturers fail once and a while, than to see non innovative press manufacturers try only to be safe.
Goss as a business has been innovative as well. It bought the web press line from Heidelberg and the post press business. It developed the Flexible Printing System for newspapers, where the press moves apart for easier access and with a lower height. At the last Drupa, Goss introduced its Folia press, which is a web press with a sheeter. This concept is an attempt to provide presses that deliver sheets of printed product at a much higher speed and a lower cost of paper. The idea is on the right track but limited to constant sheet sizes. But Goss continues to surprise.
Just the other day, Goss announced that it is providing a variable print repeat press for its Sunday line, which will be available in narrower widths (From 20" to 75") from its traditional presses. This is aimed at packaging markets but if the sheeters are used, it is easy to see this press doing a lot of damage to the high output sheetfed press market.
There's more. Now Goss has announced that it will be selling the Akiyama sheetfed press line in the USA and Canada. Possibly a good diversification into other press markets while the newpaper press market continues to deteriorate. Also an opening for more innovative press concepts from Goss into that market.
It is great to see such bold and innovative moves by a press manufacturer. All they now need is to use my ITB technology to get those packaging and sheetfed presses equipped with a low cost positive ink feed that can deal with high viscosity inks, etc.
Lately, something special is happening at Goss and I look forward to see what comes next.
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