KOENIG & BAUER HIGHLIGHTS POST-PRESS

Packaging solutions manufacturer Koenig & Bauer has just held its ‘Post-press Solutions Experience’ for printers at its German factory, showing its end-to-end ecosystem for folding carton print production.

The company said its objective was to highlight “greater profitability and efficiency at the post-press stages of folding carton production.”

Printers from a dozen countries were at the event, where Koenig & Bauer showed how it has expanded its expertise in folding carton printing to cover the entire value chain of post-press technologies.

Koenig & Bauer says it can offer its customers solutions that go beyond traditional press engineering, such as 360-degree workflow solutions. It says, “The combination of leading-edge press engineering and innovative post-press solutions enables users to stand out in an increasingly competitive market and to develop new business opportunities.”

Koenig & Bauer offers a manufacturer-independent ecosystem in the form of myKyana, which it says optimises the complete production process, and promotes seamless communication between machines. This digital platform ensures that all machines and processes communicate efficiently with each other – a key prerequisite for successfully mastering the ever-higher demands of customers and markets.

Alexander Stern presented myKyana, Koenig & Bauer's digital ecosystem that takes the entire folding carton production process from printing to die-cutting to gluing to what he said was “a new level” with AI and data-based digital tools

A varied agenda allowed the international post-press experts to gather information on current and future developments in folding carton production.

Ralf Sammeck, member of the executive board of Koenig & Bauer and CEO of Koenig & Bauer Sheetfed, used his keynote presentation to explain the post-press strategy and digital orientation of the company. Subsequent breakout sessions offered the participants additional, more detailed information on topics such as the service experience, performance management and expanding post-press options.

Practical demonstrations with live production runs and job changeovers presented a broad spectrum of solutions which Koenig & Bauer say is “shaping a forward-thinking and efficient future for folding carton production.” The demonstrations covered the following machines and solutions in the Radebeul Customer Experience Centre:

• CutPRO Q 106 SB – flat-bed die-cutting for maximum outputs in industrial folding carton production
• CutPRO X 106 – rotary die-cutter for future-oriented in-house production
• Ipress 106 PRO SB – the new generation of the proven Ipress 106 flat-bed die-cutter family
• Omega Allpro 110 – the folder-gluer for complex packaging applications and productivity
• myKyana – the digital ecosystem from Koenig & Bauer

Customers from different regions reported on their business development successes using sheetfed offset and post-press technologies from Koenig & Bauer. Thanks to innovative solutions geared to diversification and differentiation, they are in a better position to respond to the constantly changing demands of their customers. Koenig & Bauer offers the machines, and also tailored solutions covering the entire value chain of folding carton production.