Koenig & Bauer Sets Productivity Benchmarks with Rapida 106 X

In the highly dynamic environment of industrial commercial printing, the ability to produce and deliver a wide variety of print media in the shortest possible time is crucial to the business success of every company. With the Rapida 106 X, Koenig & Bauer offers a sheetfed offset press that more than meets these demands, setting benchmarks in terms of productivity and quality thanks to autonomous processes and pioneering automation. This enables printing companies to boost their productivity and significantly increase the production of saleable sheets.

Maximum Productivity and Autonomous Processes

The Rapida 106 X is designed as a high-performance press – for production speeds of up to 22,000 sheets/h. Commercial presses also achieve up to 20,000 sheets/h in perfecting mode.

Through its ability to print autonomously, the Rapida 106 X optimizes the workflow and sets standards in commercial printing. With AutoRun, the press starts a sequence of print jobs completely autonomously, automatically activates the good sheet counter, stops after the desired number of sheets has been reached, and then changes over to the next job fully automatically.

Minimal Makeready Times, Maximum Flexibility

To meet the daily demand for fast job changes, the Rapida 106 X integrates innovative solutions for makeready time optimisation. This begins with fully automated printing plate logistics. This automates the plate transport from a plate trolley or directly from the plate setter into the changing shafts of the printing units, as well as from the printing units to a central plate storage area.

Especially with small runs and high printing speeds, a single person can only manage the printing plate change on an eight-colur Rapida 106 X for a very short time. This is where plate logistics helps.

FlyingJobChange function offers the possibility for version and language changes ‘on the fly’, which provides unmatched flexibility during ongoing production. Process-optimised washing functions, such as PrintClean, can also replace blanket washing for small runs and further increase machine availability.

Excellent Print Quality and Smart Operation

The Rapida 106 X delivers excellent print quality through market-leading control systems.

The integration of LED-UV technology not only ensures immediate postpress but also the highest color brilliance, even on demanding substrates such as uncoated papers. The same applies to UV coating – for example, in cover production.

In terms of features and configuration, the Rapida 106 X also offers maximum flexibility. This includes extensive options for inline finishing. With a perforating unit, as known from the CutPRO X 106, postcard tear-offs, competitions, vouchers, and similar items can also be produced inline. Thanks to the reel sheeter, cheaper reel stock can also be processed – with further productivity advantages such as more stable production in thin printing or reduced downtime due to the higher amount of printing material on the roll compared to pallet stock.

With its extraordinary performance and productivity parameters, Koenig & Bauer’s Rapida 106 X is the ideal, future-oriented production tool in industrial commercial printing but also in many other applications, from label and folding carton production to demanding specialties.