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Rapida 66

 
Feeder 
  • High-performance stream feeder 
  • Antistatic rear-edge separating air 
  • Format setting 
  • Rear-edge pile height sensing with automatic compensation of the feeder head height 
  • Automatic pile lift control 
Suction-belt feed table 
  • Suction-belt feed table with stainless, antistatic structured surface, with 4 suction belts and multi-chamber vacuum system 
  • Sheet deceleration to ensure optimum sheet arrival speed at the front lays 
Infeed 
  • Top-side rotary pre-grippers accelerate the sheet for transfer to a single-size impression cylinder 
  • Adjustment of the feed line at the infeed 
Mechanical side lay 
  • Format setting 
Sheet monitoring 
  • Ultrasonic double-sheet detector 
  • Optical skew-sheet and side lay sensors 
  • Optical front lay sensors with overshoot blocking 
  • Mechanical crash bar 
 
Design principles 
  • Substructure cast in a single piece for high torsional rigidity, stability and reduced weight 
  • Continuous gear train for smooth running and precision 
  • Unit design 
  • Corrosion-free cylinder surface finish 
  • Bearer contact and play-free bearings for precise rolling between plate and blanket cylinders 
  • Bearer cleaners 
  • Central lubrication for the most important lubrication points 
Sheet travel 
  • Single-size impression cylinders and transfer drums for reliable sheet travel over the full substrate range 
  • Pneumatic impression on/off switching 
Universal gripper system 
  • No adjustments required to accommodate changes in substrate thickness 
  • Ceramic-coated gripper tips for maximum holding force 
  • Structured gripper pads 
  • Gripper pads and tips can be replaced individually 
 
Automated plate change (SAPC) 
  • Automatic clamping and tensioning of the plate in each printing unit 
  • Divided rear plate clamps 
  • Change time per unit: 1 min 
Register setting 
  • Remote setting of lateral, circumferential and diagonal register 
  • Diagonal register achieved by tilting the transfer drums 
 
Ink duct 
  • Ink keys and ceramic-coated ink duct roller 
  • Remote control of the ink keys 
  • Wear-free ink metering ensures accurately reproducible settings 
  • Ink duct roller speed compensated to the press speed for constant ink transport 
Inking unit 
  • Fast-reacting single-train inking unit 
  • Remote setting of vibrator blocking 
  • Adjustment of the oscillation timing 
  • Setting of oscillation for first and fourth ink forme rollers 
  • Oscillating distributors prepared for inking unit temperature control 
 
Feuchtwerk 
  • Speed-compensated film-type dampening unit for a stable ink-water balance 
  • Differential drive to eliminate hickeys 
Roller washing 
  • Individual programming and central control of washing programs 
Blanket washing 
  • Use of dry cloth rolls 
  • Indication of cloth end and low solvent level 
  • Individual programming and central control of washing programs 
 
Perfecting 
  • Three-drum sheet turning 
  • Proven 1-2-1 configuration for exact perfecting register 
  • Special perfecting drum gripper system handling a broad substrate range in both straight printing mode and perfecting 
  • Maximum production speed in both straight printing and perfecting (10,000 sph) 
Sheet travel 
  • Long-lasting ink-repellent surface on impression cylinders after the perfecting unit 
 
Coating unit 
  • Convertible coater-dampening unit 
  • Flexible use as dampening unit or coater (dispersion coatings) 
 
Dryer systems 
  • Twin quartz lamps with IR power rating of 60 W/cm 
  • Simple lamp replacement 
  • Automatic pile temperature regulation and dryer control 
  • Can be installed as final dryers 
Sheet travel 
  • Speed-compensated gripper opening cam for a broad range of substrates 
  • Light barriers to guard the hazardous area 
  • Touchscreen display 
  • Touchscreen display with direct function keys for reliable and intuitive press operation 
Sheet brake 
  • Suction roller to facilitate smooth sheet delivery 
  • Air setting for suction rings 
Powder sprayer 
  • Speed-compensated and formatdependent powder metering 
 
Feeder 
  • Non-stop system with individual rods for uninterrupted production during pile changes 
Delivery 
  • Non-stop pile change possible at full production speed 
 
ErgoTronic control console 
  • 15" TFT touchscreen for ergonomic access to all press functions 
  • Preparations for network link for external data saving and preset data import 
  • USB port for external data saving 
  • Sheet inspection desk with adjustable desk angle 
  • Uninterruptible power supply to enable controlled press shutdown in case of power supply failure 
  • Integrated remote maintenance module 
Control console functions 
  • Job-specific presetting of ink metering 
  • Remote register setting 
  • Selection of washing functions 
Touchscreen display 
  • TFT touchscreen for ergonomic access to all press functions 
  • USB port for external data saving and preset data import 
ErgoTronic InkControl 
  • Remote ink key setting from the touch screen display at the delivery 
 
DensiTronic 
  • Fully automatic density measurements and adjustment 
  • Density measurements and correction proposals displayed on the ErgoTronic console 
Techkon RS400 
  • Automated density measurements and fully automatic density adjustment 
  • Density measurements and correction proposals displayed on the ErgoTronic console 
  • Free positioning of the colour bars on the sheet 
 
Max. sheet format 
485 x 660 mm 
Min. sheet format 
225 x 297 mm 
Max. print format 
475 x 650 mm  
Max. print format in perfecting 
465 x 650 mm 
Substrate range 
0,04 – 0,45 mm  
Max. printing speed 
10.000 sph 
Plate format (with SAPC)
Plate format (without SAPC) 
530 x 660 mm
550 x 660 mm  
Pile height at feeder 
940 mm  
Pile height at delivery 
780 mm 
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