Rapida 185 / 205

• Feeder controlled via four servo motors, with jerk-free continuous pile lift and automatic lifting speed compensation (paper / board) 
• Antistatic rear-edge separating air 
• Automatic format setting 
• Automatic pile side edge control 
• 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 

• Suction-belt feed table with stainless, antistatic structured surface, with 2 suction belts and multi-chamber vacuum system 
• Electronically controlled sheet deceleration to ensure optimum sheet arrival speed at the front lays 

Infeed 

• Infeed accelerates the sheet to press speed 
• Motorised remote adjustment of the feed line and front lay cover height   

Touchscreen display 

• 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 to different substrates 
• Automatic format setting   

Sheet monitoring 

• Ultrasonic double-sheet detector
• Optional: Capacitive double-sheet detector for inhomogeneous materials 
• Multiple-sheet detector 
• Optical skew-sheet and side lay sensors 
• Optical front lay sensors with electropneumatic 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 with “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

• Double-size impression cylinders and transfer systems for reliable sheet travel over the full substrate range
• Air-cushioned sheet travel with blower bars, Venturi guide plates and comb suckers  

Universal gripper system

• No adjustments required to accommodate changes in substrate thickness
• Ceramic-coated gripper tips and structured gripper pads with cast, elastic inlays for high holding forces and low wear
• Gripper pads and tips can be replaced individually  

Fully automatic plate change (FAPC)

• Parallel changing in 2 cycles
• Three-part, divided rear plate clamps  

Register setting

• Remote setting of lateral, circumferential and diagonal register
• Diagonal register achieved by tilting the transfer drums
• Optional: 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 

• Fast-reacting single-train inking unit
• Remote setting of vibrator frequency and 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 prepared for inking unit temperature control
• Individual engaging/disengaging of inking units for reduced roller wear and minimised makeready times  

Dampening unit

• Speed-compensated Varidamp film-type dampening unit for a stable ink-water balance
• Differential drive to eliminate hickeys, activated/deactivated during production 

Roller washing

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

Multi-purpose washing system for plates, blankets and impression cylinders

• Indication of washing cloth consumption
• Individual programming and central control of washing programs
• Multiple-media washing circuits permitting the use of different ink systems

"Print clean" function

• Targeted stripping of the remaining ink from plate and blanket
• Reduced blanket washing times
• Enhanced production stability with thin materials

• Chamber blade system for constant and even coating application
• Optional: Roller hoist (crane) facility for fast and user-friendly anilox roller change  

Coating supply system 

• Coating supply system for dispersion and UV coatings in separate circuits
• Central control of fully 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
• Remote pressure setting
• Remote setting of lateral, circumferential and diagonal register

• IR power rating 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  

Grafix UV dryers

• UV lamps with UV power rating of 160 W/cm (stepless control)
• Lamp replacement without tools
• WashTronic for enhanced productivity and maximum service life of the UV lamps  

• Speed-compensated gripper opening cam for a broad range of substrates
• Fan modules and blower bars ensure smooth sheet guiding
• Light barriers to guard the hazardous area  

Touchscreen display

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

Suction roller

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

Powder sprayer

• Speed-compensated and format-dependent powder metering  

Extraction system

• Elimination of health hazards from ozone and VOC emissions in conjunction with customer extraction ducting  

Dryer tower

• Printing unit substructure to extend sheet travel and provide space for dryer installations
• Enhanced productivity through fast drying times
• Constant, narrow clearance between dryer and substrate surface ensures high energy efficiency

Feeder

• Optional: Non-stop system with individual rods for fast manual pile change
• Optional: Fully automatic change with 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
• Optional: Lowerable non-stop roller rack extended automatically in the direction of sheet travel
• Sensor monitoring for lifting/lowering of main and auxiliary piles  

Optional: Logistics

• Networking of press control, non-stop systems and pallet handling for maximum production efficiency
• Range of proven logistics modules available
• Elaboration of customer-specific solutions
• Pallet-less paper supply 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 in case 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 air settings
• Job-specific presetting of ColorTronic ink metering
• Remote register setting
• Presetting and selection of washing functions
• Control for all peripheral equipment (except logistics / dryers from other manufacturers)
• Maintenance indicator  

LogoTronic

• Entry-level solution for a flexible workflow:
• CIPLink to convert CIP3 data for automatic ink profile presetting on the press  

LogoTronic Professional

• Comprehensive management system for 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

¹) Decisive for printability is also the flexural rigidity of the substrate

²) Dependent on individual processing parameters, e.g. the inks and substrates used

³) From floor / without non-stop operation

⁴) Can be adapted to the specific requirements of the individual user.