Lewisburg Printing Invests In Koenig & Bauer Rapida 145 Press Lewisburg, Tennessee based Lewisburg Printing an- nounced it is investing in a Koenig & Bauer Rapida 145 57-inch seven-color press. It will be delivered to the firm’s 141,000-square-foot facility later this year. “The reason why we turned to Koenig & Bauer once again to supply our newest press asset is because, as the leader in speed-to-market, we determined that this new 57-inch press will provide us with the latest unique tech- nology and more flexibility to turn jobs quicker and meet our clients’ demands,” says Tonya Kowa-Morelli, Lewis- burg’s Chief Operating Officer. “This significant capital investment – our ninth offset press – allows us to remain ahead of our competition and deliver high quality consistent projects in a timely fashion in this on-demand world.” Kowa-Morelli did her careful due diligence in crunching the numbers, in which the new Koenig & Bauer 57-inch model is replacing two legacy presses in its fleet to pro- duce the majority of its workload. She specified that the new press be equipped with the latest quality control sys- tems to deliver unmatched eye-catching brand and shelf presence for its retail clients. For additional speed and quick makeready, the new 145 model is equipped with every automated feature to
address the need for shorter runs, highest quality output, and fastest turnaround times. Lewisburg’s press operators and management team will be assisted by two new Koenig & Bauer systems. An
instant, up-to-date analysis of the performance of the new Rapida 145 on the shop floor will be supplied with Koenig & Bauer’s PressWatch system. To identify untapped perfor- mance potential on press, assisting operators in ensuring maximum up throughput, and increasing the pressroom’s overall equipment efficiency (OEE) rate, they will imple- ment Koenig & Bauer’s SpeedWatch system. CONTINUED ON PAGE 20 Tonya Kowa-Morelli, Lewisburg Printing’s Chief Operating Of- ficer, eagerly anticipates the new Koenig & Bauer Rapida 145 57-inch seven-color press at the Lewisburg, Tennessee facility.
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