At the 11th Beijing International Printing Exhibition (China Print), which takes place in Beijing from 15 to 19 May, Koenig & Bauer (K&B) will be present with a stand covering over 1,000 square meters in Hall 2 (W2-001). The focal point of the presentation is a Rapida 105 with eight printing units and coating equipment, which will be demonstrated several times a day in practical live shows.
The Rapida 105, which was showcased at the previous China Print as a six-color version with a coating tower, now features two additional printing units and extra equipment. The exhibition machine (max. sheet format of the demonstration machine 780 x 1,050 mm) is equipped with, among other things, an additional package for carton printing, equipment for UV/mixed operation, nonstop feeder and delivery (lowerable nonstop carriage), fully automatic plate changers, inking unit temperature control, CleanTronic washing units, measuring and control technology for print quality and register, as well as other automation components. This equips printing companies for today’s and future challenges – both in packaging printing and in commercial and label printing applications.
Focus on packaging printing
The presentation of the Rapida 105 is primarily aimed at users in the packaging sector. In addition to the production of various packaging types, the production of posters is planned, which traditionally attracts great interest from the trade fair audience.
The production of seven-color printing with an expanded color gamut (CMYK+OVG) will be shown, as well as fast changeovers between individual print jobs. A second focus is digital packaging production with the VariJET 106. Packaging samples in seven-color digital printing and comparison samples in sheetfed offset were produced in advance. This allowed print specialists to see for themselves that there are no longer any differences between the two processes in terms of print quality and color gamut.
Rapida sheetfed offset: Stable backbone of print production
Sheetfed offset presses in the Rapida series are highly sought after in Greater China and have been in strong demand for decades. In many printing companies, they have become a stable backbone in production and are particularly valued for their outstanding printing performance, high print quality and flexibility in terms of their features.
Koenig & Bauer traditionally expects many visitors and widespread interest from trade professionals at China Print.
