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KBA Appoints Michael Kummert Its new Head of Production
January 31, 2012
From Supplier News
As of April 1, 2012, the supervisory board of German press manufacturer Koenig & Bauer AG has appointed Michael Kummert (49) the company’s new executive vice-president for production. A qualified engineer, Kummert will take over the production responsibility from president and CEO Claus Bolza-Schünemann.
KBA Moves Up to Number 11 on U.S. Top 50 Patent Board Scorecard
January 30, 2012
From News
KBA moved into the 11th position because its Technology Strength score increased. Technology Strength is the product of the granted patent count and the Current Impact score. Current Impact measures the citation frequency to a firm’s patent portfolio and compares it to the “average” patent portfolio.
PaperWorks Adds a KBA Rapida 142 Large-Format Press
January 9, 2012
From News
PaperWorks Industries, a leading North American integrated full-service packaging provider based in Philadelphia, will be adding a new 56" Rapida 142 seven-color press with UV capabilities to its facility in Mt. Gilead, NC. The press is due to be delivered in the next few days with a mid-March start-up date after installation and press training.
Printer News
January 2012
From Printing Impressions
Commercial printer company and personnel news from
Printing Impressions’ January 2012 edition.
Hearst Purchases New KBA Web Press for Albany Newspaper
December 12, 2011
From News
The KBA Commander CL press will enable the
Albany (NY) Times Union to provide readers and advertisers with one of the best-quality newspapers in the country and support multiple-format products. It replaces a letterpress machine installed in the 1970s.
Koenig & Bauer Aims for Growth as Printing Rivals Struggle
December 9, 2011
From Bloomberg
Koenig & Bauer AG, Germany’s second- largest maker of printing machines, said it aims to increase sales and profit next year as rivals struggle. Revenue and new orders will “grow moderately” in 2012, CEO Claus Bolza-Schuenemann said at a press conference in Frankfurt today. Earnings will rise only “slightly” as...
KBA Profits from Strong Standing in Niche Markets
November 15, 2011
From News
While the third quarter saw demand in the press engineering sector slow, German press vendor Koenig & Bauer AG (KBA) profited from a strong presence in niche markets such as security printing, metal decorating and industrial coding, where demand is robust. In the summer quarter, the group booked new orders worth €472.8m, the highest level since the record year of 2006.
KBA’s Ranking Rises Among Press Manufacturers in U.S. Top 50 Patent Board Scorecard
October 24, 2011
From News
KBA North America proudly announces that Koenig & Bauer AG, its parent company, has risen to 21st from 26th among the top 50 in the annual update of The Patent Board’s Patent Scorecard for manufacturers of heavy industrial equipment in 2011. The update appeared in the
Wall Street Journal on Sept. 13, 2011.
KBA Excels at GRAPH EXPO 2011, Books Two Large-Format Press Sales
October 18, 2011
From Show News
KBA North America proudly announces that it recently concluded an exceptional Graph Expo 2011 with a double large-format press sale, the announcement of a new digital press model in collaboration with RR Donnelley, and the presentation of the prestigious Printing Industries of America InterTech award for the unique FlyingJob Change technology, all providing exciting momentum toward Drupa 2012. Graph Expo was held from Sept. 11-14 at McCormick Place in Chicago.
Specialty Finishing Adding Two Rapida Large-Format KBA Presses
October 10, 2011
From News
Specialty Finishing, a full-service folding carton manufacturer, purchased two KBA Rapida large-format sheetfed presses from KBA North America at GRAPH EXPO 2011. “We chose to purchase two large-format presses from KBA because they could offer the highest level of automation and productivity, as well as a custom-configured press for our particular needs,” says Mark Wright, Specialty Finishing president.
Graph Expo Review: Presses - Offset, Digital Integration
October 2011
From Printing Impressions
Offset press output still comprises 90 percent of the printing done, by some accounts, but you wouldn’t know it based on all the attention given to digital inkjet- and toner-based
devices at Graph Expo. Lithographic press manufacturers aren’t standing still, however.
KBA’s Helge Hansen Hands CEO Post Over to Claus Bolza-Schünemann
September 23, 2011
From News
After successful realignment of Koenig & Bauer AG (KBA), President and CEO Helge Hansen approached the supervisory board to suggest that his forthcoming retirement at the age of 65 years be brought forward to allow the company reins to be handed to a successor on Oct. 31, 2011.
KBA Holds Topping-out Ceremony for New Foundry at Press Plant
September 22, 2011
From News
Scheduled for completion by the end of the year, the $19.3 million project is one of the biggest KBA has implemented in recent years at its Würzburg facility, and brings the total sum invested in new buildings there over the past 10 years to well above $55 million.