Komori America

DÜSSELDORF, GERMANY—Komori Corp. is investing Yen 10 billion ($95 million) in the latest expansion phase of its flagship Tsukuba factory in Tsukuba City, Japan. Upon its scheduled completion in December 2009, Komori claims the Tsukuba plant will have effectively doubled in size to become the world’s largest press manufacturing facility. Yoshiharu Komori, president and CEO of Komori, said the company’s continued strong growth in worldwide market share could enable it to achieve a market share of 30 percent within five years. The company is also investing Yen 1.5 billion ($14 million) in its new international Graphic Technology Center at Tsukuba, which will provide demonstration

DÜSSELDORF, GERMANY—June 4, 2008—Komori Corp. announced today the investment of Yen 10 billion (>$95 million) in the latest phase of expansion of its flagship Tsukuba factory in Tsukuba City, Japan. Construction will start in September 2008 and, when complete in December 2009, the Tsukuba Plant will have effectively doubled in size to become the world’s largest press manufacturing facility. “We are experiencing continued strong growth in market share worldwide, particularly outside Japan, which is driving our investment to meet increase in demand for our sheetfed and web offset presses in the future,” said Yoshiharu Komori, president and chief executive officer of Komori Corporation.

NEW BERLIN, WI—On the heels of relocating its facility from Milwaukee to an office park here, Imperial Visual Communications has bolstered its capabilities with the addition of a new press, the Small Business Times reported. The move more than doubled Imperial Visual’s operating space to 40,000 square feet and allowed it to add a six-color,…

The Lithrone SX40 has a new maximum running speed of 18,000 sph. The new higher speed fully automatic plate change (F-APC) with non stop plate removal, helps increase the speed for job to job changeover, essential for busy print houses handling various run lengths. The Lithrone SX40 can change 6 plates in under two minutes, enabling, along with KHS-AI, a 35% reduction in job-to-job-changeover time. From the end of production on one job to an OK sheet on the next job it takes just 6 ¼ minutes. The automated coater plate change increases speed, precision and ease of use. All controls are integrated

LONDON—Although Komori announced several innovations that will be highlighted under its “Five Solutions” banner in Hall 15 at Drupa 2008 next month, the spotlight will shine most brightly on the brand-new Lithrone SX40 (LSX40) sheetfed press platform. During a recent pre-Drupa press event held here, Komori America officials revealed that the LSX40 will become commercially available in January 2009. Capable of speeds to 18,000 sph and accommodating a 41˝ sheet size, the six-color LSX40 press with coater enables a 50 percent reduction in job changeover times, making it highly efficient for short runs. This is due, in part, to new KHS-AI “advanced intelligence” sheetfed

ROLLING MEADOWS, IL—February 26, 2008—Komori will impress visitors to Drupa 08 with a wide range of new technologies aimed at improving productivity and profitability and reducing the environmental load of print. With over thirty live demonstrations per day in the 2,000 square meter stand in Hall 15, Komori will present five solutions that deliver on its message of “Kando”—exceeding customer expectations. Showcasing its most advanced printing systems, Komori will exhibit eight offset presses ranging in size from the small format Spica 529P right up to the System 38S 16-page web. Drupa will also be the launch pad for the next generation of

Kevin Joyce—Eastman Kodak’s managing director of the Graphic Communications Group (GCG) for the United States and Canada (US&C)—has been named a company vice president and chief marketing officer of the GCG. David Wigfield, who was the managing director of GCG’s business in the United Kingdom, has been tapped to fill Joyce’s former position. Elinor Midlik, president of Prime UV Systems, received the 2007 Harold W. Gegenheimer Award for industry service by an individual. Midlik was honored because of her active involvement on the association’s Show Policy, Strategic Planning, and Programs and Meetings committees. The new vice president and general manager of xpedx Printing

DURHAM, NC—In an effort to bolster its capacity and enhance productivity, PBM Graphics has installed a pair of six-color Komori LS sheetfed presses at its facility here, and another at its Greensboro plant. All three presses are equipped with an in-line coating system for delivering aqueous, metallic and color coating options.

DAYTON, OH—The Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce welcomed trade printer 4Over Inc. to its new Huber Heights manufacturing facility during an official ribbon-cutting ceremony held at the plant November 15. Several public officials attended the event and spoke to approximately three dozen invited guests, which included industry and local TV media, 4Over clients, neighboring businesses and various Chamber of Commerce members. The public officials who joined in the celebration were from the Ohio House of Representatives and Dayton’s city government. The Huber Heights facility, which contains more than 100,000 square feet, is 4Over’s fifth production plant, but the first one outside of Glendale, CA, where the

THINK OF a sheetfed offset UV press as a chemistry set for grownups, complete with an ever-shifting set of variables and a hands-on learning curve. The upside of that curve is the license to print an endless range of special effects impossible to achieve with conventional inks and coatings. And the downside? There isn’t one, according to a growing number of practitioners that may have assayed the market with a vague notion of value-added, then stayed once it became apparent what a mastery of UV techniques could mean to their competitive position and their bottom line. UV printing is not for the faint