Kris Blackburn

DALLAS—Feb. 8, 2011—KBA North America announces that Foster Printing, a large-format trade printer based in Santa Ana, CA, has inaugurated its new 46,000-square-foot facility in southern California and started up its second KBA Rapida 162a 64˝ sheetfed press. The firm began printing in its new facility in early December 2010 with the new five-color conventional press alongside its 2008-purchased KBA Rapida 162a 64˝ six-press with UV capabilities. “Our new state-of-the-art facility, which we purchased late last year, along with a second large-format press from KBA is the culmination of two years of planning and exceptional growth,” says Kris Blackburn,

Foster’s inline UV capability will be used for both environmental benefits and fast turnaround times. Having the press equipped with UV capabilities will allow the firm to cure its printed sheets immediately, giving the company much more efficiency and throughput, but it will also help the firm to remain committed to the environment, a key consideration in Southern California.   In 1988, the Blackburn family purchased the assets from Walter Foster and restructured the company to include printing for the trade.