A new educational campaign from Graphic Systems North America spotlights the clear-cut business case for Ryobi MHI offset presses and Ryobi INSTA.COLOR technology, and targets North American commercial printers who are considering new investments in offset to expand customer offerings and enter lucrative new print markets.
Offset Printing - Sheet-Fed
At a recent open house in Tsukuba, Japan, Komori introduced its latest flagship press, the Lithrone GX40. The new press is designed to fulfill a wide range of the most demanding industry requirements, providing stable printing at 18,000 sheets per hour maximum printing speed (even with heavy stock) and enhanced agility for color changeovers.
Initiated in September 2013 with a goal of attaining a 30 percent performance increase, Heidelberg's Performance Plus program has enabled Contemporary Graphic Solutions of Pennsauken, NJ, to sustain significant increase in productivity per month on the company’s Speedmaster XL 105 6+L.
Sun Chemical’s new SunLit Triumph Max commercial sheetfed inks are formulated for commercial sheetfed printers looking to increase productivity, improve print fidelity and meet strict sustainability requirements. The new inks use renewable resources and bio-based materials, and contain less than 2 percent in volatile organic compounds (VOCs).
The newest drying technology from KBA North America provides significant advancements, benefits and savings for commercial and package printers. Called VariDry LED-UV, this low-energy system delivers a savings of up to 50 percent in power consumption and energy costs vs. conventional UV dryers.
DavCo Advertising has received its sixth Ryobi installation in the last 20 years, this time a four-color, 36" Ryobi 924 press with aqueous coater. The new press was installed in March at its 35,000-square-foot facility in Kinzers, PA, southeast of Lancaster.
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, a designer and manufacturer of high-end, graphic packaging materials for retail items located in City of Industry, CA, has purchased a new eight-color, 41" KBA Rapida 105 press with coater and UV capabilities.
Nearly 200 customers and prospects turned out for a series of demonstrations and discussions highlighting the XL 75 Anicolor digital offset press at Heidelberg's North American Print and Packaging Technology Center (Technology Center) in Kennesaw, GA.
Print service providers intent on modernizing their sheetfed offset equipment, and printers who want to learn more about the total financial return of new generation, high-technology offset presses vs. pay-per-click toner-based presses, are encouraged to attend RYOBI's MHI open house May 7-8, at the North American Demonstration Center in metro Atlanta.