Printed Specialties Invests In Koenig & Bauer Rapida Press Greg Smith, who is operating Printed Specialties, a suc- cessful $14M folding carton printing company in Carroll- ton, Georgia, places a high premium on speed and quality. That is why he chose a Koenig & Bauer Rapida 106 six-col- or plus coater for his pressroom. “One of our biggest goals was to enhance reliability and uptime, decrease waste, and increase quality and ca- pacity,” says Smith. “Koenig & Bauer invited us for a press demo to print some of our toughest jobs using files that give our current press a hard-to-impossible time to com- plete. The Rapida 106 ran these jobs with fantastic quality. We were impressed with the inline quality inspections, the measurements, and the data collection features that are very important to us and our customers.” Printed Specialties specializes in UV printing of high-val- ue folding cartons for industries like retail, food, beverag- es, and healthcare. Its services range from package de- sign and UV printing to specialty coatings, foil stamping, embossing, die-cutting, assembly, fulfillment, and more. While the company’s current press is equipped with UV and it runs quite a bit of foil board, Smith would like to pur- sue cold foil. Purchasing the Koenig & Bauer press gives the firm a solid foundation to add that special capability. Smith estimates that the new Koenig & Bauer Rapida
will add 50 percent to capacity, in which two current press- es will be replaced with the speed and quality of the new Rapida. By increasing capacity, they will be better able to utilize existing finishing equipment and reduce lead times.
“Being a small company, it’s important to find vendors that align with your own values,” says Smith, who traces his printing roots back to his great grandfather’s Pennsyl- vania printing business 113 years ago. “For us, that is service, quality, and accountability. When we got serious about purchasing a new press, I saw and felt the commitment from Koenig & Bauer to us, it felt that we were going to mean something beyond just a sale. Koenig & Bauer secured our business because they showed me that they cared about who we are and that we were important to them.” Greg Smith, center, along with the brew crew team, is proud of his CMYK beers and his new Koenig & Bauer Rapida 106 six-color plus coater press.
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