Rapida 75

• New KBA high-performance feeder for handling wide range of substrates
• New design with soundproofing to cut noise emissions  
• New sheet separator  
• Suction-belt feed table with two suction belts and separately controllable suction chambers  
• Automatic format setting  
• Nonstop facility

Infeed

• Swing infeed and single-size feed drum  
• No cover lay height adjustment when changing substrate  
• Diagonal adjustment of infeed line ±0-3mm  
• Adjustment of the feed line at the infeed  
• Pneumatic side lay for mark-free sheet alignment  
• Acoustic monitoring of format setting  
• Ultrasonic and electromechanical double-sheet detection  
• Photoelectric frontlay sensors  
• Electropneumatic overshoot protection for double-sheet and frontlay monitoring

• Compact design for greater stability
• Continuous gear train for smoothness and precision  
• Unit-type design with 7 o'clock cylinder arrangement  
• Corrosion-free cylinder surface finish  
• Bearer contact and play-free bearings for precise cylinder rolling  
• Two-stage pneumatic impression throwon/off  
• Mechanical bearer cleaning  
• Central lubrication for key lubrication points  
• Inline perforation and die-cutting

Sheet travel

• Double-size impression cylinders and transfer drums for reliable sheet travel over the full substrate range
• Optimised cylinder geometry for lowcurvature, mark-free sheet travel
• Automatic setting of substrate thickness  
• Air-blast sheet guides  
• Sheet travel sensors for enhanced process reliability  
• More stable gripper system for all substrate thicknesses  
• Shell-free transfer drum  
• Remotely adjustable lateral, circumferential and diagonal register  
• Optional online ACR

• Automatic plate clamping and tensioning
• Divided rear plate clamps  
• Changing time per printing unit less than 1 minute

• Remotely adjustable ink keys, ceramiccoated duct roller
• Abrasion-free ink metering for accurate reproduction  
• Speed-compensated duct roller for uniform ink transfer  
• Quick-response single-train inking  
• Infinitely adjustable oscillation timing  
• Quick-set forme roller oscillation  
• Ink vibrators pre-configured for inking unit temperature control

Dampening unit

• Speed-compensated film-type dampening
• Differential drive to eliminate hickeys

• Individual programming and central control of washing programs
• Dry-cloth washing of blanket and impression cylinders  
• Two separate systems for blankets and impression cylinders  
• Indication of cloth end and wash consumption  
• Simultaneous washing of blankets and impression cylinders to reduce makeready time

• Blower bank for gentle sheet delivery
• New sheet brake  
• Pallet delivery with pile removal possible on three sides  
• Danger zone secured by light barriers  
• Suction roller with variable speed and suction for smoother sheet delivery  
• 1,410mm extension for gentle drying  
• Nonstop rake for uninterrupted production during pile change  
• Automatic format setting

Three-drum perfecting
Proven system with double-size drums for handling a broad range of substrates

• Patented perfecting drum gripper system for precise registration
• Special gripper system to smooth down the rear edge of the sheet  
• Maximum production speed 15,000sph in both straight printing and perfecting mode  
• Automatic mode conversion in less than 2 min.  
• Durable, ink-repellent coating on postperfecting impression cylinder  
• New, gentle air-blown sheet guides

• Proven Harris + Bruno chambered doctoring system
• HydroComp blade pressure control for longer blade life  
• Lightweight anilox rollers for fast and easy changing  
• Automatic coating feed  
• Automatic cleaning (1-2 min.)  
• Change of aqueous coating in approx. 1-2 min.  
• Coating plates possible  
• Automatic change of coating plates with register adjustment

IR/hot-air dryers for extended delivery

• Twin quartz lamps with IR power rating of 60 W/cm
• Automatic pile temperature regulation and dryer control  
• Dual IR radiation and hot air system  
• Multicontrol dryer display

IR dryers for delivery

• Infrared/hot-air dryer systems
• Automatic pile temperature regulation and dryer control  
• Control via delivery touch screen

• Ergonomic control of all press functions via touch-screen
• Controlled press shutdown in the event of power loss  
• Job-specific presetting of ink metering  
• Remote register adjustment, ACR optional  
• Storage of all relevant press parameters for repeat jobs  
• CIP4 interface for presetting ink profiles  
• Makeready function

Delivery touch-screen

• Remote colour and register setting at delivery via touch-screen, with no console
• Ideal for two-colour presses or where space is limited  
• Clear screen layout for intuitive control of all automated press functions

Quality control
Print quality to Fogra standards

DensiTronic

• Automatic ink-density measurement and control
• Detachable measuring head for individual measurements at any point of the sheet

• Semi-automatic ink-density measurement and control  
• Detachable measuring head for individual measurements at any point on the sheet  
• Control strip freely positionable on sheet  
• Low energy consumption (50% less than comparable press)