Oliver Inc. Invests In Koenig & Bauer Rapida 145 Press In Long Island, NY Hauppauge, Long Island, New York based Oliver Inc. re- ported that it has installed a new Koenig & Bauer Rapida 145 57-inch seven-color press at its 135,000-square-foot facility. The press dominates production for Oliver’s food and pharmaceutical clients and is the ninth K&B press pur- chased by the New York facility that has resulted in a more than 20 percent increase in total printing capacity. “Our new Rapida 145 has more than doubled the throughput of our previous press,” says Nik Blake, Oliver’s Senior Vice President of Operations and General Manag- er. “It outpaces the 40-inch press by 35 percent based on impressions per hour and 60 percent of our total volume is processed through the new Rapida. We continue to move work from the 40-inch presses and our goal is to now pro- vide additional press crew for three shifts.”
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While Oliver has found a solution for its capacity needs, the new Rapida has equally provided resolutions for on- going challenges such as extended lead times, the ma- terial shortage, rising costs, and quality expectations. Its unique features, such as logistics for handling substrates at the feeder and delivery, fully automatic plate changing, and K&B QualiTronic Color Control with System Brunner Instrument Flight, allow Oliver’s management to continue to maintain its high quality standards while delivering inno- vative packaging solutions and supporting new business development efforts. The new Rapida 145 also aids Oliver with its PressSIGN reports for Graphic Measures International (GMI) submis- sions and monthly performance reports. GMI’s process holds them accountable to established brand owner stan- dards including printer certification, production run sample measurement and in-store packaging assessments. The Koenig & Bauer QualiTronic ColorControl inline color control system has become a necessary feature for all color critical work produced for Oliver’s clients. For printers producing pharmaceutical or food products with FDA panels, the new QualiTronic PDF high resolution CONTINUED ON PAGE 36 John Bianco, Oliver’s lead pressman, left, and Nik Blake, Se- nior Vice President of Operations, inspect a job produced on the company’s new Koenig & Bauer Rapida 145 press.
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