Rapida 106

DriveTronic feeder

• Feeder controlled via 4 servo motors,with continuous, stepless pile lifting and automatic lift compensation (paper / board)
• Antistatic rear-edge separating air
• Automatic format setting
•  Automatic pile side edge alignment
•  Front-edge pile height sensing with automatic compensation of the feeder head height
• Skew-sheet correction at the feeder head during production

• Suction-belt feed table with stainless,antistatic structured surface,with a single suction belt and multichamber vacuum system
• Electronically controlled sheet deceleration to ensure optimum sheet arrival speed at the front lays

 Infeed

•  Swing infeed accelerates the sheet for transfer to a single-size feed drum
•  Motorised remote adjustment of the feed line, individual front lays and the front lay cover height with DriveTronic Infeed

•  Touchscreen display with direct function keys for reliable and intuitive press operation 

Vacuum side lay

• Marking-free alignment of the sheet
•  Multi-chamber vacuum system to permit matching of different suction requirements
•  Automatic format setting

 DriveTronic SideLay (SIS)

• Sidelay-free infeed eliminates all operator settings for lateral sheet alignment (makeready savings)
•  Excellent alignment accuracy thanks to the very long period of rest for the sheet at the front lays 

• Ultrasonic double-sheet detector
•  Capacitive double-sheet detector for inhomogeneous materials
•  Electromechanical double-sheet detector
•  Multiple sheet sensors
• Optical skew-sheet and side lay sensors
• Optical front lay sensors with electro pneumatic overshoot blocking
•  Magnetic crash bar

• Substructure cast in a single piece for high torsional rigidity, stability and reduced weight
• Continuous gear train for smooth running and precision
• Unit design; 7 o‘clock cylinder arrangement
• Corrosion-free cylinder surface finish
• Bearer contact and play-free bearings for precise rolling between plate and blanket cylinders
• Automatic bearer cleaners
• Central lubrication for the most important lubrication points

Universal gripper system

• No adjustments required to accommodate changes in substrate thickness
• Ceramic-coated gripper tips for maximum holding force
• Structured gripper pads with elastic inlays
• Gripper pads and tips can be replaced individually

• Double-size impression cylinders and transfer drums for reliable sheet travel over the full substrate range
• Air-cushioned sheet travel with blower bars, Venturi guide plates and comb suckers
• Automatic setting of the substrate thickness
• Two-stage pneumatic impression on/off switching

Semi-automatic platechange (SAPC)

• Pneumatic opening and closing of the plate cylinder guard
• Automatic clamping and tensioning of the plate
• Divided rear plate clamps

Fully automatic platechange (FAPC)

• Change completed in 3 cycles
• Total change time in straight printing mode: 3 min
• Total change time in perfecting mode: 6 min

Simultaneous plate change (DriveTronic SPC)

• Simultaneous in a single cycle
• Plate cylinders driven directly by dedicated motors
• Plate change parallel to other makeready processes
• Total change time: 1 min

Register setting

• Remote setting of lateral, circumferential and diagonal register
• Diagonal register achieved by tilting the transfer drums
• ErgoTronic ACR for automatic and exact register checking and correction

• Ink keys with carbide blades 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 frequencyand blocking
• Ink train separation with impression-off to maintain the vertical ink distribution in the inking unit
• Stepless remote adjustment of the oscillation timing during production
• Remote switching of ink forme roller oscillation
• Oscillating distributors and ink duct rollers prepared for inking unit temperature control
• Individual engaging/ disengaging of inking units for reduced roller wear and minimised makeready times

• Speed-compensated Varidamp film- type dampening unit for a stable inkwater balance
• Differential drive to eliminate hickeys, activated/ deactivated during productionMulti-purpose washingsystem for blankets and impression cylinders

Multi-purpose washing system for blankets and impression cylinders

• Use of dry cloth or ready-impregnated Prepac® cloth rolls
• Indication of washing cloth consumption
• Individual programming and central control of washing programs
• Multiple-media washing circuits permitting the use of different ink systems

• Individual programming and central control of washing programs
• Multiple-media washing system permitting the use of different ink systems

“Print clean” function

• Specific stripping of the remaining ink from plate and blanket
• Reduced blanket washing times
• Enhanced production stability withthin materials

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 mode (18,000 sph) and perfecting (15,000 sph)
• Fully automatic mode conversion:2 min

• Air-cushioned sheet travel with blower bars and Venturi guide plates
• Twisting suckers spread the sheets tight to ensure precise transfer
• Long-lasting ink-repellent surface on impression cylinders after the perfecting unit
• Automatic suction ring positioning in the delivery for fast job changeovers in perfecting

Sheet monitoring

• Cameras under the perfecting unit and in the delivery for convenient monitoring and fine adjustment of the sheet travel
• Optical missing sheet sensor

• Chamber blade system for constant and even coating application
• HydroComp blade pressure control ensures maximum blade life
• Lightweight anilox rollers ensuring fast and user-friendly replacement

Coating supply system

• Coating supply system for dispersion and UV coatings in separate circuits
• Central control of automatic cleaning for dispersion and UV coatings
• Excellent cleaning result enabling immediate use of the coating system for the next job

Coating forme change

• Automated coating forme change
• Change time: 2 min
• Remote pressure setting
• Remote setting of lateral, circumferentialand diagonal register

• Carbon twin lamps with IR powerrating of 60 W/cm
• Lamp replacement without tools
• Automatic pile temperature regulation and dryer control
• Can be installed as final dryers, as intermediate dryers or in a dryer tower

VariDry UV

• Compact dryer module with UV power rating of 160 W/cm (stepless control)
• Lamp replacement without tools
• Automatic pile temperature regulation and dryer control
• WashTronic for enhanced productivityand maximum service life of the UVlamps
• Multiple-media connector permits free positioning of modules as final or interdeck dryers

• Speed-compensated gripper opening cam for a broad range of substrates
• Fan modules and blower bars promote optimum pile formation
• Light barriers to guard the hazardous area

Touchscreen display

• Touchscreen display with direct function keys for reliable and intuitive press operation

Powder sprayer

• Speed-compensated and format dependent powder metering

Sheet brake

• Sheet brake with pre-suction plate and variable speed to facilitate smooth sheet delivery
• Automatic format setting
• Individual air setting for suction rings

Extraction system

• Elimination of health hazards from ozone and VOC emissions

• Enhanced productivity through fast drying times
• Optimised sheet travel for high printting speeds
• Available extension lengths:1,400 mm, 2,400 mm, 3,800 mm

• Non-stop system with individual rods for uninterrupted production during pile changes
• Fully automatic non-stop rake, with monitoring sensors for pile transport and pile reunion
• Pile insertion and removal possible from all three sides

Delivery

• Non-stop pile change possible at full production speed
• Lowerable non-stop roller rack extended automatically in the direction of sheet travel
• Sensor monitoring for lifting/ lowering of main and auxiliary piles

• Networking of press control, non-stop systems and pallet handling for maximum production efficiency
• Range of proven logistics modules available
• Elaboration of customer-specificsolutions
• Paper supply without pallets possible

• 19“ TFT touchscreen for ergonomic access to all press functions
• USB port for fast communication of job data
• ColorTronic ink metering with ink profile displays on console
• Motorised console height adjustment and sheet inspection desk with adjustable desk angle
• Uninterruptible power supply to enable controlled press shutdown incase of power supply failure
• Integrated remote maintenance module

Control console functions

• Job changeover program for automatic job presetting
• Job-specific saving of all relevant press parameters for repeat jobs
• Presetting of format and substrate thickness
• Presetting of all substrate-specific airsettings
• Job-specific presetting of ColorTronicink metering
• Remote register setting
• Presetting and selection of washing functions
• Control for all peripheral equipment
• Maintenance indicator

LogoTronic

• Ink profile presetting via CIP3 data

LogoTronic Professional

Comprehensive management systemfor KBA presses:

• CIP4/JDF interface to an MIS
• Order management
• Press presetting
• Master data, including central ink database
• PressWatch for graphic representation of the overall production process
• SpeedWatch for graphic representation of job progress
• Report functions