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News Release from: KBA North America | Subject: Rapida 130a 51-inch two-colour perfecting press
Edited by the Printingtalk Editorial
Team on 06 December 2007
Perfecting KBA Press Boosts Books
Production
Increased production by 15 per cent with doubled output on one of its five lines is being achieved by hardcover and softcover books producer Thomson-Shore with a second KBA Rapida 130a 51-inch press.
Customers' requests for faster turn-around and greater efficiency led to Thomson-Shore installing the two-colour convertible Rapida perfecting press in June, replacing an older 40-inch two-colour perfector from a different manufacturer KBA North America said that Thomson-Shore's operators have praised the reliability and ease of use of the press, saying how quickly they learned to operate it
This article was originally published on Printingtalk on 10 Apr 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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The prepress-press manager at the Dexter, Michigan (USA) company, Carl Trisdale, said: "Our main goal is to create value for our customers.
We've accomplished this by installing a second large-format KBA press with a sheet size of 51.
Our trade, professional, religious and scholarly publishers are demanding faster turn-around for timely, topical books in the most cost-efficient manner.
Now we're able to double our output by running up 32-page signature jobs two-up and installing a new bindery system." And he explained: "We've created a work flow and niche for our company in which we run the smallest batches possible.
We're always doubling up the work whenever possible.
The high print quality, reduced make-ready times and extremely low waste are the reasons we chose the KBA large-format press." Thomson-Shore US$33 million in annual sales this year.
Forty per cent of the firm's business is with the university publishing market, including such clients as Duke University and the University of North Carolina.
Other customers include booksellers Borders, Ignatius and Globe Pequot.
Trisdale cited one example of the typical demands the company faces: "When Pope Benedict XVI, the new leader of the Catholic Church, was selected in April 2005, we had to quickly print all of his texts and writings.
We worked overtime for those jobs.
We print a lot of other religious texts as well." To continue to expand and add new equipment, Thomson-Shore received a private activity bond from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation to finance a US$10 million expansion.
The bond will be used to acquire and install additional machinery and equipment, as well as increase staffing.
Over a three-year period, Thomson-Shore will be replacing a web press, sewing machines and binding lines, as well as providing dedicated time for the staff to train.
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