Press Release
Successful Print4All for Koenig & Bauer

Wipak Iberica wins FTA Europe Diamond Awards with Evo XD from KBA-Flexotecnica

•	Service drive in the Flexotecnica “Active Corner”
•	Flexotecnica at Print4All
•	Wipak Iberica wins at FTA Europe Diamond Awards 2018
•	Growth market flexo printing

Würzburg, 08.06.2018
Print4All in Milan was a success for Koenig & Bauer. The so-called “Active Corner” at the trade fair showcased existing service offerings which have been successfully implemented in web offset presses. These products have now been adopted in Flexotecnica’s product portfolio and will be offered by the Koenig & Bauer subsidiary. It was also shown, for example, how press faults can be corrected faster with the help of augmented reality data glasses. With the data glasses, Koenig & Bauer remote maintenance specialists can see in real time what the customers’ service technician can see on site and possible faults can be remedied. What is more, a raft of new integrated solutions aimed at minimising makeready and waste were presented as well as further optimisations to improve quality and reduce energy consumption.“The feedback we got was entirely positive. The services, quality and new developments regarding our presses were well received by our customers,” says Stefano Squarcina, sales and marketing director at Flexotecnica.
“BEST IN SHOW” Award for Wipak Iberica
The Diamond Awards have been awarded during Print4All for the second time after 2016 by FTA Europe. The big winner of the evening was Wipak Iberica. The company scooped awards in the categories “FLEXO PRINT ON FILM - WIDE WEB” and “BEST IN SHOW“ for the best printwork out of all participating companies. The print samples entered were printed on a Evo XD from KBA-Flexotecnica. Stefano Squarcina: “We are thrilled that Wipak Iberica won two awards for printwork produced on our machines“. FTA Europe was founded in 2015. It represents the common interests of the European flexo industry and also provides a common platform for European flexo associations to promote knowledge exchange, collaboration and alignment.
Wipak produces high-quality packaging solutions
The Wipak Group develops and manufactures highly innovative premium-quality packaging solutions for food products and medical instruments and devices. Wipak is part of the packaging division of the Finnish Wihuri Group, which employs more than 5,000 highly qualified professionals all over the world. The comprehensive services and technical support in the fields of product development, packaging design and film printing offered by the company form the pillars of its company strategy.
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Established and new service offerings were presented in the KBA-Flexotecnica “Active Corner” at Print4All 
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FTA Europe Diamond Awards 2018 for Wipak Iberica (l-r): Angel Puy, Wipak Iberica; Jaime Herranz, Wipak Iberica; Sante Conselvan, FTA Europe President; Wim Buyle, FTA Europe Vice-President

Press contact
KBA-Digital & Web Solutions AG & Co. KG
Henning Düber
T +49 931 909-4039
M henning.dueber@koenig-bauer.com

About Koenig & Bauer
Koenig & Bauer is the world’s second-largest printing press manufacturer with the broadest product range in the industry. For 200 years, the company has been supporting printers with innovative technology, tailor-made processes and a wide array of services. The portfolio ranges from banknotes, via board, film, metal and glass packaging, through to book, display, coding, magazine, advertising and newspaper printing. Sheetfed and webfed offset and flexo printing, waterless offset, intaglio, simultaneous perfecting and screen printing or digital inkjet – Koenig & Bauer is at home in virtually all printing processes and is the market leader in many of them. In the financial year 2017, the approximately 5,600 highly qualified employees worldwide generated annual sales of more than EUR 1.2 billion.

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