KBA Genius 52 UV Press Fuels Interest in Plastic and Lenticular Printing

The Genius 52 UV, which received the prestigious GATF InterTech award in 2006, is the world’s first waterless UV sheetfed offset press. The maximum sheet size is 14-3/16x20″, and it can operate at 8,000 sph. The unique press features keyless inking, waterless technology, extended delivery, and integrated dryers. It is designed to print on a variety of paper and board from 80 lb to 32 pt, and plastics, including lenticular surfaces, PVC, styrene, polyethylene, static cling vinyl, low tack vinyl, and others. It features an automatic plate-changing device that guarantees short setup times, reliable reproducibility, and brilliant offset quality. The Genius 52 control console features a touch-screen display that can slide from one end of the press to the other for easy press operator access. The press prints in five colors with UV curing inks that rapidly and completely harden through an efficient integrated drying system, which allows further processing, such as laminating or punching, immediately afterward.