10.18.17
In July 2017, Polish commercial printer Białostockie Zakłady Graficzne (BZGraf) commissioned a new eight-color Koenig & Bauer Rapida 106 perfector for 4-over-4 production at its Białystok plant. With this new press, the fourth Rapida to be installed at BZGraf, the company expects to increase its productivity in the segments for full‑color commercial printing and books by more than 40%.
“We are already the market leader for medium- and large-format offset presses for packaging printing,” said Grzegorz Szymczykowski, sales and service manager at KBA CEE. “And this installation at BZGraf now confirms the growing market share of Koenig & Bauer when it comes to long perfector presses for full-color books and commercial products.”
The new press is replacing a Rapida 105 that dates from 2001 and represents another step in the company’s modernization plans.
The Rapida 106 went into production in July after an installation period of three weeks. It prints at 18,000 sheets per hour in straight production and 15,000 sheets per hour in perfecting mode.
Founded more than 70 years ago, BZGraf has been a member of the Kompap group since 2011. It specializes in full-color hardcover books, but naturally produces even single-color jobs where this is requested by customers.
“We are already the market leader for medium- and large-format offset presses for packaging printing,” said Grzegorz Szymczykowski, sales and service manager at KBA CEE. “And this installation at BZGraf now confirms the growing market share of Koenig & Bauer when it comes to long perfector presses for full-color books and commercial products.”
The new press is replacing a Rapida 105 that dates from 2001 and represents another step in the company’s modernization plans.
The Rapida 106 went into production in July after an installation period of three weeks. It prints at 18,000 sheets per hour in straight production and 15,000 sheets per hour in perfecting mode.
Founded more than 70 years ago, BZGraf has been a member of the Kompap group since 2011. It specializes in full-color hardcover books, but naturally produces even single-color jobs where this is requested by customers.