König & Bauer AG - Innovation demands investment

The latest issue of KBA’s corporate magazine, Report, calls for entrepreneurial courage as a way out of the recession. “Farsighted printers and media players are making the most of the current widespread paralysis in order to reposition themselves in readiness for the upturn, whenever that may occur. In pursuit of this strategy they are developing new business models or enhancing existing ones, more often than not in conjunction with judicious investment in advanced technology. The ultimate benefits are enjoyed by all, because in the long run the supply industry can only drive innovation if the customers targeted are willing to invest,” writes KBA marketing director Klaus Schmidt on the title page.

Many of the features in the 52pp publication demonstrate that, even though the recession has not yet passed, there are still some printers out there who are willing to innovate and invest. User reports from diverse sectors and countries, and technical contributions on energy efficiency, green printing, plastic printing and large-format productivity, provide an insight into the broader industry picture and offer printshop managers some useful ideas for implementing their own recession-beating strategies. Alongside litho KBA Report covers commercial and newspaper web press technology and niche applications.

Available in English, French, German, Spanish and Italian, KBA Report can be obtained free of charge from KBA dealers or the
KBA marketing department
Friedrich-Koenig-Str. 4
97080 Würzburg
Germany
Tel.: +49 (0)931 909-4518
Fax: +49 (0)931 909-6015

E-Mail: marketing@kba.com or downloaded as a PDF file from here....

The Koenig & Bauer Group is one of the largest press manufacturers worldwide and has the broadest press range in the industry. The parent company is Koenig & Bauer AG (KBA) with facilities in Würzburg, Radebeul, Frankenthal and Trennfeld (all in Germany).

The other core members of the Group are Maschinenfabrik KBA-Mödling AG in Mödling, near Vienna (Austria), KBA-Grafitec s.r.o. in Dobruška (Czech Republic), KBA-Metronic AG in Veitshöchheim, near Würzburg (Germany), KBA-MetalPrint GmbH in Stuttgart (also Germany) and KBA-GIORI S.A. in Lausanne (Switzerland). KBA North America Inc. in Dallas, Texas (USA), is our sales and service subsidiary for the US and Canada. In addition we have sales and service outlets in the UK, France, Italy, Switzerland, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Brazil, Russia, Poland, Australia, China, Malaysia and Singapore, plus a global network of dealers. The core companies in the Group employ some 7,500 people.