Across the Nation

A major factor in the purchasing decision-making process, according to Philipp Litho President and CEO Peter Buening, is the Rapida 145's fast makeready, minimal makeready sheets, fast running speeds (up to 17,000 sph in straight printing) and the KBA QualiTronic color control feature.

Philipp Litho has built a solid customer base in the large-format market providing printed sheets for the point-of-purchase (POP) display industry and top sheets and litho labels for the corrugated industry. Buening says the point-of-purchase market is growing and is relatively unaffected by offshore manufacturing. He finds that many corrugated companies have moved into the POP display market because it lends itself to their food and consumer product clients.