Offset Bigger than Ever at Drupa
A Makeready Champ
Over in Hall 16, KBA laid claim to being the world makeready champion at Drupa. An eight-color Rapida 106 perfector was shown printing 15 jobs, each of 520 good sheets, in just 59 minutes and 36 seconds. The run entailed 14 complete makereadies. The new 29x413⁄4˝, 18,000 sph press (15,000 sph in perfecting mode) features DriveTronic dedicated drives for presetting the feeder, improving sheet travel in the sidelay-free infeed and for the plate cylinders to enable simultaneous plate changes in under 60 seconds.
Mark Michelson now serves as Editor Emeritus of Printing Impressions. Named Editor-in-Chief in 1985, he is an award-winning journalist and member of several industry honor societies. Reader feedback is always encouraged. Email mmichelson@napco.com
