Chesapeake stays with KBA

Chesapeake Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Packaging is adding a KBA Rapida 106 B1 press to its Tewkesbury plant in the UK. 

This follows last year’s installation of a Rapida 106 six-colour machine, two back four perfector, at its Greenford operation.  Both presses are equipped with KBA’s lightweight stock option which reduces minimum substrate specification to 0.04 mm, ColorTronic off-press ink and register control system and DriveTronic for smooth sheet delivery.  The Tewkesbury press is also equipped with a RapidKut reel sheeter to enable handling of both sheeted paper or reels for ultimate stock flexibility and with Sensoric Infeed System (SIS), KBA’s unique sidelay-free sheet infeed solution.
 
The new KBA press is part of a major expansion programme at Tewkesbury, which will initially double the site’s capacity. Over the next few months, the business will relocate to a new 70,000 sq ft factory, close to the existing facility.