UPM Kymmene Tervasaari's design department uses a large-format folding machine to fold technical drawings and factory process diagrams.

“If there are changes in the paper mill’s processes, we will print and fold the drawings for the mill installers or subcontractors,” says Ari Väisänen Mechanical designer at UPM Kymmene Tervasaari plant.

“Often our technical drawings are in A4-A0 format, but for example, the process diagrams of a paper machine can be up to 16 meters long,” Väisänen continues.

“Our old folding machine had already served its time and we were looking for different suppliers online, but we could not find other alternatives that would have met our needs, ie the folding possibility of more than 4 m,” adds Väisänen.

“At first glance, the VarioFold looks good and it’s easy to make your own layout programs with a laptop. In addition, it is a great thing that VarioFold can be connected to our printer if necessary, ”Väisänen concludes.

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The technical work of the municipality of Padasjoki started a large-scale digitization project, in which the aim is to compile the maintenance history of the municipality's properties and the old building drawings with their changes into one entity.

The municipality of Padasjoki ended up acquiring for the project Floorstand model of the 44 ”wide ROWE Scan 450i scanner, which was assembled and pre-installed on site. The machine was immediately ready for use.

“We needed an easy-to-use scanner for digitization that makes the scanning process as automated as possible, says Lauri Pasanen, building inspector of Padasjoki municipality. “At first glance, the Rowen scanner is easy to use and the image quality is good,” Pasanen continues.

The features of the ROWE Scan 450i scanner speed up your work, as the software automatically rotates the image in the right direction, crop it and corrects skew. In addition, automatic image enhancement, fader fading, and yellowed background whitening improve the quality of stored documents.

“We mapped out different scanner options online and Rowe’s features seemed to best serve our needs. The device will serve first in this project and then in other projects in the municipality as well as in general use. The scanner will be used by more than one person, so ease of use was paramount in the selection criteria, ”adds Pasanen.

"I am confident that this project will facilitate future maintenance of real estate," concludes Pasanen.

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The City of Kouvola's print service unit prints large amounts of, among other things, construction drawings and contract tenders. In addition, they offer their customers a scanning service for archives and old drawings, as well as copying.

As customers, the printing unit includes the city's space services, investment projects, housing companies, property managers, building architects and private builders.

Since 2009, the printing unit has had an Océ TDS700 multifunction printer with an inline folding machine and scanner. The machine's maintenance contract was interrupted and the machine could no longer be upgraded, so the printing unit began mapping out replacement hardware.

Alternatives that met all criteria were found only in Océ and Rowe. “We chose Roween because we were convinced of Rowe’s features after seeing the machine live in Germany,” says the print service Helena Kahila. “We saw how the machine is made and how it works. The overall quality impression of the production and machines at the Rowe plant convinced us once and for all, ”Kahila continues.

The purchased multifunction printer is equipped with an 8m / min ROWE ecoPrint i8L printer with six automatic rollers, an automatic ROWEFOLD 721-4 in-line folding machine with a back unit and a two-level sorter, and a 44 "wide ROWE 650i HA scanner that can scan up to 30 mm thick documents.

“At first glance, the Rowe scanner is much better than the Océla and the printer is easier to use. ROWE is today's machine, modern, ”concludes Kahila.

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