TSUKUBA MANUFACTURING PLANT — STILL PRESSING AHEAD

And, once they decide to buy a new offset machine, the ability of their chosen press supplier to deliver the order within a short time frame is crucial to sealing the deal.

That market trend, in part, is what drove the Komori Corporation to build its new Tsukuba sheetfed press manufacturing facility near Tokyo, which went into full operation in December with the second phase completion of an approximately 414,000-square-foot factory, R&D facility, customer demo and training center, and employee fitness facilities—all situated on a 451⁄2-acre tract with room for further expansion.