October 1st, 2020 marks a key milestone for the rebranding and launch of Koenig & Bauer Banknote Solutions. The press manufacturer has now completed the worldwide harmonised naming of all Group companies. The new name has no impact on the organisation and structure of the business unit.
Komori announced today that Terry Mills, Komoris district sales manager for the Southern region, plans to retire from Komori on September 30, 2020. Mills has been with the company for 16 years. Mills started in the industry in the late 1970s selling printing press blankets.
Komori America Corporation announces that its Lithrone GX40RP, a 41-inch UV-equipped dedicated double-sided offset printing press, is the recipient of a PRINTING United Alliance 2020 InterTech Technology Award.
The journey to Roto4All on October 23rd in Florence begins with important news. The event on rotogravure will take place with a live audience, in total safety and in compliance with all anti-Covid protocols; given the reduced seating numbers and with the big success achieved by the launching webinar of April 28 (with 560 attendees, a third of which international), the Italian Rotogravure Group by Acimga decided to stream Roto4All globally, with simultaneous translation in English for the international audiences.
To reinforce the companys position as the leading supplier of press and post-press solutions for packaging, industrial and security printing applications, and to boost the earning power of the Koenig & Bauer Group, the management board has been working intensively on developing and expanding the Performance 2024 efficiency programme over the past months.
The Open House event, celebrated on August 25-28, 2020 introduced three new models of presses: the RMGT 970 Perfecting press (up to 10 colors), the RMGT 970 straight press (up to 8 colors), and the RMGT 1050 Perfecting press (up to 10 colors). This was the first opportunity to safely roll out all three presses in the COVID-19 era.
Saxon Institute for the Printing Industry develops new standard for offset printing on folding boxboard. Since September 1, 2020, intensive research has been underway on a new project at the Saxon Institute for the Printing Industry in Leipzig. The project, which has just been launched, is intended to develop a standard for the offset printing process on folding boxboard.
