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Team on 22 June 2005
Frank Motter Dies At 77
Frank Motter, co-founder of the Motter Printing Press Company, which was taken over by Koenig and Bauer (KBA) in 1990-1991 has died, aged 77 years old.
Frank Motter, co-founder of the Motter Printing Press Company, which was taken over by Koenig and Bauer (KBA)in 1990-1991 has died, aged 77 years old He is survived by his wife Susanne, his son Edward and daughter Linda and their families and by two grandchildren
This article was originally published on Printingtalk on 9 Feb 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Motter headed the KBA North America, Web Press Division.
Frank Motter founded the family business in 1953, together with his father John and his brother John Jr.
When Motter Printing Press Company was taken over by KBA he retired as president and chief executive officer of the company but remained active on the supervisory board of the KBA US subsidiary until the end of 2000.
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Frank Motter was a genuine old-school entrepreneur.
Before founding Motter Printing Press Company, he worked as a mechanic and obtained a degree in print management from the Carnegie Institute of Technology.
Alongside his work for the company, he was also active in an honorary capacity for many social, church and industry institutions.
he was also on the boards of the Gravure Research Institute and the Gravure Association of America, for the York Industrial Association, the York Foundation and the York Chamber of Commerce and for the local branch of the Red Cross.
He received numerous awards for his efforts and commitment.
Before the KBA takeover, Motter Printing Press Company had built up a reputation in the USA as a manufacturer of flexo newspaper presses and of rotogravure presses for publications and packaging, as well as through its conversions of old rotary letterpress machines for the flexo process.
The company counted 400 employees and also ran a branch factory for double-width newspaper presses in Rockford, Illinois, parallel to its headquarters in York, Pennsylvania.
After closure of the Rockford branch, the York factory not only produced KBA Colormax flexo machines but also supplied various assemblies (printing units, folders and reelstands) for the double-width newspaper presses manufactured by the German parent company.
Two years ago, in response to the decline in the market for flexo printing units in newspaper production, the only production facility operated by any of the German press manufacturers in the USA also began to develop and manufacture large-format sheetfed flexo presses for direct printing on corrugated board.
Furthermore, the Web Press Division of KBA North America is responsible for the sales and servicing of KBA web presses in the USA and supports the German operation at installations of new presses. Request free introductory details about products from KBA ...
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