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News Release from: KBA | Subject: Rapida 74 press
Edited by the Printingtalk Editorial
Team on 27 September 2004
Rapida Press Highlighted At Italian Show
At Medprint 2004 from October 21-24 in Naples (Italy) KBA will be represented by its Italian subsidiary, KBA-Italia, on Stand 3/03 in hall 3.
At Medprint 2004 from October 21-24 in Naples (Italy) KBA will be represented by its Italian subsidiary, KBA-Italia, on Stand 3/03 in hall 3, where the focus will be on a B2 (29") Rapida 74 five-colour with coater and a B3 (20.5") Genius 52 KBA will also feature on the DIgraph stand (02/09 in hall 2) with a 46 Karat Plus SRA3 (18") DI offset press
This article was originally published on Printingtalk on 19 May 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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The 18,000 sheets per hour (sph) Rapida 74 - the first of the new generation to be shown in Italy - features a coater and delivery extension, plus new automation modules for changing the plates and cleaning the impression cylinders.
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A non-stop facility at the feeder and a height-adjustable non-stop roller in the delivery are said to enhance production efficiency, while an ACS (Air Clean System) extractor at the delivery reduces emissions.
The waterless Genius 52, of which a five-colour version will be demonstrated at Medprint, has already found a number of buyers in Italy.
Its ghosting-free keyless inking units and waterless offset technology deliver a superb print quality claimed KBA.
With claimed minimum start-up waste and a compact design, with extensive automation of all key functions, makes it an exceptionally cost-effective production tool believes the German press manufacturer.
The press is designed for printing plants that do not wish to adopt direct imaging for operational reasons.
The 46 Karat Plus uses Presstek imaging technology and Profire Digital Media waterless printing plates.
Its ability to image plates using either conventional or stochastic screens, at a resolution of up to 120 lines per centimetre (300 lines per inch), raises the quality benchmark in SRA3 believes KBA.
Italy is one of the biggest export markets for KBA sheetfed offset presses and the company said there are Rapida presses of all sizes are in operation at prominent commercial, book and packaging printers throughout the country.
KBA added that it is also a premier supplier of web presses to the Italian market, with 16pp to 64pp commercial presses at Italy's biggest printing and publishing houses.
Through its agency GAM International KBA has also moved up amongst the leading vendors of newspaper presses in Italy.
The most recent example is a major contract for nine Commander and two Comet presses that will shortly ship to Rizzoli Corriera della Sera (RCS) in Milan. Request a free brochure from KBA ...
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