KBA North America is pleased to announce that it is dominating the North American market with its Rapida sheetfed press line that offers the highest run speed of any manufacturer—an outstanding 20,000 sph. About a dozen presses are in full production among some of the best known and highly respected printers in the country where this lightning-fast speed is being met on a daily basis.
“Higher run speeds equal more production,” says Chris Travis, Director of Technology. “Our presses are built with the most impressive technological features unique to KBA giving them the ability to accomplish this feat. The math is simple: high speed presses equal faster print jobs, higher quicker production, and more jobs in one day.”
To move into this enviable position, KBA has developed significant new technology for the Rapida 106, dubbed the ‘makeready champion of the world’ due to its innovative enhancements that boost its performance, flexibility and cost efficiency and make it the most productive press in its class.
According to Walter Chmura, KBA Vice President of Technical Sales, “the KBA DriveTronic SIS has become one of the most important and popular pieces of technology giving KBA printers the edge over their competitors. Its mode of operation is ingeniously simple: a sensor determines the lateral position of the sheet on the feeder board, and as the sheet approaches the transfer point to the first printing unit the gripper on the transfer drum aligns the sheet with the side position specified at the console. This revolutionary technology provides simultaneous process and fast running speeds to our printers who benefit with the ultimate offset solution.”
