Offset Printing - Sheet-Fed

New technology in offset printing offers opportunities to cut costs and makeready times and to increase quality control, ultimately winning over new customers and satisfying existing customers. But first you need to know what options are available.

What does it take to keep an offset printing press performing consistently? It's a question I have been asked more times than I can count — and with good reason.

To celebrate its 200th anniversary, Koenig & Bauer (formerly KBA) hosted a celebration that culminated with a gala reception attended by nearly 700 guests and a special program featuring dignitary presenters such as Horst Köhler, the former president of Germany.

When your business is only 25 miles from Hollywood, it makes sense to work in some award show-esque glitz and glamor for your own important occasions. That’s what Janak Patel did when he oversaw a recent open house at his firm, Ultimate Paper Box, and its sister business, Ultimate Flex.

At PRINT 2017, TRESU Group will present its ancillary solutions for automating ink logistics and temperature control in flexo and offset printing situations, together with complete coating systems for integration with sheetfed digital packaging and commercial printing lines.

After many years as a commercial printer, Produlith’s offset and digital printing expertise has led to a successful transition to packaging.

Fleetwood-Fibre Packaging & Graphics, a printer of folding cartons, corrugated boxes and displays, and rigid set-up cartons, will add the first Roland 700 Evolution offset press in North America. The press, from Manroland Sheetfed, will feature seven units plus an in-line tower coater and will be fitted out to run both conventional and UV inks.

Walle Corp., a label supplier to the beverage, food and household products industries, recently purchased a new eight-color Komori Lithrone GLX40 with coater (GLX840C).

Moquin Press of Belmont, Calif., has recently installed a Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106-6+L, the first machine in the U.S. with Push to Stop technology.

Marrs Printing & Packaging will add a new fully-automated six-color KBA Rapida 106 press with coater and board package this summer. The press will lead to increased pressroom optimization with its fast makeready capabilities.