KBA’s Frankenthal Press Plant Celebrating Its 150th Jubilee

In 1988 Koenig & Bauer increased its stake to 74.99 per cent and also posted group accounts for the first time, disclosing sales of DM810.4m generated by a workforce of 4,000. In 1990 Koenig & Bauer bought the remaining shares and Albert-Frankenthal became a full subsidiary.

1982: publication rotogravure ventures into new dimensions
In 1985 Albert-Frankenthal set new standards in publication rotogravure with the delivery to bauer druck köln in Cologne of the first press for a web width of 3.08 metres (10ft). Many more contracts were to follow. In 1986 Albert-Frankenthal celebrated its 125th anniversary. At that time it had 1,996 employees. In 1992 the first rotogravure presses with webs 3.18m (10ft 6in) wide were shipped. The shift towards ever wider webs continued.