Calumet Carton Invests in K&B Rapida 145 Press Plus Coater
packaging customers, allowing them to offer color consis- tent eye-popping packaging within tight deadlines. This press, one of the first in North America, sets us apart from our competition, creating additional opportunities and of- fering lightning-fast production speeds.” Calumet’s management team — in close partnership with Koenig & Bauer — ensured that the new Rapida is configured with unique features for fast job changeovers and non-stop production. Its patented Koenig & Bauer sidelay-free infeed DriveTronic Sensoric Infeed System maintains maximum print speeds throughout the entire run. The new Rapida 145 is specially designed to meet Cal- umet’s turnaround and short makeready times with ad- vanced systems including fully automatic plate changers, CleanTronic Multi washing system, and DriveTronic SRW for simultaneous roller washing. Calumet’s Rapida 145 is equipped with built-in color and register management technology, including Ergo- Tronic Color Control, ErgoTronic LAB, and ErgoTonic Color Check to deliver consistent color results with a higher lev- el of automation. ErgoTronic ICR (Integrated Camera Register) also plays a key role in providing automatic register measurement from the ErgoTronic Central Command Console. The press is equipped with the Qualitronic Inline Color Control fea- ture, which utilizes an inline camera for color measure- ment of each sheet for a closed loop system.
South Holland, Illlinois based Calumet Carton, a leading producer of mailers and packaging products, announced its investment in a next generation Koenig & Bauer Rapida 145 eight-color press plus coater.
“We are proud to be operating this next generation off- set press from Koenig & Bauer,” said Gina Inwood, Vice President at Calumet Carton. “In today’s competitive marketplace, we need to pro- vide the utmost speed, automation, and efficiency for our Calumet’s Vice President Gina Inwood and CEO John Inwood and the company’s new Koenig & Bauer Rapida 145 eight-color press plus coater.
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16 May 15, 2023
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