100 years Druckhaus Dresden

Centenary celebrations with customers and suppliers

On 19th September, the printing house Druckhaus Dresden celebrated the centenary of its founding. It was in 1908 that Ernst Mayer had a factory built in what is now the city district of Striesen to commence the industrial-scale production of envelopes. The destruction at the end of the Second World War, reconstruction, nationalisation and reprivatisation after German Unification are just some of the turning points in the history of the business, which is today a joint-stock company with employee participation and counts a workforce of almost 80. more...

KBA Report 33 out now

Drupa review, ecological printing and further news

A comprehensive round-up of events which captured the attention of the 391,000 visitors counted at drupa 2008 stands at the focus of the 33rd issue of KBA Report, the customer magazine of KBA. On 52 pages, the many innovations which KBA presented to sheetfed, commercial web and newspaper printers from all over the world have been summed up once more and explained in further detail in the context of their user benefits. more...

Middle East newspaper pioneer soon to go waterless

Gulf News, Dubai, orders big KBA Cortina hybrid press

Dubai-based media house Al Nisr Publishing LLC, whose reputation for pioneering new technologies and publication forms extends beyond the UAE and the Middle East, is making the transition to waterless in mid-2010. Publisher of Gulf News, an English-language newspaper for expatriates, Al Nisr Publishing signed up for a KBA Cortina 4/1 press line following a rigorous selection procedure. more...

2008 sales and profit targets no longer attainable

Following a supervisory board meeting to discuss the latest financial figures, Koenig & Bauer AG management board announced a downward adjustment in the 2008 earnings forecast issued on 31 March and reaffirmed at the AGM on 19 June in the wake of a highly successful Drupa trade fair. more...

KBA Promotes Large-Format Leadership and Wide Range of Press Models at Graph Expo 08 in Chicago

KBA North America in Williston, Vermont and Dallas, Texas, will be promoting a triumvirate of its abilities–leadership in proven large-format press (both straight and perfecting) technology; the widest range of press models (from 20-inch to 81-inch), and its stability as a 190-year-old family-owned business–at Graph Expo 08.more...