Premius

The Premius offset printing machine from KBA-Metronic AG helps your business thrive. You get brilliant print quality combined with excellent performance and perfect reproduction of photorealistic images on DVDs, CDs, MiniDiscs and Optical Business Cards from the first piece to the last even on large print runs.
The consistency of print results on the Premius is simply outstanding. Mature, field-proven technology from KBAMetronic is your guarantee of exceptional print quality. Waterless offset printing, short inking units without ink keys and an efficient four-cylinder print unit design all enhance ease of operation, reliability and availability. UV varnishes can be applied to some or all of the media surface to add a high gloss appearance. 

The speeds are equally impressive. You can print up to 7,200 pieces an hour, change printing plates semi-automatically in less than 5 minutes, and there is no need to adjust registration. All of this adds up to short setup times and high machine utilization, even when you are running more than one shift.
KBA-Metronic AG has many years of experience with short inking units that work without ink keys. Temperature is used to control the color tones which remain constant across the entire width of the print surface. Many adjustments that are necessary with conventional offset printing such as setting ink keys are not needed on the Premius. 

The Premius is built around a fourcylinder print unit, which contains the anilox roller, ink transfer roller, plate cylinder and impression cylinder. Temperature control is provided on the anilox roller and plate cylinder to guarantee constant color control throughout the entire print run. Because the anilox roller, ink transfer roller, plate cylinder and rubber cylinder all have identical diameters, there is no ghosting. Each printing unit has a semiautomatic plate replacement aid. The plates can be mounted in five minutes, and excellent registration accuracy is maintained. The operator simply presses a button to eject the plates from the compartment to remove them. 

An intense coating of white primer can be applied to the discs in the screen printing unit prior to the CMYK printing process. There is a short inking unit with no ink keys for each printing unit,and each printing unit has a UV drier (wet on dry). Actuators adjust circumferential registration with micrometer accuracy under program control. Because of the mounting accuracy of the printing plates, there is normally no need to adjust lateral registration, but manual adjustment can be performed if necessary. Disc buffers are provided at the feed and delivery units to maintain uninterrupted operation even when spindle are changed. A high-resolution camera is used to check the print image, detect defective discs and route them to the reject spindle. 

Schematic representation of a four-cylinder print unit 

The efficiency of the Premius is based on high availability, application flexibility and excellent print quality. Exact reproducibility of images on repeat orders is important, and with the Premius you can be sure that this is what you will get. When you look at the details, you discover other functions that enhance quality and cost-effectiveness. A double shuttle configuration doubles the throughput without increasing operating speed. The dual flat screen print units perform several functions: white primer, varnishing or decorative print. The varnishing unit can also be used for special colors. Analogue or digital printing plates can be used. 

Depending on the order profile and volume, there are other aspects that can strengthen your competitive position. The Premius from KBA-Metronic AG is built to meet tomorrow’s challenges in a growing market.