Komori Presents Live Demos of Commercial, Digital, and Packaging Print Equipment
Rolling Meadows, IL - June 12, 2024 -
Author: PATRICK HENRY
Article originally posted in: WhatTheyThink! - drupadaily
Komori (Hall 15, E02) has made a major commitment to drupa with a 14,500-sq.- ft. stand that presents three pieces of equipment in live operation. The theme is Connected Automation, which Komori describes as the process of linking all equipment within printing facilities to achieve enhanced visibility, automation, and efficiency in production processes. This is made possible by KP-Connect, Komori’s cloud-based system for monitoring plant and equipment performance.
Lithrone GX40 advance EX Edition (GLX-740A+CC)
The stand consists of individual zones for commercial printing, digital printing, and packaging, with KP-Connect keeping track of the presswork taking place in each demonstration.
Anchoring the commercial zone is a Lithrone G37P advance EX Edition (GL-837P-A), a 37-in., eight-color convertible perfector with H-UV L (LED) curing. Komori says that the autonomously-running press can start itself and come up to color and registration in about 70 4/4 makeready sheets. During the run, AI assistance alerts the operator to printing issues and recommends corrective action.
As part of the commercial demonstration, an AMR (autonomous mobile robot) transports printed sheets to an MBO folder equipped with its own robot for offloading folded signatures to the AMR. The mobile robot then shuttles the signatures across the aisle to Komori subsidiary MBO Postpress Solutions for binding on a Hohner saddle stitcher.
In world debut in the digital printing zone is J-throne 29, a B2 sheetfed UV inkjet digital printing press that joins the Impremia IS29s and Impremia NS40 in Komori’s digital portfolio. With printing speeds of 6,000 sph single-sided and 3,000 sph double-sided, J-throne 29 is scheduled to enter beta installation testing at the end of the year or in the first quarter of 2025.
The platform for packaging is a Lithrone GX40 advance EX Edition (GLX-740A+CC), a UV-equipped, 40″ seven-color sheetfed press with inline double coater. Komori says that thanks to its CMYK + OGV color gamut, the Lithrone GX40 can reproduce many branded colors without PMS spot inks. Assets include Komori’s Super Short Makeready and Smart Color features for lowering makeready waste and eliminating print problems.
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About Komori America Corporation
Tokyo-based Komori Corporation, a premier manufacturer of offset and digital presses, provides world-class technology based on three tenets core to which all Komori products are delivered—product reliability, outstanding print quality and substrate flexibility. From unsurpassed print quality and impressively fast makeready to intuitive software, Komori is dedicated to helping its customers navigate the changing market landscape. With hundreds of patents, a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility, and representation around the globe, Komori is laser-focused on the advancement of print. Komori America Corporation is headquartered in Rolling Meadows, IL and manages a sales and service organization throughout North America.
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Lance Martin
Vice President Marketing
Komori America & MBO America
630-725-8740
lance.martin@mboamerica.com