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TOP 100

ROWE receives TOP 100 award for the second time

Niederdreisbach/Überlingen – The company ROTH + WEBER GmbH, based in Niederdreisbach, has made it into the TOP 100 in the 26th year of the innovation competition for the second time. It will receive its award on 28 June from competition mentor Ranga Yogeshwar, TOP 100 coordinator Professor Nikolaus Franke and compamedia at Frankfurt’s Jahrhunderthalle events venue. TOP 100 uses a rigorous process of analysis to assess how SMEs manage innovation. ROTH + WEBER, which has 166 employees, particularly impressed the independent panel of judges with its successful innovations. This is the second time the company has joined this elite group.

ROTH + WEBER develops and manufactures digital reprographic systems for wide formats, specialising in wide format printers, colour scanners and folding machines, along with the relevant software. This is the second time the company has won a TOP 100 award, as it continues to impress with its technological breakthroughs. In the period 2016 to 2018 alone, it secured four German and ten international patents. “We are currently the technology leader and are four years ahead of the competition,” says Johannes Roth, one of the two managing directors. The breadth of the product range is also unparalleled. “We are the only provider worldwide that develops, manufactures and sells the entire wide format portfolio ourselves, from scanners and printers to folding systems and cutting machines. The compatibility of our systems offers our customers a key advantage,” explains Roth.

One example is ROWE ColorPress, a new generation of high-speed wide format printers. Products in this series, which can be upgraded with various scanning and folding systems at any time, boast excellent printing quality, 100 per cent indelibility and low printing costs.The 850i wide format scanner is another recent innovation, capable of handling and digitalising old, torn, heavily crumpled and even rolled original documents thanks to the company’s proprietary media feed technology.

The TOP 100 competition

Since 1993, compamedia has been awarding the TOP 100 seal of approval to SMEs with a particular ability to innovate and above-average success rates for innovations. Professor Nikolaus Franke has coordinated the project since 2002, and is the founder and director of the Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Vienna University of Economics and Business. The TOP 100 is mentored by science journalist Ranga Yogeshwar and organised in partnership with the Fraunhofer Society for the Promotion of Applied Research and the German Association for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses (BVMW). Media support for the company benchmarking competition is provided by manager magazin, Impulse, and W&V. Further information is available at www.top100-germany.com.

 

 

TOP 100

ROWE receives TOP 100 award for the second time

Niederdreisbach/Überlingen – The company ROTH + WEBER GmbH, based in Niederdreisbach, has made it into the TOP 100 in the 26th year of the innovation competition for the second time. It will receive its award on 28 June from competition mentor Ranga Yogeshwar, TOP 100 coordinator Professor Nikolaus Franke and compamedia at Frankfurt’s Jahrhunderthalle events venue. TOP 100 uses a rigorous process of analysis to assess how SMEs manage innovation. ROTH + WEBER, which has 166 employees, particularly impressed the independent panel of judges with its successful innovations. This is the second time the company has joined this elite group.

ROTH + WEBER develops and manufactures digital reprographic systems for wide formats, specialising in wide format printers, colour scanners and folding machines, along with the relevant software. This is the second time the company has won a TOP 100 award, as it continues to impress with its technological breakthroughs. In the period 2016 to 2018 alone, it secured four German and ten international patents. “We are currently the technology leader and are four years ahead of the competition,” says Johannes Roth, one of the two managing directors. The breadth of the product range is also unparalleled. “We are the only provider worldwide that develops, manufactures and sells the entire wide format portfolio ourselves, from scanners and printers to folding systems and cutting machines. The compatibility of our systems offers our customers a key advantage,” explains Roth.

One example is ROWE ColorPress, a new generation of high-speed wide format printers. Products in this series, which can be upgraded with various scanning and folding systems at any time, boast excellent printing quality, 100 per cent indelibility and low printing costs.The 850i wide format scanner is another recent innovation, capable of handling and digitalising old, torn, heavily crumpled and even rolled original documents thanks to the company’s proprietary media feed technology.

The TOP 100 competition

Since 1993, compamedia has been awarding the TOP 100 seal of approval to SMEs with a particular ability to innovate and above-average success rates for innovations. Professor Nikolaus Franke has coordinated the project since 2002, and is the founder and director of the Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Vienna University of Economics and Business. The TOP 100 is mentored by science journalist Ranga Yogeshwar and organised in partnership with the Fraunhofer Society for the Promotion of Applied Research and the German Association for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses (BVMW). Media support for the company benchmarking competition is provided by manager magazin, Impulse, and W&V. Further information is available at www.top100-germany.com.

 

 

ROWE ColorPress Series

High speed, UV resistant, water resistant and indelible – the reinvention of wide format printing

Niederdreisbach/Düsseldorf The new ROWE ColorPress, a family of high speed wide format printers with the latest technologies, is being presented by ROWE at drupa. The completely new design immediately hits you in the eye: state-of-the-art, harmonious and extremely high-end, with illuminated logo displaying the status of the wide format printer in a completely user-friendly manner. The ColorPress Series has been designed by ROWE for high volume printing. All printouts are in a brilliant quality and even when using plain paper 100 percent indelible, UV resistant, as well as water resistant. Printing costs with the ROWE ColorPress Series are also unbeatably low. For example, the system doesn’t need special paper for high quality poster printouts and the print heads don’t need to be replaced. All printouts are completely dry – ideal for online folding. Many extensions are possible to the ROWE ColorPress family. As well as several MFP solutions, three newly developed online folding systems and a stacker, amongst other things, are available.

This large format printer doesn’t only support technically orientated CAD, GIS, AEC and manufacturing applications for engineers, architects, construction companies or public institutions, ROWE ColorPress is also ideally suited to  implementation in graphics, reprography service providers, in-house printing services or for presentations. Customers wanting full color posters for outside use or POS profit from the printouts being non-fade and water resistant. Wave formation in large area printouts are a thing of the past thanks to the latest toner based LED printing technology. Both black and white and color printouts from the ROWE ColorPress are indelible in accordance with ISO 12757-2 even when using plain paper. This means the ROWE ColorPress meets all the requirements of this important standard without any limitations.

Different printing speeds, applicable to each volume – 2, 3, 4 or 6 automatic rolls and single sheet feed
The ColorPress Series has been designed for all print volumes. This is why ROWE offers several models with different printing speeds. The customer also selects between 2, 3, 4 or 6 automatic rolls, Rear or Front Delivery Tray. All printouts are – even when the whole surface is printed – dry and can be perfectly folded online. Reprography service providers and other users with large print volumes can in this way optimize their workflow. Additionally, they can profit from the high operational availability of this new large format printer as well as from low printing costs. The ROWE ColorPress is operated with intuitively comprehensible software whose functions can be scaled to meet the requirements of the user. Thanks to the controller developed by ROWE all ROWE ColorPress Systems can be linked seamlessly to any hard or software architecture. 

ROWE ColorPress – ideal for online folding
The ColorPress is the first printing system developed for online folding without compromise and safely:

  • Output of complete sets DIN A0 – DIN A4 (ANSI E – ANSI A) possible. Printing of DIN A4 (ANSI A) formats within a drawing set is no problem either.
  • All printouts – also whole surface printing – 100 percent dry.
  • There is no need for special papers for poster printing followed by online folding. This means a significant reduction in printing costs.

Everything from one manufacturer – top reliability
The ROWE ColorPress can be extended at any time to a multi-functional print, scan and copy solution with finishing. For this ROWE offers several perfectly matched MFP solutions as well as the three new online folding systems VarioFold Compact, VarioFold Complete and VarioFold Premium. The decisive customer advantage: all modules in the complete solution have already been perfectly matched during their development by ROWE, including the distinctive state-of-the-art design. Easily recognizable in all VarioFold folding systems, the distinctive design of the ColorPress is continued 1:1. As a result of this both systems form a state-of-the-art, high value unit.

Market leader for compactness – unrivalled environmental friendliness
The ROWE ColorPress is the most compact high speed printing system on the market – a decisive advantage for small spaces. All ColorPress models can be extended to MFP solutions, also for configuration with 6 rolls. The three newly developed online folding systems also contribute to this absolute compactness. This enables wide format solutions, which can be easily integrated into the space available, providing the user with maximum flexibility.
The new ROWE ColorPress family doesn’t only exceed the requirements of the Energy Star, but is manufactured by ROWE in Germany in accordance with the highest environmental standards. Start of production is at the end of 2019.

IIus 1.: The ROWE ColorPress Series: the reinvention of wide format printing.

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IIus 2.: ROWE ColorPress with folding system ROWE VarioFold Premium: all modules in the complete solution have already been perfectly matched during their development.

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ROWE Scan 850i

The new ROWE Scan 850i with a firework of innovations.
ROWE honored as TOP Innovator 2017.

With the new development of the ROWE Scan 850i, ROWE presents a technological quantum jump in wide-format scanning. Many of these innovations are protected by patent. Start of production for this ‘Made in Germany’ scanner is July 2017. For this ROWE has, amongst other things, been awarded one of the most important prizes for innovative product development by an independent expert jury, the TOP 100 Innovator Award.

A worldwide first: ROWE SAFE GUARD
One of the worldwide firsts is ROWE SAFE GUARD; media transport technology for optimal protection of documents. This is an important innovation for all customers, who want to digitize valuable or old, already damaged documents. These documents are protected in the best possible way with ROWE SAFE GUARD. ROWE SAFE GUARD goes even further: even extremely wavy originals e.g. rolled banners are safely transported and scanned. The user can also, if necessary, activate ROWE SAFE DRIVE and reduce the speed. The result: the ROWE Scan 850i is the best bodyguard for all documents.

Simply brilliant: scan once for perfect results with the ROWE DOCUMENT IMPROVEMENT SYSTEM
After scanning the user can easily adjust brightness, contrast or color for example, without rescanning the document. All changes will be immediately displayed in the viewer. This is optimal protection for the documents and saves time.

Automatic height adjustment up to 1.18” (30 mm), scan widths up to 60” (1524 mm)
The ROWE Scan 850i can even scan originals up to 30 mm – a wish expressed many times by users. The electrically powered height adjustment operates fully automatically at the push of a button.

6 models from 44” to 60” scan width – something for every customer
ROWE Scan 850i 44”
ROWE Scan 850i 44” automatic height adjustment up to 30 mm

ROWE Scan 850i 55”
ROWE Scan 850i 55” automatic height adjustment up to 30 mm

ROWE Scan 850i 60”
ROWE Scan 850i 60” automatic height adjustment up to 30 mm

Completely in line with the modularity typical for ROWE, all ROWE Scan 850i with 55” scan widths can be upgraded to 60” on site.

New level of scan quality – patented
With an optical resolution of 2.400 x 1.200 dpi and the worldwide unique patented technology ROWE SCAN MATRIX PLUS the ROWE Scan 850i promises a scan quality unmatched in the market.

Also immediately available as MFP solution with 44” scan width
With the ROWE Scan 850i MFP all standard wide format printers become future-proof solutions for scanning, printing and copying in the smallest space.

Most productive scanner – with SuperSpeed USB 3 as standard
Automatic width recognition “On the fly” (patented)
Dynamic width recognition (patented)
Only ROWE combines ROWE EFFICIENT SCANNING (RES) with SuperSpeed USB 3.0. The result: maximum productivity.
ROWE has also eliminated the annoying forward and backward movement for recognition of the document width. On the fly, means that during the scanning process the precise width of the document is detected. Thanks to the dynamic recognition the ROWE Scan 850i registers the correct width of the original even when it has damaged or torn corners.

ROWE ScanCloud is standard
The ROWE Scan 850i is as standard compatible with all common cloud providers, e.g. OneDrive, Dropbox, Aplle iCloud, Amazon Cloud, Google Drive, MagentaCloud etc.

Comprehensive selection of file formats
The ROWE Scan 850i processes all scans in many file formats PDF, PDF/A, multi-page-PDF, multi-page-TIFF, TIFF, BMP, PNG, JPEG, JPEG 2000, DWF, CALS.

Full automation of your workflow
A variety of functions can be grouped under the 6 Hot Keys on the operating panel – according to customer requirements –, and called up at the touch of a button.

ROWE ScanManager
Customers can select their optimal solution from the 5 versions of the ROWE ScanManager. This results in the perfect link between scanner, digital storage, digital application and the customer’s wide format printers.

 

Low cost thanks to minimal scan glass wear
Due to ROWE SAFE DRIVE the life-cycle of the scan glass of the ROWE Scan 850i is up to 500% longer than with conventional scanners.  

 

 

IIus. 1: ROWE Scan 850i: a quantum jump in wide format scanning.

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IIus. 2: ROWE Scan 850i with ROWE AUTOMATIC HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT scans originals with a thickness of up 30 mm / 1,18".

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ROWE VarioFold Compact Online

ROWE VarioFold Compact Online – Online Folding at Offline Prices

Niederdreisbach/Düsseldorf May 31, 2016 With the VarioFold Compact launch in 2015 ROWE presented the first offline folding system worldwide that can be extended to an online folding system with minimum outlay, even after it has already been put into operation.  At this year’s drupa the specialist in wide format is now presenting the online solution for the VarioFold Compact. This very reasonably priced online folding system is compatible with any standard wide format printer. Using the PREMIUM MANUAL FEED means the VarioFold Compact remains a complete offline folding system even in the online configuration.

The VarioFold Compact offers its users maximum security for their investment. Thus customers have a choice: they can start directly with the online version or they can extend an already installed VarioFold Compact Offline to the online version with minimum outlay – patented.
Using an online bridge the VarioFold Compact can be connected to any standard large format printer. Due to its modular design users can configure a folding system to meet their specific requirements. Depending on the folding volume, they have the choice between three different delivery trays for folded documents. For the application of individual folding programs, e.g. folding of maps, ROWE offers various Apps and Kits. A special highlight here is the patented endless folding without any unfolded pages in-between.

Compatible with any standard wide format printer
Using the Online Bridge 1 or Online Bridge 2 the VarioFold Compact can be connected to any standard large format printer. In online operation the VarioFold Compact is controlled via the Connection Kit.

VarioFold Compact Online is as economical as any standard offline folding system
Revolutionary: online folding is financially viable for everyone, thanks to ROWE. Modular construction means the VarioFold Compact isn’t more expensive than normal offline folding machines.

Two folding systems in one thanks to PREMIUM MANUAL FEED
Even in the online configuration the VarioFold Compact remains a complete offline folding system. Clever: due to the PREMIUM MANUAL FEED documents from other large format printers are also conveniently folded.

Suitable for small spaces
The VarioFold Compact means limited space availability is no argument against online folding systems. This is because the VarioFold Compact requires minimal space. The VarioFold Compact Online is now available.

Illus.1: The VarioFold Compact online is compatible with any standard wide format printer.

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Illus.2: Due to its compact dimensions space requirements are minimal.

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Best of German Medium-sized Companies

Gold medal: ROWE honoured twice.

A leading position on the world market as well as innovative and sustainable entrepreneurship: this is why ROWE was honoured twice with the “Goldmedaille der deutschen Weltmarktführer” (Gold Medal of German World Market Leaders). The wide format specialist received these awards in the categories “THE WORLD MARKET LEADERS” and “THE FAMILY BUSINESS”. The official announcement was made in the presence of German Foreign Secretary Frank-Walter Steinmeier during the closing event of the Wirtschaftstag (Economic Forum). In addition to this, ROWE is now also listed in the two directories “THE WORLD MARKET LEADERS” and “THE FAMILY BUSINESS” published by Deutsche Standards EDITIONEN.

Welcoming the award of the “Goldmedaille der deutschen Weltmarktführer” (Gold Medal of German World Market Leaders) Johannes Roth, Managing Partner of ROWE said “We are extremely proud to have been honoured twice. It confirms, yet again, that we have the right company strategy and that our products have a leading position on the world market. “Parallel to this, ROWE has been listed in the two directories “THE WORLD MARKET LEADERS” and “THE FAMILY BUSINESS” published by Deutsche Standards EDITIONEN. These two directories are published by the well-known publisher Florian Langenscheidt, amongst others. They are Germany’s visiting cards in German embassies and Chambers of Commerce worldwide.

The publication “THE WORLD MARKET LEADERS” presents 100 medium-sized companies which have established themselves as “Best of the Best” in their respective market segment and have become world market leaders. “THE FAMILY BUSINESS”, on the other hand, portrays selected German family-owned companies that prove the source of Germany’s innovation often lies in its medium-sized companies. The two directories were presented by German Foreign Secretary Frank-Walter Steinmeier during the final event of the Wirtschaftstag (Economic Forum).

ROWE PM Award

Photo. Presentation of directories at this year’s ‘Wirtschaftstag’ (Economic Forum) in Berlin. Professor Andreas Kiefer (ADP Employer Services GmbH), German Foreign Secretary, Dr. Florian Langenscheidt (Publisher), Prof. Dr. Bernd Venohr (Publisher) (left to right), Photo: Deutsche Standards / pjk atelier.

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"The Best of German Mittelstand.
THE WORLD MARKET LEADERS"

VarioFold Compact: offline becomes online at any time

ROWE presents the first completely modular folding system in the world

Once you were offline, always offline – up to now that was the case as far as folding machines were concerned. With the new patented ROWE VarioFold Compact things have changed. Why? It can be extended from offline to online with minimum outlay, even after it has already been put into operation. For this the VarioFold Compact is compatible with all standard wide format printers. This guarantees the user maximum security for his investment. Thanks to the PREMIUM MANUAL FEED the VarioFold Compact remains a complete offline folding system even in online configuration. Another highlight: the VarioFold Compact Online isn’t any more expensive than a standard offline folding system.

“Patented endless folding, height adjustment that’s easy on your back or easy extension to an online folding system – never before has there been such versatility. The system is also extraordinarily quiet during operation. We’ve already had a lot of positive feedback from our customers concerning this”, explains Johannes Roth, Managing Partner of ROWE. Modular construction according to the principles of modular design enables this degree of flexibility in its configuration. Users can select a number of options which enable them to configure a folding system that exactly meets their requirements: they can select output trays at the back or front which can hold various capacities.  ROWE offers various apps and kits for setting up individual folding programs and for folding maps and letter formats and even extra-long documents. If the volume increases the VarioFold Compact can be extended to an online folding system. For this it is compatible with all standard wide format printers. Especially clever: the PREMIUM MANUAL FEED ensures the VarioFold Compact remains a complete offline folding system even in online configuration. Due to its compact dimensions the VarioFold Compact is easy to integrate into any office environment. For users wanting to fold automatically, even in a restricted space, ROWE offers the VarioFold Compact with Tablestand – an extremely space saving stand for operation of the folding system on any office table.

When developing the new folding system ROWE paid special attention to maximum user-friendly ergonomics: this is why the VarioFold Compact is equipped with a Floorstand with back-friendly height adjustment so the operating height can be adjusted according to the height of the user, as well as a feed table with non-stick coating for optimal paper handling. The technologically advanced interaction of micro-controllers with state-of-the-art step motors, patented holding rollers and the torsion resistant aluminium spaceframe construction guarantees maximum folding quality as well as quiet folding.

ROWE VarioFold Compact

Fig. 1: Extremely compact and versatile – the VarioFold Compact is the first completely modular folding system.

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ROWE VarioFold Compact

Fig. 2: Revolutionary: online folding is financially viable for everyone, thanks to ROWE.

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Global Presence

ROWE increases its business operations in China

A successful dealer conference in Peking marks yet another important milestone in the wide format specialist’s strategy for China. The event, which lasted two days, was organized by ROWE together with the distributor responsible for China.  More than 100 dealers and sub-dealers attended the event. As well as the presentation of awards and certificates to the best dealers, the program included presentations of the complete ROWE product portfolios as well as various seminars and sales training sessions.

“China is one of our core markets. This makes the success of the recent dealer conference even more important for us”, says Gerhard Bäcker, CEO of ROWE. With this event in Hotel Media Center in Peking, organized by the wide format specialist together with the local distributor, ROWE was able to extend its network in China significantly. The aim of the dealer conference was the consolidation of the relationship between manufacturer and dealer as well as optimization of the product knowledge of individual sub-dealers directly by the manufacturer. To facilitate this, both partners organized various product and sales training sessions. “Economic growth in China means an increasing demand for solutions in the technology sector. Especially in the case of high-tech products, like solutions for dealing with documents, Chinese engineers are happy to fall back on companies offering everything from a single source”, explains Bäcker further. ROWE has been present in the Chinese market since 1974 and has a distribution network of more than 100 dealers. This supplier of wide format LED printing systems, color scanners, folding systems and software for professional document workflow is active in 29 of 31 provinces. Well-known Chinese companies, but also German companies with Chinese subsidiaries, profit from a continuous document workflow, thanks to ROWE solutions. A core element of the international quality strategy of ROWE is comprehensive, close-knit support by service technicians whose basic training and specialist training takes place in the company’s own training center.

Global Presence

Photo. Dealer conference with CEO Gerhard Bäcker (3rd f.l.) in China – one of the core markets of the globally operating company. Photo: © ROWE

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