KBA North America

WILLISTON, Vt.—KBA North America announced that its sheet infeed process known as the no-sidelay Sensoric Infeed System (SIS) has seen increase in growth. The SIS has become a key selling point of the 18,000 sheet per hour Rapida 105 41˝ format press on the world market, since it reduces or bypasses troublesome stages in sheet feeding. By doing this, it streamlines the production process, ensuring quicker turn-around times and bigger profits. Printing press manufacturers and the graphics industry had for years been trying to simplify the process of feeding and aligning the sheet in a sheetfed offset press, a process complicated by the high

WILLISON, Vt.—KBA North America’s wide range of LF presses—from 51-inch up to 81-inch—offers printers of commercial, books, displays, posters, and packaging customized LF presses with advanced technology. Technological advances revive demand At Drupa 1995, KBA’s launch of large-format Rapida presses showcased advances in makeready, automation, manning, ease of operation and net output, closing the quality gap to medium format even though the sheets are three to four times as big. KBA not only increased its market share in core applications, such as packaging and book printing, but moved into the commercial market too. By Drupa 2004, KBA’s new superlarge-format models attracted a raft of

WILLISTON, Vt.—Press manufacturer KBA North America increased sales in both its keystone press model—the Rapida 105 41‑inch sheetfed press—and its leadership position in the large-format sheetfed press market in 2006. Both areas helped to propel KBA to double-digit growth in sheetfed offset presses in 2006. “Our sales figures from 2006 are extremely positive,” says Ralf Sammeck, president and CEO of KBA North America. “An underlying trend to this growth is that so many of our customers are buying a second, third, and fourth KBA press from us—all signs that are indicative of their high satisfaction in our presses, technology, and service.” World’s only new

WILLISTON, Vt.—KBA North America, a leading press manufacturer, announced an exclusive distributorship in the U.S. and Canada with Vegra, an international company specializing in the development of high-quality and environmentally-friendly products for the graphic arts industry. The new consumables line, which can be ordered online through http://consumables.kba-usa.com, includes fountain solutions, coatings, washes, and varnishes, and is designed to work with all printing press manufacturers and available to all printers, regardless of their press models. “We are pleased to announce this exclusive distributorship with Vegra,” says Ralf Sammeck, president and CEO of KBA North America. “This furthers our goal of addressing the needs

WILLISTON, Vt.—KBA North America, a leading press manufacturer based in Williston, Vt., is announcing that Edison Litho & Printing, one of the largest large-format litho printers in the Northeast, has agreed to purchase its second KBA large format press in less than two years. Edison will be taking delivery of a Rapida 162 64-inch six-color sheetfed press with aqueous coater in January 2007, nearly two years after the firm installed its Rapida 205 81-inch six-color sheetfed press. “The success that we’ve encountered with the Rapida 205 81-inch press prompted us to purchase another amazing press from KBA—the KBA Rapida 162 64-inch six-color sheetfed press,”

J HEIDELBERG Visit www.heidelberg.com Model Max. Sheet Size (in.) Max. Printing Area (in.) Speed (sph) Speedmaster 23.62x29.13 23.031x29.134 15,000 CD 74 Speedmaster 28.346x40.157 27.559x40.157 15,000 CD 102 Speedmaster 29.53x41.34 29.13x41.34 18,000 XL 105 See Ad p. 92 KBA North America, Sheetfed Division Visit www.kba-usa.com Model Max. Sheet Size (in.) Speed (sph) KBA Rapida 74 (2-10 units) 20 x 29 15,000 KBA Rapida 105 (2-10 units) 29 x

WILLISTON, Vt.—In response to one of the worst natural disasters in our nation's history, KBA North America, a leading supplier of sheetfed offset and digital presses is expressing it sorrow and sympathy to flood victims ravaged by Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf States. "We are tremendously moved and saddened by the plight of the victims in this area," says Ralf Sammeck, president and CEO of KBA North America. "Our hearts go out to all the residents and their families. We would like to reach out especially to those who are involved in the printing industry. That is why we have created an initiative to

CHICAGO—All over the world, companies that supply innovative equipment and services to the commercial, package printing, publishing and converting industry are gearing up for the industry's largest and most important event of the year, PRINT® 05 & CONVERTINGSM 05. he show will run September 9-15 at the McCormick Place Complex in Chicago.  Some 70,000 people are expected to attend, viewing nearly 800 company exhibits filling about 750,000 net square feet of exhibit space. "This will be the show not to miss as converters strive to stay competitive with new technology," said Nelson Stevens, President of Independent Machinery, Inc., which will occupy 1,500 square feet in

Sheetfed offset press manufacturers key in on efficiency, larger formats, and specialty needs, and wave off flexo competition. by Susan Friedman, Editor One of the best competitive edges carton converters can develop these days is the capability to get product out the door faster than the other guys. "Our customers are focusing strictly on productivity," says Bob McKinney, director of marketing for KBA North America, Sheetfed Division. "Converters want to increase margins through efficiency." Sheetfed offset press manufacturers are well aware of this fact, and each is ready with a game plan. "With run length continuing to drop, faster, more accurate makeready with less