New Rapida 164 will be running 24/7 producing litho-lam labels, litho-lam top sheets, and folding carton work
Large press format boosts capacity and makeready by 50%, develops opportunities and generates more business
Superior Litho partners with Koenig & Bauer for its fourth Rapida press
Business is strong and growing at premier packaging specialist Superior Lithographics. Its 110,000 sq ft facility in Southern California hums with activity, producing high quality large format litho and top sheets for the corrugated box industry and printing and converting folding cartons for these dual fast-growing markets. Later this year, the pressroom will increase its output with a new Koenig & Bauer Rapida 164 64-inch seven-color offset press.
Superior’s management team has long believed in product diversification and capital investment to maintain its steady growth and leadership position. Recently it’s found new opportunities in the folding carton market, which has fuelled the necessity for additional press capacity. The team is eager for the new Rapida press to arrive and ‘flip the switch’ to see its newest large format machine begin production.
“Our plan is to run the new press 24/7, printing anything and everything that helps our customers grow their brand awareness and allows increased speed to market,” says Jeff Ku, Superior’s Vice President of Operations. “It will be used for all three categories: litho-lam labels, litho-lam top sheets, and folding carton work.”
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