KBA North America

The InCycle plastic substrates were tested and run on the KBA Genius 52 UV press and displayed at a recent open house in Dallas. “In our process, we take virgin and recycled PET plastic, extrude it, and, using our proprietary Ad-Air technology, create bubbles in it, which turns it into a very lightweight easily printed substrate with a solid, waterproof skin.”

Commercial printing industry supplier company and personnel news from Printing Impressions’ April 2011 edition.

Orders for KBA sheetfed offset presses jumped 33.8 percent to €621.6 million, while those for web and special presses soared 58.2 percent to €663.3 million. Group sales climbed 12.3 percent to €1.179 billion (2009: €1.050 biillion) following a two-year decline.

KBA North America announces that its high-tech Rapida 106 41˝ press has undergone a process of continual improvement with the aim of boosting its performance, flexibility and cost efficiency still further since being launched at Drupa 2008. Additional software packages, design enhancements at the infeed and delivery and a broad spectrum of cross-platform systems have enhanced its makeready and production.

CHICAGO—RR Donnelley and KBA AG, of Wuerzburg, Germany, announced an agreement to develop, manufacture and sell next-generation inkjet printing solutions for the packaging, securities, commercial and newspaper segments. Under the terms of the agreement, RR Donnelley will license its Apollo and other piezoelectric imaging technologies to KBA, which will incorporate them into its press offerings.

Donnelley will license its Apollo and other piezoelectric imaging technologies to KBA, which will incorporate them into its press offerings. The companies will develop, manufacture and sell inkjet printing solutions for the packaging, securities, commercial and newspaper segments. “It’s more than a sales and service agreement for existing technology,” said Helge Hansen, CEO of KBA.

Commercial printing industry national news, featuring items on Clermont Printing & Office Supplies and Olympus Group.

Commercial printing industry supplier company and personnel news from Printing Impressions’ March 2011 edition.

Wichita, KS-based Rand has purchased a KBA Rapida 205 five-color 81″ sheetfed press with coater due to be delivered in June 2011. It specializes in point-of-purchase print applications. “There’s no question it will make us much more efficient,” Randy Vautravers, president, said.

KBA North America has promoted Bruce Richardson to its web national sales manager. In this position, Richardson will be overseeing the KBA web accounts for both newspaper and commercial customers including the new high-performance, fully automated C16 and Commander CT press models.