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Automation can also be found on the KBA North America Rapida 74, a 20x29˝ press available in two- to eight-color models, with or without tower coaters. The press is equipped with automatic plate changers, CIP3 digital interface, automatic washers and ink roller wash.

The 20x28˝ Mitsubishi Diamond 1000 sheetfed press can be configured with solid cylinders for quality printing, according to Santie. With a stock range of 0.0016˝ to 0.024˝, it handles brochures, manuals, advertisements, point-of-sale materials and software packaging. Mitsubishi also offers the Diamond 2000, a 23-1⁄2x29˝ press that delivers four- or six-page signatures at 16,000 sph.