Pack Print trade fair in Tunis:

KBA sole exhibitor offering press demos

At the Pack Print trade fair in Tunis from 20 to 23 May KBA was the only exhibitor to offer press demonstrations. The four-colour B2 (29in) Performa 74 on its joint stand with Tunis-based agency KBA-Maghreb confirmed the wisdom of this move by attracting a stream of visitors from Tunisia, Libya, Morocco, Algeria, Senegal and Congo, who also expressed keen interest in a Genius 52 UV from KBA-Metronic. more...

Two KBA Rapida 142 eight-colour perfectors

Imprimerie de Champagne switches to 32pp format

In a bold strategic move to raise its profile in the French magazine market, where long medium-format presses predominate, Imprimerie de Champagne has become the first printer in the country to invest in two KBA Rapida 142 6B (56in) eight-colour perfectors.more...

AGM

Hansen: KBA on course despite soft demand

Since April German press manufacturer KBA has seen a major upturn in new orders for sheetfed presses, with business drummed up at trade fairs in the Middle and Far East largely balancing a shortfall in the first quarter. This was the message delivered by Helge Hansen, KBA president and CEO since 27 March, at the company’s 84th AGM at the Vogel Convention Center in Würzburg. However, as Hansen warned the serried ranks of shareholders present, demand for big newspaper and commercial web presses remains unsatisfactory.more...

Waterless newspaper production by the Rhine in Cologne

On 2 June prominent German publishing house M. DuMont Schauberg (MDS) in Cologne rang in a new era in newspaper production with the official inauguration of a six-wide KBA Cortina. In his opening speech Professor Alfred Neven DuMont, editor and publisher of the Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, described the move as an “investment in the future.” more...

KBA sets new records at China Print 2009

Despite the global financial and economic crisis, which has by all means also had its impact in the Far East, this year's China Print trade fair in Beijing proved an outstanding success for KBA. The 900 m² KBA stand was the largest which has ever been booked for an exhibition in China and was in many details reminiscent of drupa 2008. more...