KBA to distribute Optimus MIS

With effect from March 1, KBA is to become a distributor for Optimus systems such as Dash, Cloud and Cloud Mobile in Western Europe, the Asia-Pacific region, and the US and Canada. The partnership is expected to be extended to cover further markets at a later date.

Optimus has been supplying MIS tools to the printing Industry since 1982, with its software in use across a variety of print sectors including packaging, books, sheet-fed litho, wide format, sheet- and reel-fed digital, web offset and labels.

KBA stated that many sheet-fed offset users around the world are interested in the capabilities of an integrated MIS, which can not only manage all its different substrates and processes, but also grow with the company and its needs. Various KBA customers are already using Optimus systems.

Ralf Sammeck, KBA vice-president for the sheet-fed product house, said: ‘We have already worked with other partners in this field in the past, and our customers can continue to rely on our openness and flexibility if they wish to integrate existing or new KBA Rapidas into their preferred MIS solutions.

‘But when we recently decided to offer MIS solutions as part of a closed-loop workflow with our presses, Optimus was our first choice.’

Nicola Bisset, group managing director of Optimus, added: ‘We are really looking forward to the cooperation with such a renowned and future-oriented company.

‘KBA possesses a broad, global customer base – also in countries in which we are not present to date. Our partnership is a fantastic opportunity to reach further potential customers for our MIS solutions. KBA is similar to Optimus in the way it places the customer's needs in the foreground, and is well known for its excellent service. The cooperation with KBA will enable both sides to further strengthen their brand image and reputation.’