When the Rapida 106 goes live at the end of March 2013, Taisei will take command of an outstandingly powerful sheetfed offset press for packaging and film printing. KBA is correspondingly confident that this first installation will send strong ripples through the technically very demanding Japanese market, where the oldest press manufacturer in the world hopes to harvest considerable potential. With speeds up to 20,000 sph in straight printing and up to 18,000 sph in perfecting, in combination with extremely fast job changeovers, the KBA Rapida 106 delivers the highest performance of any medium-format press (max. sheet format 74 x 106 cm) on the world market. It helps to set KBA apart from its Japanese competitors by catering to the most sophisticated demands of the premium market segment, and looks certain to gain the favour of all those users who not only seek to stand out from the mainstream, but also feel committed to highly efficient, flexible and sustainable production.