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Feature KBA Rapida 106 Press web printing, die-cutting solutions, workflow solutions, metal decorating and the majority of banknote printing worldwide. Because of its unique automation solutions, such as a sidelay-free infeed DriveTronic SIS, job changes and media handling are extremely efficient. Quality management also plays a key role – and even includes inline PDF comparisons. Other unique features are simultaneous plate changing with its DriveTronic SPC, Flying JobChange within a few seconds, and its AniloxLoader with DriveTronic SFC. One example that caught my eye was the first KBA LED-UV installation at Cedar Graphics in Hiawatha, Iowa, that has doubled productivity and strengthened its environmental status. “The driving force in our decision to purchase the KBA Rapida 106 press was its productivity and its LED-UV capabilities,” said Hassan Igram, CEO of Cedar Graph- ics. “We’re anticipating a plethora of benefits for our company and our customers, including twice the productiv- i t y, imp rov ing and streamlining our workflow, delivering the highest quality day after day, servicing our existing diverse group of cus- tomers with new specialty work, and supporting our own business growth. We felt that KBA offered us unique print features that no one else could offer, such as KBA SIS (Sensoric Infeed System) making super-fast press speeds possible, as well as KBA Plate Ident that recog- nizes and registers plates and automatically presets job information, thus preventing errors while saving time and money. We anticipate that LED-UV will become the next big trend, so we want to stay ahead of our competition.” RMGT 9 Series Offset Press “At Print 17, we proudly announced the sale of the 50th RMGT 9 Series Offset Press purchased in North America, which joined more than 700 installations worldwide since its release in 2008” said Karl Belafi Jr., Vice President of KBR Graphics Canada and the exclusive Canadian distributor of RMGT – RYOBI MHI Graphic Technology sheetfed offset presses in Canada. In December alone, two additional presses were sold in Eastern Canada and will be delivered and installed in RMGT (Ryobi) 9 Series Offset Press 34 | February 2018 | GRAPHIC ARTS MAGAZINE graphicartsmag.com