On the basis of this, he ordered his first Rapida 106 from KBA. It is equipped with a high-speed package for speeds of up to 18,000sph in perfecting mode as well as a raft of automation modules. These include DriveTronic SPC simultaneous plate changing plus Plate Ident, Data Matrix Select for automatic plate recognition and loading job data, CleanTronic Synchro for parallel washing processes, ErgoTronic ACR for register setting and many others. The press also features QualiTronic Color Control inline colour control system for both sides of the sheet. Furthermore, the Rapida 106 is connected to the company’s MIS via a LogoTronic CIPLinkX workstation. The press also receives presetting data from pre-press via CIPLinkX.
“The press installation was carried out quickly in an extremely professional manner,” says Sakai Masayuki. “Whereas replacing a press with a newer model in the past only resulted in moderate increases in performance, this all changed with the Rapida 106. We have seen huge gains in productivity. Jobs that took 24 hours in the past with our existing technology, now only take 16 hours. This means we save a third of the time. This makes production planning easier and creates reserves for urgent additional jobs,” says Shoei Printing CEO about the increase in flexibility. “I can definitely say that the Rapida 106 delivers the shortest ROI of all presses known to me.”