Requirements for the creation of advertorials

Supplement

Technical conditions

Packaging specifications

• Quantities suitable for handling
• A grip height of maximum 12 cm per layer
• Not entwined or bound, cleanly palletised
• Supplements must be delivered without bent corners, crease marks or displaced spines. Any defects can lead to reductions in performance and their related additional costs.
• The manner in which the pallets are secured must preclude any deformation of the supplements and protect them against moisture.

Stacking

• Stack loose, glued-in and bound-in supplements cover-side up
• Stack inserts and tip-ons cover-side down

Pallet labelling

The pallets must be labelled with the following information by attaching a pallet label to at least two sides – pallet dimensions 800 x 1,200 mm:

1. Supplement name, especially type description (code and similar)
2. Item
3. Issue/no.
4. Product type
5. Copies per pallet
6. Pallet number
7. Client
8. Sender
9. Production date

Delivery note

The following information must be provided:

1. Customer
2. Type of supplement
3. Circulation
4. Host magazine
5. Issue number

Sample copies

Two loose sample copies must be provided for each product.

Delivery date

The latest delivery date is 15 working days prior to publication. In all events, the confirmed delivery deadlines must be observed.

Delivery times

Delivery times

Ringier Zeitschriften
Swissprinters AG
Rampe 1 – 3
Brühlstrasse 5
4800 Zofingen
+41 58 787 34 32 or +41 58 787 33 60

Delivery from outside Switzerland

The order must clearly indicate that the client and not the recipient is liable for any customs costs and import sales tax.

Tip-on

Technical conditions

Packaging specifications

• Quantities suitable for handling
• A grip height of maximum 12 cm per layer
• Not entwined or bound, cleanly palletised
• Supplements must be delivered without bent corners, crease marks or displaced spines. Any defects can lead to reductions in performance and their related additional costs.
• The manner in which the pallets are secured must preclude any deformation of the supplements and protect them against moisture.

Stacking

• Stack loose, glued-in and bound-in supplements cover-side up
• Stack inserts and tip-ons cover-side down

Pallet labelling

The pallets must be labelled with the following information by attaching a pallet label to at least two sides – pallet dimensions 800 x 1,200 mm:

1. Supplement name, especially type description (code and similar)
2. Item
3. Issue/no.
4. Product type
5. Copies per pallet
6. Pallet number
7. Client
8. Sender
9. Production date

Delivery note

The following information must be provided:

1. Customer
2. Type of supplement
3. Circulation
4. Host magazine
5. Issue number

Sample copies

Two loose sample copies must be provided for each product.

Delivery date

The latest delivery date is 15 working days prior to publication. In all events, the confirmed delivery deadlines must be observed.

Delivery times

Delivery times

Ringier Zeitschriften
Swissprinters AG
Rampe 1 – 3
Brühlstrasse 5
4800 Zofingen
+41 58 787 34 32 or +41 58 787 33 60

Delivery from outside Switzerland

The order must clearly indicate that the client and not the recipient is liable for any customs costs and import sales tax.

Insert

Technical conditions

Packaging specifications

• Quantities suitable for handling
• A grip height of maximum 12 cm per layer
• Not entwined or bound, cleanly palletised
• Supplements must be delivered without bent corners, crease marks or displaced spines. Any defects can lead to reductions in performance and their related additional costs.
• The manner in which the pallets are secured must preclude any deformation of the supplements and protect them against moisture.

Stacking

• Stack loose, glued-in and bound-in supplements cover-side up
• Stack inserts and tip-ons cover-side down

Pallet labelling

The pallets must be labelled with the following information by attaching a pallet label to at least two sides – pallet dimensions 800 x 1,200 mm:

1. Supplement name, especially type description (code and similar)
2. Item
3. Issue/no.
4. Product type
5. Copies per pallet
6. Pallet number
7. Client
8. Sender
9. Production date

Delivery note

The following information must be provided:

1. Customer
2. Type of supplement
3. Circulation
4. Host magazine
5. Issue number

Sample copies

Two loose sample copies must be provided for each product.

Delivery date

The latest delivery date is 15 working days prior to publication. In all events, the confirmed delivery deadlines must be observed.

Delivery times

Delivery times

Ringier Zeitschriften
Swissprinters AG
Rampe 1 – 3
Brühlstrasse 5
4800 Zofingen
+41 58 787 34 32 or +41 58 787 33 60

Delivery from outside Switzerland

The order must clearly indicate that the client and not the recipient is liable for any customs costs and import sales tax.

Loose supplement

Technical conditions

Packaging specifications

• Quantities suitable for handling
• A grip height of maximum 12 cm per layer
• Not entwined or bound, cleanly palletised
• Supplements must be delivered without bent corners, crease marks or displaced spines. Any defects can lead to reductions in performance and their related additional costs.
• The manner in which the pallets are secured must preclude any deformation of the supplements and protect them against moisture.

Stacking

• Stack loose, glued-in and bound-in supplements cover-side up
• Stack inserts and tip-ons cover-side down

Pallet labelling

The pallets must be labelled with the following information by attaching a pallet label to at least two sides – pallet dimensions 800 x 1,200 mm:

1. Supplement name, especially type description (code and similar)
2. Item
3. Issue/no.
4. Product type
5. Copies per pallet
6. Pallet number
7. Client
8. Sender
9. Production date

Delivery note

The following information must be provided:

1. Customer
2. Type of supplement
3. Circulation
4. Host magazine
5. Issue number

Sample copies

Two loose sample copies must be provided for each product.

Delivery date

The latest delivery date is 15 working days prior to publication. In all events, the confirmed delivery deadlines must be observed.

Delivery times

Delivery times

Ringier Zeitschriften
Swissprinters AG
Rampe 1 – 3
Brühlstrasse 5
4800 Zofingen
+41 58 787 34 32 or +41 58 787 33 60

Delivery from outside Switzerland

The order must clearly indicate that the client and not the recipient is liable for any customs costs and import sales tax.

Product sample

Technical conditions

Packaging of product samples for delivery

• The closure seal should not be at the bottom (magazine base line) or on the bundle side of the finished product.
• Plastic bags containing liquid: all bags must be packaged lined up, facing the same direction and upright! The individual rows and layers (max. 3 layers) must be separated by cardboard. Packaged on a longitudinal side, standing up in boxes. Do not package standing on the seal.
• Plastic bags containing granules or powder: all bags packaged flat and lined up. To differentiate between the rows, the individual layers must be separated by solid cardboard and stabilised with diagonally positioned card (cross strips) at 15 cm intervals.

Material

The bag material must generally be tailored to the contents and comply with specified load requirements. Samples must not have any hazardous content or impair the processing or dispatch of a printed magazine. The publishing house must be relieved of all liability in relation to third-party claims resulting from the provision of a product sample. The publishing house must furthermore be compensated for any damages it incurs due to non-observance of the technical requirements. In the event of any processing difficulties due to poor quality bag material, completion of the magazine print run will take priority over gluing in the bags.

Strain

Bags containing liquid must withstand the following weights:

Quality standards

95 % of the magazines in the print run contain correctly glued-in tip-ons. A maximum of 5 % can lie outside standard tolerances or have the following defects:

• Positional deviations: horizontal/vertical: maximum +/- 8 mm, axial: maximum 5°
• Missing tip-ons
• Tip-ons glued in the wrong way round

Packaging of product samples for delivery

Bags that are delivered randomly mixed up or that stick to each other cannot be processed.

• Plastic bags containing liquid: all bags must be packaged lined up, facing the same direction and upright! The individual rows and layers (max. 3 layers) must be separated by cardboard. Packaged on a longitudinal side, standing up in boxes. Do not package standing on the seal.
• Plastic bags containing granules or powder: all bags packaged flat and lined up. To differentiate between the rows, the individual layers must be separated by solid cardboard and stabilised with diagonally positioned card (cross strips) at 15 cm intervals.

Pallet labelling

The pallets must be labelled with the following information by attaching a pallet label to at least two sides – pallet dimensions 800 x 1,200 mm:

1. Supplement name, especially type description (code and similar)
2. Item
3. Issue/no.
4. Product type
5. Copies per pallet
6. Pallet number
7. Client
8. Sender
9. Production date

Delivery note

The following information must be provided:

1. Customer
2. Type of supplement
3. Circulation
4. Host magazine
5. Issue number

Sample copies

Two loose sample copies must be provided for each product.

Delivery date

The latest delivery date is 10 working days prior to publication. In all events, the confirmed delivery deadlines must be observed.

Delivery times

Delivery times

Ringier Zeitschriften
Swissprinters AG
Rampe 1 – 3
Brühlstrasse 5
4800 Zofingen
+41 58 787 34 32 or +41 58 787 33 60

Delivery from outside Switzerland

The order must clearly indicate that the client and not the recipient is liable for any customs costs and import sales tax.