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KBA 14-Unit Rapida 106 Bought by St. Petersburg Printer

Ever longer packaging presses are being sold in Europe

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

Just a few years ago, long sheetfed offset presses were often considered an exclusive domain of American printers. Today, however, this trend can be observed increasingly in the European packaging sector. Superlative and record-breaking configurations are being supplied ever more frequently to users in Europe. Last year, for example, Koenig & Bauer AG (KBA) installed a 19-unit Rapida 106 – the longest sheetfed offset press in the world to date – at Amcor Tobacco Packaging in Rickenbach, S...

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