Italian packaging manufacturer Arca-Box has invested in a new 7-color KBA Rapida 106 with in-line finishing for the production of luxury packaging.
Equipped for UV production, the Koenig & Bauer’s (KBA) press is configured with a coater tower, two interdeck dryers and another coater in front of the three-fold delivery extension.
The press features in-line ink metering, QualiTronic ColorControl, and DensiTronic Professional for densitometric and spectral metering of the printed image.
The firm said in a statement: “The special configuration with printing unit after the coater, referred to as “PLUS ONE”, is particularly practical for producing high quality luxury packaging, a sector in which Arca-Box has played a leading role for many years as a supplier to famous brands.”
Arca-Box is engaged in designing and producing presentation packaging made of plastic film and cardboard.
The new press from KBA will complement the firm’s existing 5-color Rapida 105 with coater and equipment for cardboard and film printing which was installed in 2000 as well as an older an Rapida 104.
Designed to have printing speeds up to 20,000 sheets/h, the Rapida 105 was equipped with six interdeck dryers for UV printing and three UV lamps in the delivery extension.
KBA said that the new Rapida will also be used for printing on plastic and for automatic packaging, containers, displays, tapes and clipstrips among others.
