Business is strong and growing at premier packaging specialist Superior Lithographics. Its 110,000 sq ft facility hums with activity, producing large format litho and top sheets for the corrugated box industry and printing and converting folding cartons for these dual markets.
The establishment of the first textbook production facility for East Africa is a very ambitious project for the country, wanting to utilize its own resources to meet the high demand for textbooks for a steadily growing number of young people.
The Speedmaster CS 92 is popular with commercial and packaging printers in Asia and India. The sheet format, plate size and other features are the right answer to the needs of a printing market in which, print runs are smaller and job changes are becoming more frequent.
Manufacturers, suppliers and printers are looking for inspiration for their business activities. The surrounding world and market conditions are constantly changing. Non-future-oriented entrepreneurs, who stay a few steps behind their competitors, may lose their market position.
Worldwide, prices for many industrial metals and electronics have risen rapidly. Even wood, which is needed for packaging for transport, is in short supply therefore Koenig & Bauer announces a moderate price adjustment for its entire product portfolio.
The company has seen productivity improvements on all types of boxes. Mr Ferrandiz highlighted the benefits with automatic bottom boxes, where the framer at the entrance of the sheet corrects the gluing position to avoid fishtailing and therefore avoiding regluing of boxes.
Customer contact in challenging times – Its SHOWTIME is the slogan for an international digital customer event on June 23 during which Heidelberg will be showcasing numerous new and enhanced offerings in the commercial, packaging, and label segments.
