Presses Remain the Key Attraction at drupa and in 2008 Printers will not be Disappointed

KBA has, with MAN Roland, the most experience of the large format sector, and it will stress the value of perfecting the larger sheet size over running a 40in long perfector. The Japanese manufacturers continue to ponder whether the market for the larger format press is large enough for them to offer the increased format, rather than concentrate on reducing make-ready and increasing automation on the size of machines the currently have. Neil Sutton, managing director of Komori UK, one of Komori’s key markets, says: “We all live in a very competitive world and maximising production efficiency is what it as all about, because it is very difficult to face low cost competition. Komori has been a pioneer of automation and we are constantly looking to improve on that. I’m sure that this will be clear at drupa.”