Drupa 2012

A packed stand and stream of orders

The high level of attendance on the KBA stand at Drupa, and the keen interest shown in the many new products exhibited there exceeded all expectations – which given the...

Lebanese packaging printer opts for Rapida 105

Jean Smatt, president and managing director of Sidema, a packaging printer based in Beirut, Lebanon, signed up at Drupa for a Rapida 105 without having previously set...

Danish packaging group takes Drupa press

The Rapida 145, the litho press with the largest sheet format at Drupa, will ship to Schur Pack Denmark in Horsens after the show.

Drupa contract: first commercial web press for Loire Offset Plus

Last year Loire Offset Plus in Molina-la-Chazotte celebrated its 20th anniversary. At about the same time the company relocated to bigger premises offering 21,000m²...

Russian label specialist expands capacity

KBA has booked an order at Drupa from Koffy Print, a packaging enterprise based in Chekhov, 60km (37½ miles) from Moscow, for two Rapida 106 presses. Both will be...

Representatives from Times Union in Albany call on KBA

Hearst Corporation is bucking the trend in the North American newspaper industry by reaffirming its commitment to print with a major investment in press technology from...

Pre-tax profit, boost from Drupa trade fair

--- Group sales up 4% --- 8% increase in sheetfed orders --- Order backlog 29% higher than in prior year

Expert guidance and a mine of information

Even before Drupa opened its doors a number of suppliers, educational establishments and other organisations – among them the VDMA (German Machinery and Plant...