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Graphic Arts Monthly, January, 2007 by O; '; Rourke, Tom

By Tom O'Rourke, Project Editor Extraordinary automation moves XL jumbo sheetfed delivery within reach. Jumbo sheetfed presses, the 81" and 73" wide models sold in North America by KBA and MAN Roland, commonly have achieved levels of automation undreamed of a few years ago, driving down makeready and turnaround times as speeds, product volumes and quality rise dramatically.

Meanwhile, as automation has made shorter runs more economically practical on web offset machines, the crossover point between web and sheetfed platforms has shifted a scoche. Now the two have been brought closer together by operational changes at these two manufacturers. KBA North America, which offers sheetfeds up to 81" wide, has integrated its web and gravure press...

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