Komori GLX40RP/GLX44RP Presses Offer Komori’s Advance Technology

Komori America Corporation announces that its Lithrone GX40RP (29” x 41” sheet size) and Lithrone GX44RP (33” x 44” sheet size) dedicated double-sided offset printing presses are now available with the company’s advance technology.

Komori’s GX/G advance series of offset presses supports the thrust for both digital transfor-mation and sustainability by offering full automation and a link to other production processes using centralized, digital technologies.

The GLX40/44RP advance is a powerful platform that meets the demands of a new gener-ation of printing by enabling dedicated two-sided printing without the use of a traditional, convertible perfecting unit. It dramatically reduces production time, increases the printa-ble area of the sheet, improves the front-to-back register quality and substantially improves efficiency, making a focus on sustainability profitable for printers.

With the reverse printing technology inherent in the GLX40/44RP advance, there is no need to flip the sheet to print on both sides, resulting in design advantages, as the sheet does not need to have non-print gripper area for both the lead and the tail sides of the sheet. The 18,000 sph, multi-color presses require a gripper margin on only one side, saving about a half inch of paper per sheet or allowing more square inches to be available for im-age area, both of which generate less waste.

Beneficial to both commercial and packaging printers, the presses deliver high-speed, one-pass, two-sided printing with great stability, making it possible to print on commercial grade papers, board stock and synthetic substrates ranging from 40# to 20 pt. or 8 pt. to 32 pt., depending on configuration.

“The GLX40/44RP advance series sets Komori apart from the rest by adding a highly productive configuration that operates particularly well on heavy or light stocks, which could be challenging on a traditional perfector,” said Lance Martin, VP, marketing, Komori Amer-ica. “The improvement in productivity is beyond expectations. Our customers who installed these presses have found them the perfect solution for delivering high production efficien-cy for both packaging and commercial applications while still meeting the environmental goals so important today.”