Advance Paper Box Installs Koenig & Bauer Rapida 106
Los Angeles, California based Advance Paper Box Com- pany has announced the upcoming Installation of its new Koenig & Bauer Rapida 106, slated to begin in April 2026. When the highly specialized Koenig & Bauer Rapida 106 nine-color press is delivered to the Los Angeles met- ropolitan region, its owner—Advance Paper Box – Packag- ing Spectrum, a leading folding carton manufacturer—will be satisfying the growing demands of its premium pack- aging customers for complex special effects and designs while taking a significant step to elevate its own position and expand its capabilities. “For us, this press represents more than just the lat- est in automation and system availability,” says Nick Silk, President of Advance Paper Box – Packaging Spectrum. “It embodies our forward-looking vision and reflects our ongoing commitment to serving our customers. This new showcase press enhances our flexibility, automation, and throughput for world-class packaging applications. We chose Koenig & Bauer because they met every require- ment of our demanding customers and configured the perfect press to support our future growth. It was driven by a clear objective: to elevate our operations to the next level in automation, reliability, and capability.” Koenig & Bauer’s complete team worked closely with
Advance Paper Box – Packaging Spectrum to design a unique configuration that supports long-term growth, ex- panded finishing capabilities, and higher production ef- ficiency. After eight printing units, the press is equipped with a coating station capable of both aqueous and UV coating, followed by two dryer units, an additional printing unit, and a final coating unit before delivery. This layout creates a true special effects platform for various creative capabilities, allowing Advance Paper Box – Packaging Spectrum to combine varnishes, soft-touch coatings, tactile finishes, and strike-through effects in a sin- gle pass, enabling efficient production of complex, premi- Jurgen Gruber, Sales Manager at Koenig & Bauer (US), meets with Nick Silk, President of Advance Paper Box – Packaging Spectrum and George Rodarte, Vice President at Advance Pa- per Box – Packaging Spectrum.
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