Rapida 105
Best Value in its Class
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Configurations & Targets
The needs of our customers:
To be prepared to current and prospective wishes of
end customers
Garantee a high degree of availability in production
Make an investion with a short amortisation period
Be able to fulfill a lot of new printing techniques
with a modern machine
The potential of the new Rapida 105
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Configurations & Targets
Configurations available:
4 – 7 colours
Coating tower with double delivery extension
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The new Rapida 105 in detail
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Technical Data
Paper format max. 720 x 1050 mm
Paper format (optional) 740 x 1050 mm
Print format max. 710 x 1040 mm
Print format (optional) 730 x 1040 mm
speed max. 15,000 Sh/h *
speed (optional) 16,000 Sh/h *
Substrates 0.06 – 1.2 mm **
Pile height feeder / delivery 1300 / 1200 mm
Pile height feeder / delivery (at Non-Stop) 1000 / 1100 mm
Plate format 795 x 1050 mm
Plate format (optional) 795 x 1060 mm
* The given possible capacities refer to the capacity possible for the technique of the machine. It is dependent on the local conditions
and the used materials.
** Special equipment and options are not part of the basic machine price.
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Operational Concept and Design
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Operational Concept and Design
The new design shows the membership of the press to the big
KBA-product family.
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Operational Concept and Design
• Slim cover panels
• Functionally arranged operating
elements
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Operational Concept and Design
• Big Touchdisplays at infeed and
delivery
• Coloured, intuitive menu navigation
Benefits:
• Maximum mobility with modern
design
• Touchdisplays with clear menu
navigation and guidance through
the menu via shortcuts
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Operational Concept and Design
Competitive Comparison
Rapida 105 SM/CD 102 Roland 700 Lithrone S 40
• Modern design • Modern design • Machine concept 18 • Modern design
• Easy to operate via • Easy to operate years old newly packed • Very unclear operating
touch displays (HiPrint) elements
• Mnmodified operation
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Control Console and Software Concept
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Control Console and Software Concept
ErgoTronic Console
• Complete machine operation is
based on MS Windows XP
• Clearly arranged console menus for
complete production workflow
• Job changeover program
• Maintenance Tool
Benefits:
• Modern, future-proof
software system
• Open system structure
for connection to
company software
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Control Console and Software Concept
Competitive Comparison
Rapida 105 SM/CD 102 Roland 700 Lithrone S 40
• Modern • Modern • Graphic design 15 years • Takes long to get used
visualisation visualisation old to
• Easy, direct operation • Easy, direct operation • Based on DOS • A lot of text
• Windows-user- • Windows-user-interface • New design possibly • Windows-user-interface
interface during drupa 2008
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The DriveTronic Feeder
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The DriveTronic Feeder
• Shaftless drive of feeder head,
suction belt and feeder pile
• Continuous pile lift
• 2 suction belts and two chamber
low pressure system
• Ultrasonic double sheet control
• Capacitive double sheet- and
package control
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The DriveTronic Feeder
Benefits:
• Reliable feed of sheets
• Automatic format adjustment via
console
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The DriveTronic Feeder
Competitive Comparison
Rapida 105 SM/CD 102 Roland 700 Lithrone S 40
• 2 suction belts • Belt table with rolls • 2 suction belts • 2 suction belts and
• Continuous pile lift • Front lays manually • Pile lift in precision steps 2 protection belts
• Front lays manually adjustable • Front lays adjustable – • Front lays manually
adjustable motoric adjustment adjustable
• Lots of vibrations due to
chain and shaft drive
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The Substructure
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The Substructure
Gripper system
• Structured gripper pads with flexible plastic
inlays
• Ceramic coated, wear resistant gripper tips
with a high friction degree
• No adjustments at grippers necessary in
case of substrate change
Benefits:
• Time is saved during substrate
change
• Low maintenance
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The Substructure
Sheet Guidance System
• Comb suckers in front of
impression cylinder are
smoothening the sheet
• Blowing pipes in front of printing
zone prevent that the sheets hit
Benefits:
• Sophisticated air control for an optimum sheet transport
• Individual sheet guiding
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The Substructure
Competitive Comparison
Rapida 105 SM/CD 102 Roland 700 Lithrone S 40
• 0,06 – 1,2 mm • Motoric up to 1 mm • Manually (ca. 2 min/PU • Manually (about 5
universal setting time) min/PU setting time)
• Little suspectibility to • Motoric with
failure QuickChange Job
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The Printing Tower
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The Printing Tower
ColorTronic Ink Duct
• Bending-resistant, ceramic coated
ink duct roller
• Wear free ink metering due to 35
ink blades with hard metal tips
(analogue Ra106)
• Same positioning of ink duct roller
to ink duct due to protection rings
Benefits:
• Reproducibility of ink settings
• Very low maintenance
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The Printing Tower
Inking Unit
• Fast reaction due to one stream
inking unit to frontside forme roller
group
• Ink stream separation during
„impression off“ – ink distribution on
the rollers stays homogeneous
• Mechanical disenaging of unused
inking units via control console
Benefits:
• Quick ink / water balance
• Little start-up waste
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The Printing Tower
Disengage Inking Unit
• No cleaning time after
reconnection of inking unit
• Less wear of inking unit rollers
Benefits:
• Saving in time about 5-10 min x PU
• At least 50% more durability of
inking unit rollers
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The Printing Tower
Dampening Unit
• Switching on / off via console
• Overdampening via console and
delivery
• Hickey-picker, differential drive
optional
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The Printing Unit
Competitive Comparison
Rapida 105 SM/CD 102 Roland 700 Lithrone S 40
• Very fast reacting • Duct roller speed • Very fast reacting • Copper oscillators leads
• Continuous duct roller regulated in steps -> • Continuous duct roller to greyness
speed reacts more slowly speed • „good enough“ is the
• Process stable • 21-roller-inking unit – • Ceramic coated quality standard
reacts with delays, heat is dampening duct roller
accumulated
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The Printing Unit
Plate Change
• Approved semi automatic plate
changer as basic configuration
• Comfortable fully automatic plate
changer as option
Benefits:
• Savings in time between
3 – 7,5 min with FAPC compared
with SAPC
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The Printing Unit
Competitive Comparison
Rapida 105 SM/CD 102 Roland 700 Lithrone S 40
• at FAPC simultaneous • SAPC Autoplate • SAPC 1 min/PU, • 2,5 min for 6 PU, one
change in two cycles in about 2 min/PU one after the other after the other
all units = 3 min • FAPC Autoplate Plus • FAPC 1 min/PU, • manual intervention
• with semi automatic about 1 min/PU one after the other very difficult
plate changer automatically
about 1,5 min/PU
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The Printing Tower
Washing Equipment
Roller washing
Blanket washing
Impression cylinder washing
• Pre-selection of individual
washing cycles for each inking
unit via control console
• Programable washing programs
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The Printing Tower
Clean Printing of Blanket- and Plate Cylinder
• Pre-selection of up to 20 sheets
• at v = 15,000 Sh/h t = 5 sec
• Normal washing programs
about 3 - 5 min
Benefits:
• Saving of time for washing
programs about 1 min
• Product stability also for very thin
materials
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Printing Tower
Competitive Comparison
Rapida 105 SM/CD 102 Roland 700 Lithrone S 40
• 2 washing bars for • Washing system with • Washing system with • 2 washing bars for
blanket washing and brushes brushes needs about 3h blanket washing and
impression cylinder • Washing solution needs to maintenance/month impression cylinder
washing be disposed as hazardous • Washing solution needs washing
• Good and quick waste to be disposed as • Moderate washing result
washing result • SM has no impression hazardous waste
after clean printing cylinder washing
(perfecting-machine!)
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The Delivery
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The Delivery
Safety Concept and Control
• Danger zone in delivery is safed via
light barriers
• Reliable delivery concept with new
operation via touch displays
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The Delivery/Feeder
Non-Stop-System
• Lowering rollo goes in and out
automatically in sheet running
direction
• Not necessary to reduce the
printing speed
• Approved manual non-stop-
operation at the feeder
• Complex Non-Stop-logistic
systems by Krifft & Zipsner
Benefits:
• Highly efficient printing for
mas circulations
• Uninterrupted production
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The Delivery
Competitive Comparison
Rapida 105 SM/CD 102 Roland 700 Lithrone S 40
• Lowering rollo which • Rack is manually put • Laterally retracting plate • Expensive double
goes automatically against sheet running system, dependent on delivery
inside and outside in direction material
sheet running direction • Speed needs to be • Speed needs to be
• Uninterrupted decreased decreased
production
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Optional equipment
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Optional equipment
Coating tower
• Chamber blade system by
Harris & Bruno
• Light constructed anilox rollers
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Optional equipment
Coating tower
• Fully automatic varnish supply and
cleaning system for dispersion and
UV-varnishes
• Short makeready due to automatic
cleaning of all varnish bearing
components within very short time
(some minutes) – without manual
cleaning after the automatic process
Benefits
• Varnish change about 1–2 min
(disp. ' disp.; UV ' UV)
• Varnish change from one type to
another about 10 min
(dispersion ' UV)
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Optional equipment
Double Delivery Extension
• Acceleration of drying process
of ink and varnish
• IR- and thermo-air dryers in
delivery and delivery extension
• UV-modules in delivery
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Rapida 105 – Conclusion
The new Rapida 105 offers reliable, modern technology for moderate prices.
Up-to date automation and a wide range of substrates to be used fulfill all
requirements of the standard print production.
The open structure of the system allows a connection of any peripheral device.
KBA offers the best remote maintenance and a wide range of services.
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Overview of main differences
Characteristics Rapida 105 universal Rapida 105
Print format 710 x 1.030 mm 710 x 1.040 mm
ColorTronic-ink duct 34 zones 35 zones
Console software OS/2 Windows XP
Design obsolete modern, KBA-product family
compatible
Operating elements Standard buttons Touch display
Safety concept No safeguarding in delivery Light barrier system
Gallery Norament screed Grooved steel plates
Adjusted sheet guidance Sheet transfer with air Customer specific
cushion sheet transfer
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Notes for the sale
Composition of new functional packages (UV, hybrid etc.)
Preferred vendors for following units
Cooling unit BALDWIN
Washing equipment BALDWIN
Coating unit HARRIS & BRUNO
Dryers KBA VARIDRY / GRAFIX
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Thank you very much for your attention
Koenig & Bauer AG, Werk Radebeul bei Dresden
Friedrich-List-Str. 47
01445 Radebeul
www.kba-print.com
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