ROLLING MEADOWS, IL--October 15, 2008--At Graph Expo 08, Komori will demonstrate three state of the art printing presses focused on helping printers maximize productivity and profitability. Under the banner "The Journey is What Moves You," Komori will demonstrate three printing presses that will show attendees how easy it is to get jobs on and off a Komori press--critical in reducing cost and waste.
"Our Komori 'kando' philosophy drives our exhibit at Graph Expo 08," says
Stephan Carter, President and COO of Komori America Corp. "With the current economic turmoil and the highly competitive nature of the printing market, we feel it is our responsibility to provide as much printing press technology as possible in our booth. Time is money, and printers attending Graph Expo want to see as much as possible in one location, and also have the opportunity to compare features and benefits. We believe our variety of presses and our demonstrations will allow visitors to our booth the opportunity to get a good idea of how Komori can help them succeed."
In booth #619 in McCormick Place South, Komori will demonstrate the soon to be released LSX40; stress the high performance and fast job cycle time of the LSX29 and highlight the versatility of the small footprint Spica 29P.
The LSX40: The latest evolution of Komori's award winning LS platform
The LSX40, demonstrated at drupa 08, features a host of upgraded features designed to further improve print quality and job cycle times. Mechanical enhancements include a maximum production speed of 18,000sph; a maximum sheet size of 29-17/32"x41-11/32", and enhanced feeder and delivery for increased sheet stability and print quality. In addition, new higher speed fully automatic plate changing with non stop plate removal, helps increase the speed of job to job changeover, essential for busy printers handling various run lengths. Plus, the high speed start function enables the press to start printing at 12,000 sheets per hour reducing makeready waste to just 20 sheets. The LSX40 also features Komori's proprietary new advanced interface software that can reduce job cycle times up to 50%.
The new AI technology allows all press functions to be preset from the console, saving time and money. In addition, the AI software also has self-learning technology that progressively updates press settings over time to reduce waste. To demonstrate the fast job changeover, each of the four daily demonstrations will run three jobs running three different paper stocks and sheet sizes. "What is exciting is that, as we refine the technology on the LSX40 before we go to market, many of the features that will shown at Graph Expo are now available on our market leading LS40 in its new LS40Ai version," says Carter. "We believe that our single minded focus on offset printing technology is what allows us to continually make these kinds of groundbreaking advancements."
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