On 13th April, over 40 Rapida users from the Czech and Slovak Republics visited Koenig & Bauer in Radebeul for the ninth get-together in a now traditional series of annual information events. The group included a number of long-standing Rapida users, for example representatives of Grafobal, Model Obaly or Uniprint, as well as print companies which have only recently taken a sheetfed offset press from Koenig & Bauer into service. They are all members of the VSOP club, the association of ‘Very Smart Offset Printers’.
The spectrum of topics at this year’s event was broad; the first session was devoted to packaging printing. In cooperation with Actega and Billerud Korsnäs, interesting finishing effects with UV gloss coatings were demonstrated on a Rapida 106. Further print demos on a Rapida 145 placed fast job changes and dispersion finishes in the foreground. In both cases, there was at the same time opportunity to witness the convincing functionality of the Rapida LiveApp and ProductionApp.
An accompanying programme of technical presentations, an excursion to Meissen with a visit to the world-famous porcelain factory and a river cruise to Pillnitz completed the two-day agenda and offered plentiful opportunity for individual discussions.
