Autor / Author: 	Henning Düber	Nr. / No.:	16-080-W
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ACM and Koenig & Bauer continue their successful partnership

KBA Compacta 618 moving from Portugal to Italy

With its decision in favour of a 48-page Compacta 618, the Italian company Azienda Commerciale Meridionale from Torre Del Greco  on the outskirts of Naples has once more invested in a highly automated commercial web press from Koenig & Bauer. KBA-Digital & Web is taking care of the relocation, installation and commissioning. “We are very pleased to be able to continue our successful partnership with ACM,” says Thomas Potzkai, head of service at KBA-Digital & Web. The press is scheduled to enter production at the end of 2016. ACM already operates a 16-page Compacta 215.

Healthy growth
Azienda Commerciale Meridionale is a third-generation family business and is widely known for its innovative and high-quality print products tailored specifically to individual customer needs. The company has recorded continuous and healthy growth ever since its founding more than 50 years ago. ACM general manager Giuseppe Gentile: “We are extremely satisfied with the reliability and quality of our Compacta 215 from Koenig & Bauer. It was thus only logical that we should choose to work with Koenig & Bauer again.”

Flexible automation
The 48-page Compacta 618 is engineered for a cylinder circumference of 1240mm (48.81in) and a maximum web width of 1450mm (57.1in). It features a Patras M reel-loading system, Pastomat RC reelstand, infeed unit, four printing units, chill-roller stand, an innovative superstructure and a P5 pin folder. The management system KBA LogoTronic handles the loading of job and presetting data, as well as production monitoring and evaluation.

Photo 1:
Group photo after signing of the contracts (l to r): Dr. Ciro Gentile, managing director ACM, Thomas Potzkai, head of service and project management KBA-Digital & Web, Mariarosaria Barile Gentile, managing director ACM, Vincenzo Gentile, general manager ACM, KBA service manager Martin Schoeps, and Dr. Guiseppe Gentile, general manager ACM

Photo 2:
The 48-page KBA Compacta 618 for Italian printers Azienda Commerciale Meridionale from Acerra on the outskirts of Naples