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News Release from: KBA | Subject: Rapida 105 press
Edited by the Printingtalk Editorial
Team on 27 July 2006
Dutch Print On Demand Firm Invests In
KBA Press
When the Dutch print company Onkenhout moved from Hilversum to new and larger premises in Almere, it took it as an ideal opportunity to invest in a new KBA Rapida 105 press.
When the Dutch print company Onkenhout moved from Hilversum to new and larger premises in Almere, it took it as an ideal opportunity to invest in a new KBA Rapida 105 press "A print company can only be strong by combining modern equipment and efficient logistics," said Onkenhout;s managing director Robert Willms in explaining the decision
This article was originally published on Printingtalk on 24 Mar 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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The company moved out of Hilversum, where it had been based since its founding in 1924 and the new Onkenhout headquarters provides a modern 5,000 square metre facility in Almere, a commercial development on the shores of the Ijsselmeer.
Robert Willms commented: "The production centre offers a floor space of 1,000 square metres, of which around 400 square metres are used for the print section.
The greater majority of the space is our logistics store.
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If you want to offer print-on-demand, then you need space above all else." Robert Willms decided to install a KBA Rapida 105 coater press at the new location and he added: "Print companies must look very carefully at the possibilities which their market offers.
Our new KBA press will benefit us most if we are able to use it for top-quality products.
Our logistics department is a core element of our management concept because on-demand delivery is not only about producing short runs.
It demands the ability to delivery just-in-time." He continued: "We hold the customer's stocks in our own stores and the customer then issues his orders via the internet, which means that we are always right up to date on stock levels and order trends." The Onkenhout group places its full faith in the latest digital technologies, as Willms described: "That is where the future lies and that is the path we want to follow.
KBA is also addressing the digital future.
Of course, we also chose the Rapida on account of its stability and print parameters.
We are running three shifts, 24 hours-a-day, five days-a-week and we have no time to waste on troubleshooting and long downtimes." Willms commented: "At our old site in Hilversum, we worked with two presses in two shifts.
Now, we have one press and work three shifts.
Our products, furthermore, belong to the high-quality segment.
That stems from the fact that our roots lie in the printing of art catalogues, for example, where it is imperative to meet the highest quality demands.
Those catalogues are sold worldwide and if a customer in Japan or the USA is planning to buy a painting, or some other work of art, then he or she naturally wants to know exactly how it looks.
We also print for museums, for example books including the works of Salvador Dali.
That places the highest imaginable demands on personnel, process and machinery." He said that the company has learned that the customer must be offered the opportunity to submit orders via the internet, and that whilst guaranteeing a smooth workflow and a high degree of automation, it is simply a prerequisite for survival in the business. Request a free brochure from KBA ...
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