Carlson Print Group Invests In New Koenig & Bauer Rapida Press At its 74,000 sq ft specialty printing and packaging facil- ity in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, Carlson Print Group (CPG) is producing some of the most innovative, award-winning work for its well-known cadre of brands. Here in one of the most advanced modern pressrooms in North America, using the latest substrates, inks, coat- ings, and finishes, printed pieces are transformed into powerful marketing communications and collectible trad- ing cards. Central to this extraordinary production are the firm’s modern Koenig & Bauer Rapida presses. Due to its strong growth and dedication to the needs of its custom- ers, CPG has invested in a new Koenig & Bauer Rapida 106 eight-color plus coater press, which will be delivered by the end of this year. “We heavily rely on high-end Koenig & Bauer Rapida printing presses as the core machinery for our premium packaging and specialty print operations,” says Darren Carlson, chief executive officer of Carlson Print Group. “We continue to invest to upgrade our production floor by adding advanced Rapida models to handle our com- plex, multi-treatment print jobs in a single pass. The new Rapida 106 press, which will replace our primary work- horse Koenig & Bauer Rapida 105 PRO six-color press, will complement our latest custom-configured Koenig & Bauer
Rapida 106 eight-color press with double coater and full LED-UV drying technology. Both will be key to the contin- ued expansion of our unique capabilities.”
To address CPG’s need for color consistency, high speeds, and fast changeovers, the newest Rapida 106 will be equipped with the latest Koenig & Bauer automated technology. QualiTronic PrintCheck, an autonomous inline sheet inspection system by Koenig & Bauer, expands on its QualiTronic ColorControl setup to monitor production quality in real time. It requires zero operator intervention or complex setting adjustments during makeready and it integrates directly with QualiTronic ColorControl using a CONTINUED ON PAGE 28 The team at Carlson Print Group, from left: Darren Carlson, CEO/Owner; Robert Kwakenat, pressroom manager; Doug Mo- hagen, general manager; Earl Guinter, business development/ sales manager; Jeanne Brewer, controller; and Dan Dallum, president.
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