GRAPH EXPO & CONVERTING EXPO 2004 Offset Printing -- Perfector

MLP U.S.A. also welcomed guests at a reception held during Graph Expo 2004 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the company's first Mitsubishi press sale and installation in America. The press, a six-color, 40˝ sheetfed model, is currently owned and operated by CartonCraft Inc. of Barrington, IL.

The centerpiece of the KBA North America booth was the newly designed Rapida 105 sheetfed press. During live demonstrations, the 41˝ press performed fully automatic plate changes in less than four minutes, and was running at 18,000 sph. KBA has expanded its capabilities to include a new extended functionality to control sheet infeed at the control console; a motor-driven shaftless feeder; an optional side lay-free infeed; the ability to print stock from 40-lb. paper to 48-pt. board; as well as the new Qualitronic II in-line sheet inspection system, video register, Densitronic closed-loop color control and ink temperature control for optimum print quality.