Offset Printing - Sheet-Fed

The newest drying technology from KBA North America provides significant advancements, benefits and savings for commercial and package printers. Called VariDry LED-UV, this low-energy system delivers a savings of up to 50 percent in power consumption and energy costs vs. conventional UV dryers.

DavCo Advertising has received its sixth Ryobi installation in the last 20 years, this time a four-color, 36" Ryobi 924 press with aqueous coater. The new press was installed in March at its 35,000-square-foot facility in Kinzers, PA, southeast of Lancaster.

Next month, Graphic Edge Printing and Packaging will become the first in the United States to install a 31" Ryobi 755XL-D Packaging Edition offset press. The new press will be among the spotlighted topics at the RYOBI MHI Open House May 7-8 in metro Atlanta.

To keep up with its dramatic sales growth, increase in capacity, and have the latest in offset printing technology, K-1 Packaging Group, a designer and manufacturer of high-end, graphic packaging materials for retail items located in City of Industry, CA, has purchased a new eight-color, 41" KBA Rapida 105 press with coater and UV capabilities.

Nearly 200 customers and prospects turned out for a series of demonstrations and discussions highlighting the XL 75 Anicolor digital offset press at Heidelberg's North American Print and Packaging Technology Center (Technology Center) in Kennesaw, GA.

Print service providers intent on modernizing their sheetfed offset equipment, and printers who want to learn more about the total financial return of new generation, high-technology offset presses vs. pay-per-click toner-based presses, are encouraged to attend RYOBI's MHI open house May 7-8, at the North American Demonstration Center in metro Atlanta.

New offerings in package printing, general commercial printing, specialty printing, security printing and LED-UV instant curing were demonstrated at the RYOBI MHI Graphic Technology headquarters manufacturing facility outside of Hiroshima, during an open house held last week. Representatives from the company’s U.S. and Canadian distribution group, Graphic Systems North America, attended the open house with customers. GSNA markets and sells to commercial, in-plant, specialty and package printers.

The new 29" Heidelberg XL 75 Anicolor digital offset press is now available in the North American market. The press is ideal for commercial, label, package printing and P-O-P applications. On Jan. 29, PrintMediaCentr hosted an hour-long #PrintChat about short-run offset and Heidelberg’s XL 75 Anicolor press.

The new Speedmaster CD 102 from Heidelberg, equipped with Preset Plus Delivery and a comprehensive package of automation components, can boost productivity by around 10 percent on the previous series. The press will be available in April.

MPress, one of the largest full-service commercial printers in New Orleans, has chosen a six-color, 29" Komori Lithrone SX29 (LSX629) press to accommodate its growing business with quicker turnaround times. The company has increased its productivity by more than 50 percent since installing the press.