KBA North America

KBA North America announces that Foster Printing, a large-format trade printer based in Santa Ana, CA, will be installing a KBA Rapida 205 81" large-format six-color UV press in October 2012. “Over the last four years, we have seen tremendous growth in our business,” says Kris Blackburn, vice president of sales at Foster Printing.

GRAFTON, WI—Philipp Lithographing will be adding a third large-format KBA press to its arsenal. A new 57˝ Rapida 145 six-color press will be delivered in September for installation alongside the printer’s existing 81˝ KBA Rapida 205 and 64˝ Rapida 162A presses on the pressroom floor.

Philipp Lithographing, an ultra-high-quality, large-format printer based in Grafton, WI, has ordered a 57" KBA Rapida 145 six-color sheetfed press to be delivered in September for installation alongside its existing KBA Rapida 205 81" and Rapida 162A 64" presses.

KBA North America announces that Royal Paper Box, a leading Montebello, CA-based folding carton converter, has committed to a second new KBA 41˝sheetfed press for its pressroom The prestigious firm caters to a globally diverse customer base including high-end cosmetics and demanding bio-medical packaging.

Winston Packaging, a fourth-generation family-owned printed paperboard packaging company located in Winston-Salem, NC, has purchased a new KBA Rapida 106 41˝ six-color press with unique automation such as LogoTronic, DensiTronic, and SIS. “We were seeking a press that would provide us with faster changeovers and faster run speeds along with advanced color management to provide our customers with the best performing folding carton possible,” says Gordon.

Commercial printing industry supplier company and personnel news from Printing Impressions’ July 2012 edition.

KBA is targeting sales of more than €1.2 billion for 2012 and a higher pre-tax group profit compared to 2011 (€3.3 million). Contracts worth well over €100 million were signed at drupa 2012 and post-show business remains brisk.

Digital technologies captured many of the headlines during drupa 2012, but that doesn’t mean there weren’t a host of newsworthy lithographic press introductions, technology demonstrations and productivity enhancements shown within the stands of traditional press manufacturers.

KBA North America announces that Don Coggswell has been tapped by KBA as its western regional sales director. In this newly created position, Coggswell will be responsible for a direct territory consisting of the states of Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico.

U.S. packaging printer Everett Graphics, based in Oakland, CA, has signed up at drupa 2012 for a new-generation Rapida 106 launched at show. The press will have 10 printing and coating units and will ship as early as the end of July.