07.21.17
Book printer Neografia from Martin/Slovakia recently took delivery of an eight-color KBA Rapida 145 in a configuration for 4-over-4 perfecting. A
The Rapida 145 offers production speeds of up to 18,000 sph in straight mode and up to 15,000 sph in perfecting. The eight-color perfector version chosen by Neografia handles sheets up to a size of 1,060 x 1,450 mm – which adds up to 32 A4 pages printed in full color on both sides on a single pass through the press. When working with very thin papers, the maximum output is 13,000 sph. These figures equate to almost 10 million A4 pages per day.
In times of every shorter production runs and growing publication diversity, however, the high production speed was not the only factor in the investment decision. Even greater importance was attached to the automation of job changeovers and shorter makeready times.
Following up a move to new production facilities in 2013, a further significant investment in efficient printing technology was seen as an imperative response to continued transformation of the book market. The new Rapida 145 has lent a considerable boost to both capacity and flexibility in the production department, and has greatly accelerated throughput times.
The Rapida 145 offers production speeds of up to 18,000 sph in straight mode and up to 15,000 sph in perfecting. The eight-color perfector version chosen by Neografia handles sheets up to a size of 1,060 x 1,450 mm – which adds up to 32 A4 pages printed in full color on both sides on a single pass through the press. When working with very thin papers, the maximum output is 13,000 sph. These figures equate to almost 10 million A4 pages per day.
In times of every shorter production runs and growing publication diversity, however, the high production speed was not the only factor in the investment decision. Even greater importance was attached to the automation of job changeovers and shorter makeready times.
Following up a move to new production facilities in 2013, a further significant investment in efficient printing technology was seen as an imperative response to continued transformation of the book market. The new Rapida 145 has lent a considerable boost to both capacity and flexibility in the production department, and has greatly accelerated throughput times.