Origin & Future – 200 Years Koenig & BauerVibrant presentations at China Print 2017
Presentations for commercial, publication and packaging printers, as well as workflow solutions and data-driven business models
Live demonstrations on Rapida 106 and Rapida 75 PRO presses
Information on digital packaging printing
Rapida 75 PRO for the Hucai Group
At the official hand-over of the Rapida 75 PRO to the Hucai Group (left to right): Walter Zehner, CEO KBA Greater China; Chen Chengwen, president of the Hucai Group; Dietmar Heyduck, sales director KBA-Sheetfed; Stephan Weiser, sales manager KBA-Sheetfed (5)China Print 2017 opened its doors in Beijing on 9th May. And in the 200th year of its company history, the Koenig & Bauer Group (KBA) proudly unfurled a banner with its anniversary slogan “Origin & Future – 200 Years Koenig & Bauer” above a 1,000 m2 stand. Through to 13th May, visitors can here gain first-hand insights into the broad product portfolio offered to commercial, publication and packaging printers, alongside the associated workflow solutions, data-driven business models and services.
A magnet for visitors: The KBA stand at China Print in Beijing (1)
Packaging is a particularly fast-growing segment in China, and KBA is well prepared to satisfy the arising market demands with offset, flexo, screen printing and digital inkjet presses for folding cartons, corrugated board, hollow containers and metal substrates. Since 2016, this already diverse product range has been supplemented further with rotary and flat-bed die-cutters from KBA-Sheetfed and KBA-Iberica, as well as marking and coding systems from KBA-Metronic, some of which are assembled at a local subsidiary in China itself.
Live demonstration on the Rapida 106 with simultaneous plate changing DriveTronic SPC (2)The practice-oriented print samples are as sought-after as ever (3)Especially during the live demonstrations on the KBA stand, the five-colour Rapida 106 with DriveTronic SPC plate cylinder direct drives and the new half-format Rapida 75 PRO with six printing units, coater, extended delivery and essentially identical control and automation features are stars of the show. They are to be seen printing a series of poster and postcard jobs, placing a focus on fast job changes and stable production quality thanks to inline colour control based on grey balance with InstrumentFlight.
Live demonstration on the new Rapida 75 PRO (4)
A special area of the stand has been set aside to provide up-to-the-minute information on the KBA VariJET 106 for digital folding carton production. The market launch of this new inkjet/offset hybrid press is planned for the coming year.
Presenting the future in digital folding carton printing: The KBA VariJET 106 (6)In a special area of the stand, the trade visitors can learn more about workflow solutions and modern, data-driven services from KBA (7)Already on the first day, the Rapida 75 PRO was officially handed over to its future owner Hucai Printing Co. Ltd. A first order for a press of this series from KBA was placed at drupa 2016, almost a year ago. In the meantime, Hucai operates three half-format Rapidas. The company sees the new technology as an ideal means to further increase print quality and efficiency, and as a step into the future in terms of workflow automation.
