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Autor / Author: Martin Dänhardt Nr. / No.: 15-070-R

Rückfragen / Enquiries: Martin Dänhardt Datum / Date: 22.10.2015
Telefon / Phone: +49(0)351 833-2580 E-Mail martin.daenhardt@kba.com
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Second Rapida 105 for printing firm in San Salvador

Impresora La Unión relies entirely on sheetfed offset from KBA

A Rapida 105 with six inking units, coater and hybrid and UV equipment
has been in operation for one year at Impresora La Unión in San
Salvador, the capital of El Salvador. This is the company’s second
Rapida press and the press room is now kitted out entirely with KBA
technology.

Impresora La Unión was founded in 1903 as Tipografía La Unión and is

now managed by the fourth generation of the owning family Dutriz.
Today managing director Jose Manuel Dutriz employs 200 staff. Every
year some 120 million pieces of carton packaging leave the plant
destined for companies such as Pizza Hut and KFC. Along with food and
frozen goods packaging, production focuses on packaging for the
pharmaceutical and textile industries. Customers come from Guatemala,
Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, up to the Dominican Republic and
Puerto Rico.

The company began to switch from commercial printing to packaging

and label printing in the 1950s. In 1965 Impresora La Unión won Colgate
Palmolive as a customer and it has exported packaging to Guatemala
since 1978. In 1992 the firm was the first printing house in El Salvador to
install a four-colour press with coater in 70 x 100cm format (27.5 x
39.3in). It was joined by a five-colour press with coater in 2002.

Streamlined structures
In 2011 the company invested heavily in post-press equipment and the
first KBA Rapida 105 with seven inking units and coater arrived in 2013.
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At the same time the organisation was streamlined boosting efficiency

and economy. As part of this process Impresora La Unión replaced a
press from another supplier with a second KBA Rapida 105 in 2014.

The new six-colour press has been specially equipped for packaging
printing. It is raised by 450mm (17.7in) and has nonstop rollers in the
delivery. Semi-automatic plate change, CleanTronic Multi washing
systems for the use of conventional and UV ink, and CleanTronic UV all
contribute to process automation. Two UV interdeck dryers can be
switched between several positions at the printing units. Further
IR/TA/UV dryers in the delivery extension and delivery permit a raft of
finishing variations inline.

“Short makeready times, a high speed of 16,000sph and a variety of

finishing options provide our company with the chance to grow even
more,” says Jose Manuel Dutriz. “The Rapida 105 is the ideal instrument
enabling us to offer our customers highly finished products with short
lead times and added value.”

Photo:
In front of the plinth-mounted Rapida 105 at Impresora La Unión (l-r):
Rene Kibler from KBA sales partner Gevisa, Ernesto Dutriz, executive
board member of Impresora La Unión, Georg Kibler, Gevisa, Jose
Manuel Dutriz, managing director and CEO of Impresora La Unión, Jose
Alfredo Dutriz, president of the printing company, Mike Engelhardt, sales
manager KBA-Sheetfed Solutions, and head of production Wilfredo
Taura