Chilean Printer Gears-Up With 48pp KBA Compacta

Prosa, a subsidiary of Chilean media enterprise Copesa, is expanding the printing capacity at its Santiago plant with a 48pp Compacta 618 from Koenig and Bauer AG (KBA).

Prosa, a subsidiary of Chilean media enterprise Copesa, is expanding the printing capacity at its Santiago plant with a 48pp Compacta 618 from Koenig and Bauer AG (KBA).

It will be the first double circumference commercial press in Chile and illustrates Copesa's confidence in growth in this market sector.

At the same time it places the Chilean printing sector in a key position in South America, said KBA.

The deal - the biggest for a decade in Chile's printing industry - encompasses new pre-press equipment and infrastructure.

The technology and capacity boost delivered by the new 48-page press will reduce the cost of printing magazines and brochures added KBA.

At present the 145-employee company, which serves both regional and international markets, prints books, magazines, catalogues and supplements on four 16pp presses and a sheetfed press.

Taking on board the new pre-press and press technology will enable Prosa to offer its customers enhanced quality, a more diverse spread of products and faster turnaround commented the German press manufacturer.

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