König & Bauer AG - IPEX 2010: Two giant Rapidas for India

Gopsons Papers, a major Indian book printer, sealed a deal on the KBA stand at Ipex for two 5B (51in) Rapida 130a four-colour litho presses. Delivery is slated for the end of the year to Sivakasi, in southern India, where a new production plant for quality books for English-speaking export markets is currently under construction. Gopsons’ headquarters in New Delhi already boasts eight KBA litho presses, among them a five-colour Rapida 74 and two four-colour plus one five-colour Rapida 105 during the past eight year alone. All are equipped with UV dryers and are networked with pre-press via CIP3. In future the plant in New Delhi will focus on production for the domestic market.

The two Rapida 130a presses, whose raft of features includes automatic plate changing, will be the first large-format presses of this type to ship to India in some time.
Established in 1950, Gopsons Papers has built up a global network of sales outlets. The company has been ISO 9001 accredited for many years now and has carried off a string of coveted prizes, among them accolades at the Printer of the Year Awards.

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.