NEWSPAPER PRESSES -- Pressing Issues
It should come as no surprise that individual manufacturers have different takes on what press configurations are best suited to meet these production trends. One area where there is a degree of consensus, though, is on the advantages of shaftless drive designs.
No More Getting the Shaft
Shaftless engineering has been the most significant technological advancement in recent time and continues to be a strong factor in press sales, asserts Gary Owen, director of marketing/newspaper sales at KBA North America's Web Press Division in York, PA. "Shaftless technology is having an impact on users in the newspaper market because of the flexibility it offers in terms of press arrangement, productivity (with flying plate/edition changes), color registration and controls." All KBA presses come standard with shaftless drives in the one motor per couple format, Owen adds.
