Perfector press opens up book printing markets

KBA's Rapida 4/4 perfector presses made their Asian debuts with an open house at China Translation and Printing Services (CTPS) in Dongguan.

CTPS is a full-service print provider that works with book publishers around the world and is said to be one of the market leaders in Asia.

The open house was attended by more than 150 guests.

According to KBA, the premiere of the eight-colour Rapida 142 press emphasised the company's position in large format as well as its claim to be the only supplier of perfector presses for this format.

KBA added that with 100 large-format presses already installed and operational the company's share of the Chinese market is over 60 per cent.

At the open house Walther Zehner, chief representative of KBA China and KBA's vice-president of sales in Asia-Pacific, Dietmar Heyduck, pointed out that a similar Rapida 142 four-over-four perfector press was one of the major attractions at Drupa 2008.

When CTPS relocated production from its headquarters in Aberdeen (Hong Kong) to Dongguan in 1996, none of the presses were from KBA.

Now the eight-colour perfector is the company's second Rapida 142 following the inauguration of a four-colour version last year.

CTPS's Peter Tse and his general manager Ricky M H Ho agreed that the decision to install a second KBA press will enable the company to drive future growth.

Tse explained: "KBA's high reputation in China, and the fact that none of its competitors can offer perfecting in large format, made the choice virtually a foregone conclusion.

He continued: "We were so pleased with our first Rapida 142 that we originally intended to order the same configuration, but our faith in KBA technology persuaded us to have some tests run on an eight-colour perfector in Radebeul.

The results were stunning and opting for a perfector press has opened up new opportunities for us in book printing.

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