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people, and we’ve never had this size press before, so we knew we would need to have our hand held growing into it, which Koenig & Bauer graciously did,” says David. Since Tavo typically caters to customers requiring longer runs, the high production speeds of the Rapida, up to 18,000 sheets per hour, fit perfectly with the company’s mission. The press features sidelay-free infeed DriveTron- ic SIS; simultaneous plate changing with SPC; pre-regis- tration and plate identification; simultaneous coating form changes with DriveTronic SFC; and fast anilox roller chang- ing with AniSleeve. Increasing Automation The press also fits into Tavo’s mission of increasing its automation to reduce makereadies and increase produc- tivity. Wherever possible, individual makeready steps on the Rapida are integrated into the automated simultane- ous job changeover process. Washing, for example, runs parallel to the plate and coating form change. CleanTron- ic Synchro possesses two separate washing beams, en- abling impression cylinders and blankets to be washed simultaneously. Alternatively, the washing time can be re- duced by 50 percent if both washing beams are applied to the blanket. With SPC, the time required for plate chang- es is reduced; DriveTronic PlateIdent detects the plates mounted for a new job, takes care of pre-registration, and checks whether the plate is positioned correctly on the press. With the AniSleeve system, anilox roller replace- CONTINUED ON PAGE 22
adding sheetfed capabilities in 2009 and forming capa- bilities in 2015. Tavo runs three shifts, five days a week. The recent addition of the press, a Koenig & Bauer Rapida 145, and two Bobst Mastercut 145 die cutters, increased productivity dramatically and necessitated a recent 78,000-square-foot expansion, which now provides a total of 256,000-square-feet.
Koenig & Bauer first came onto Tavo’s radar from fre- quent interactions at Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC) meetings. “We’d interact with the salespeople and the managers of the business. They’re very professional
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