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News Release from: KBA | Subject: Compacta 215
Edited by the Printingtalk Editorial
Team on 24 December 2004
Magazines And Flyers set To Fly In
Portugal
Sociedade Grafica da Paia (Sogapal) has developed from a purely sheetfed-based offset company into a full-service operation with a notable web offset capacity.
Sociedade Grafica da Paia (Sogapal) has developed from a purely sheetfed-based offset company into a full-service operation with a notable web offset capacity And with its latest investment in a KBA Compacta 215 - its fourth commercial web press from the company - Sogapal is gearing up for the next chapter of its development
This article was originally published on Printingtalk on 5 Mar 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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The new 50,000 copies per hour (cph) Compacta 215 at Sogapal will offer a 620mm cut-off and is designed for web widths between 420mm and 1,000mm.
Alongside an automatic ink supply, the press is equipped with KBA Drivetronic dedicated drives, a manual KBA Patras M reel transport system, KBA's Pastostar RC reelstand, four double printing units, automatic blanket washing, hot-air dryers and an automatically convertible F3-620L gripper folder with superstructure.
The new C215 will be the sixth KBA commercial web installation in Portugal since 2001, which represents a market share of some 67 per cent over that period claimed the German press manufacturer.
The flexibility of the C215 will enable Sogapal to play to its strengths on short and medium runs for the magazine and flyer markets, whereas its two big C618 counterparts will take over the business for the high-volume orders said KBA.
Founder Manuel Cruz made his first moves into the web offset scene with a second-hand 32-page press in 1997, adding a second 16-page press just a little later.
Today, the new company facility in Barcarena, a suburb of Lisbon, has a 16-page Compacta 215 and two 48-page Compacta 618 presses - none of them older than three years.
"We have come to know KBA as a reliable partner with top-class engineering and technology.
That made it very easy to finalise our latest investment decision.
With two 16-page and two 48-page presses, we will be ideally set up to handle every conceivable demand from our commercial web customers.
That is not only for the domestic market, because we are also looking to expand into Spain, France and Belgium," said Cruz. Request a free brochure from KBA ...
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