Dee Paper Box Company Broadens Adds New KBA Rapida Large-Format Press

Dee Paper Box Company, a folding carton design, printing, and manufacturing firm located in Chester, PA, is broadening its pressroom capabilities with the installation of a new KBA Rapida 145 57-inch seven-color double-coater UV press with a host of automated KBA technology. The firm took delivery in late December 2014 and will have the press in operation in March 2015.

“Our sterling reputation has been built upon our attentive service and delivery of high quality products,” said David Dee, sales manager of Dee Paper Box Company. “Our employees place a considerable amount of attention to detail on every client’s job. We’re seeing a trend toward more difficult work getting even more complex with shorter run lengths and faster turnarounds while everybody is running at the speed of light. It’s our job to take those complicated jobs and make it simpler for our customer. We’ve put a talented team together and we’ve seen continued growth. We’re proud to say that we’re up over 20% in sales this past year.”

“Our new KBA Rapida brings us lots of opportunities,” said Steve Harrell, general manager of Dee Paper Box. “It gives us better graphics, improved color consistency, faster speed, and better control of the process. It provides us with more configurations. It will also help us enter new markets that we couldn’t serve before. This specially-configured press with unique automation and double coaters provides us with new capabilities and advantages.

“A significant advantage on our new KBA press is the added feature of UV ink and coating technology that brings this process inline rather than running the job twice, Harrell said. “Once our new KBA is installed, we’ll be able to utilize the UV by offering a wider range of coating effects in addition to streamlining our workflow through our plant, resulting in improved lead times.”

To capture the excitement of installing the new KBA Rapida, Dee Paper has mounted a stop-motion camera in its pressroom to animate the entire step-by-step delivery-through-press installation. Harrell says that the company plans to offer an open house to current and potential customers later this year in which the video will provide an interesting highlight to view as well as seeing the new press in action.

“I’ve been at Dee for 30 years and this is the most excited I’ve ever been,” added Dee. “This KBA press will make a huge contribution to our company. Just recently, a customer came to us because we’re getting the new press. It’s a great way to start out the New Year and it can only get better. I’m super excited.”