Offset Printing - Sheet-Fed

Next month, Graphic Edge Printing and Packaging will become the first in the United States to install a 31" Ryobi 755XL-D Packaging Edition offset press. The new press will be among the spotlighted topics at the RYOBI MHI Open House May 7-8 in metro Atlanta.

To keep up with its dramatic sales growth, increase in capacity and have the latest in offset printing technology, K-1 Packaging Group has purchased a new eight-color, 41" KBA Rapida 105 press with coater and UV capabilities.

In the past year, Valdese Packaging & Label in Valdese, N.C., added a new six-color, 40˝ Mitsubishi Diamond 3000LX press with aqueous coater, which has allowed it to print on a wide array of substrates, from onion skin to 40-point board. According to CEO Darren Little, the company is now looking to add another 40˝ press.

Clayton, N.C.-based 3C Packaging has logged a performance record worthy of the exclamation point that graces the company's logo. Specifically, the converting company, which also produces printed literature inserts and unit dose compliant packages, recently reported 20 percent growth during the 2010-2011 fiscal year.

Tepel Brothers has invested heavily in its packaging capabilities to make a place for itself in this segment.

Package printing is all about high-quality printing and eye-catching graphic presentation. One segment that is getting more and more attention is the corrugated packaging market. Accurate Box Company is one package-printing company that got into this game early.

One company that successfully made the move into packaging is St. Paul, Minn.-based Impressions Incorporated (www.i-i.com). It made the move more than ten years ago at a time when its base business was on a steady increase.

DALLAS—KBA North America announced that Hanover Packaging, a packaging firm based in Hanover, Pa., is installing a new KBA Rapida 106 41-inch six-color sheetfed press with conventional and UV capabilities during the summer of 2009.

Offset printing is a standard bearer for quality in package printing and has a long history of successful use in the folding carton arena. As much headway as flexographic printing has made during the last decade, its quality is still measured against that of offset. It is not surprising that offset printing is still the process of choice for many folding carton converters in the packaging market. Many suppliers with a long history of providing high-quality printed products to their customers hold firm to their successful roots. Carded Graphics, located in Staunton, Va., is one such folding carton converter that focuses entirely on

J HEIDELBERG Visit www.heidelberg.com Model Max. Sheet Size (in.) Max. Printing Area (in.) Speed (sph) Speedmaster 23.62x29.13 23.031x29.134 15,000 CD 74 Speedmaster 28.346x40.157 27.559x40.157 15,000 CD 102 Speedmaster 29.53x41.34 29.13x41.34 18,000 XL 105 See Ad p. 92 KBA North America, Sheetfed Division Visit www.kba-usa.com Model Max. Sheet Size (in.) Speed (sph) KBA Rapida 74 (2-10 units) 20 x 29 15,000 KBA Rapida 105 (2-10 units) 29 x