Skanem Willich GmbH, based in Willich, Germany, is part of the Skanem Group, which was founded in Norway in 1905 and is now the largest European printshop group for self-adhesive labels. The company in Germany uses state-of-the-art narrow-web, reel-fed presses equipped with flexographic printing units and embossing and screen printing finishing options to produce high-quality labels for bodycare, household, car maintenance and other care products. Skanem Willich GmbH knows how to harness the added value from screen printing and has cut costs by bringing standardized and automated screen manufacturing in-house.

Manufacturing and assembly in Shanghai and Hangzhou

China has been the largest single market for printing presses from the Koenig & Bauer group for a number of years. It is already more than 20 years ago that KBA established its first local presence on this enormous market, where the current sales and service network comprises KBA Printing Machinery (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., further branch offices in Beijing and Guangzhou, and KBA (HK) Co. Ltd. in Hong Kong.

• Gutenberg Druck - successful full-service provider with offset and digital printing
• Relocation to eco-friendly new building using efficient processes
• Speedmaster SX 74 cuts makeready times substantially and delivers greater production speeds

• New presses chosen to streamline production of high-volume inserts
• Sunday technology offers greater flexibility and efficiency

Following a devastating fire in October 2012, Creps United Publications has completed the installation of three new Goss Sunday insert presses, revitalizing the company's entire production capabilities.

Sakurai Graphic Systems Corporation will conduct live demonstrations of its new, cutting edge presses and introduce new technology at a Spring Open House scheduled for April 16-19, 2014 at its state-of-the-art factory in Gifu, Japan.

• First Anicolor press with UV technology in Germany
• Anicolor technology minimizes paper waste to protect the environment and drive down costs
• Outstanding quality thanks to optimally coordinated Saphira UV inks and Saphira UV coatings
• High gloss values, dry sheets, and rapid postpress operations deliver stand-out performance and minimal delivery times

As part of a major expansion to larger premises, leading packaging print company Siemer Cardboard GmbH, based in Laatzen near Hanover, Germany, has purchased a new 6 color ROLAND 700 HiPrint with LV.

With over 30,000 units sold worldwide in 3000 different configurations, the ROLAND 700 HiPrint is the mainstream choice for value-added printing applications.

Polish packaging printer invests in KBA technology once again

Packaging printer Intropak Płochocki & Wspólnicy Sp.j. in Celestynów, near Warsaw, fired up a six-colour KBA Rapida 105 with coater and delivery extension at the beginning of this year.

The press is equipped for mixed operation with conventional and UV inks as well as finishing with water-based and UV coating. With this investment the 40-year-old firm reaffirmed its successful partnership with KBA.

• Medium-format press equally popular with both commercial and packaging printers
• Demonstrations at Print Media Center in Heidelberg and in the U.S.
• Anicolor technology impresses with short makeready times, minimal waste, and high productivity

Leading Canadian folding carton manufacturer eagerly awaits full-UV press with inline color control in April 2014

KBA North America announces that Ingersoll Paper Box (IPB), a leading folding carton manufacturer headquartered in Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada, has selected its KBA Rapida 106 41-inch seven-color press equipped with a coater, full UV capabilities, and inline color control. The new press will be delivered in April 2014.

• HEI Open Days and Heidelberg Info Days provide an overview of cutting-edge technologies and offer solutions for trends in the print media industry
• Dates set for the first half-year - five HEI Open Days and four Heidelberg Info Days
• Latest trends - digital and offset printing for commercial and packaging printers, including consumables and services

Another ROLAND 900 for major packaging printer

Italian company Fustelgraf SPA recently installed a ROLAND 906 LV. The new purchase is the company's second ROLAND 900 press, following its 2008 purchase of a ROLAND 905 LV.