Rapida 106 X

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Rapida 106

The performance benchmark

   in industrial printing
The Rapida 106 X will have you printing in a league of your
own: this high-end sheetfed offset press satisfies the highest
demands in terms of automation and productivity. It promises
significant advantages over other presses when it comes to
profitability and efficiency. It is packed with innovative solu-
tions tailored to your individual requirements. And – it points
the way to the industrial processes of the future.

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 Highlights

The Rapida 106 X is a sheetfed offset press of reality: in terms of a state-of-the-art control
superlatives. It combines the ultimate in pro- system operated by means of touchscreens or
duction performance, future-oriented auto- mobile app, by means optimisation of your pro-
mation and the shortest-ever makeready times duction scheduling with the Job Optimiser or
with maximum configuration diversity – for Performance Analytics, and with myKyana, a
presses with up to 19 printing and finishing community portal offering performance over-
units, if required. That would add up to a total views, access to digital services and a direct
length of 35 metres. line for communication with the Koenig & Bauer
support desk.
An extensive feature list enables realisation of
an end-to-end printshop workflow. The Rapida The Rapida 106 X sets the standards for
106 X will turn your vision for Print 4.0 into sheetfed offset in the extended 3b medium
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 Benefits

High-end in
  medium format
Superior, dynamic and of lasting profitability – these are prop-
erties that the Rapida 106 X embodies with its award-winning
design. Glass side panels, an innovative touchscreen operating
concept and an expressive design language immediately identify
the press as an ultra-modern automated printing system. What
becomes evident at first glance is that this is the most powerful
Rapida that the market has ever seen.

The Rapida 106 X will simply have you going to At the same time, the Rapida 106 X guarantees
press faster. You avoid wasting even one single you a maximum net output of saleable sheets.
second on non-productive makeready. A sophis- It prints at speeds up to 20,000 sheets/hr – as
ticated automation concept not only supports a the first sheetfed offset press in the world to
multitude of parallel makeready processes, but offer a performance like this, and this in per-
also autonomous printing. The latest-generation fecting mode as well. This is, of course, paired
operating concept is based on an absolutely with excellent print quality: thanks to mar-
intuitive user interface with additional features ket-leading measuring and control systems
such as app and voice control. for register, colour and print quality. A single
camera system (with two cameras on per-
The optional modular system for fully auto- fector presses) covers three functions: inline
matic plate logistics, from the platesetter colour control (also based on grey balance, if
right up to the loading channels on the printing you wish), sheet inspection with continuous
units, gives you extra peace of mind for fast production monitoring, and comparison of the
job changes. Your usual press crews will handle printed sheets with the pre-press PDF.
even repeated short runs without breaking a
sweat. The plates are moved onto the press QualiTronic PDF HighRes conducts sheet
without any manual intervention – and later inspection with even greater precision. A
removed in the same way. content check of each printed sheet is per-
formed at a resolution of 290 dpi. Even the
tiniest flaws and deviations as minute as approx.
90 µm can be detected, visualised and logged.

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 Packaging

The performance benchmark

   in packaging printing
Koenig & Bauer has been the acknowledged market leader in
industrial packaging printing for decades, and the Rapida 106 X
sets yet another milestone in this segment – for even greater per-
formance and efficiency. The Rapida 106 X allows you to elevate
your production to a whole new level, and equips you to master
the market demands of the future.

Here are just a few of the highlights of the

Rapida 106 X for packaging printers:
• Printing speeds up to 20,000 sheets/hr, • Automated coating forme changes in less
depending on the substrate, for a wide range than one minute with DriveTronic SFC
of materials in folding carton production • Complex dryer solutions for a variety of
• Optimised parallel washing processes and fascinating finishes and special effects
specially coated EasyClean ink ducts for even • Double-pile delivery for the sorted stacking of
faster makeready where frequent ink changes good sheets and ejection of any flawed sheets
are necessary, e.g. spot colours during production
• Simultaneous roller washing with DriveTronic • Inline quality monitoring, including com-
SRW during ongoing production parison with the pre-press PDF and inline
• One or more coaters before or after the grey balance control
printing units for a wide range of finishing • LiveApp family to assist press operation and
options inventory management
• Cutting-edge, low-volume chamber blade
coating technology and AniloxLoader for fully
automatic anilox roller changes

Benefits

Exceptional performance with speeds Almost limitless variety of fascinating

up to 20,000 sheets/hr due to maximum finishes and special effects thanks to
automation around the printing process complex dryer solutions

Excellent print quality thanks to Significant reduction of waste due to

market-leading control systems extensive preset functionalities and the
option of ejecting flawed sheets in the
double-pile delivery

Maximum flexibility in terms of configurations Time savings at job changeovers due to

and equipment options – perfectly tailored to parallel makeready while current production
your individual requirements is still running
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Rapida 106 X

The performance benchmark

   in commercial printing
The daily challenge in industrial commercial printing is to produce
and deliver a broad spectrum of different print media within the
shortest possible time. The Rapida 106 X is your perfect partner
for this. It scores with fast makeready, maximum performance
and top quality. With this innovative, top-of-the-range press from
Koenig & Bauer, you will be in a position to handle more jobs and
produce more saleable sheets.

Here are just a few of the highlights of the

Rapida 106 X for commercial printers:
• First sheetfed offset press in the world that • Process-optimised washing functions: Print-
also prints up to 20,000 sheets per hour in Clean, for example, can replace blanket
perfecting mode washing for short runs
• ErgoTronic AutoRun for autonomous printing • Fully automatic paper stretch compensation
of a prepared job list with automatic sheet for precise registration over the whole sheet
counter start • Inline quality monitoring, including com-
• Plate logistics from the platesetter right up to parison with the pre-press PDF and inline
the plate changers on the individual printing grey balance control
units for ultra-fast makeready • LED-UV technology for immediate finishing
• DriveTronic SPC: simultaneous plate changing and maximum colour brilliance even on
parallel to other makeready processes for the uncoated papers
shortest possible job changeover times • LiveApp family to assist press operation and
• FlyingJobChange for version and language inventory management
08 changes ‘on the fly’
 Commercial

Benefits

Maximum net output of saleable sheets Significant reduction of waste due to

thanks to printing speeds of up to extensive preset functionalities
20,000 sheets/hr, also in perfecting mode

Extraordinary productivity due to maximum Maximum flexibility in terms of configura-

automation and autonomous printing tions and options for perfecting applications,
including inline finishing in a single pass

Excellent print quality thanks to Ultimate ease of operation based on

market-leading control systems an intelligent console concept and
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Rapida 106 X

The performance benchmark

   in label printing
Labels are something special because they lend products their
unique, unmistakeable character. As a label printer, you are expected
to cater to particularly challenging market demands. Performance,
quality and production flexibility all play a decisive role in this area.
The most productive Rapida 106 X of all time will allow you to master
all challenges that arise with confidence and to the highest quality
standards.

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 Labels

Here are just a few of the highlights of the Rapida 106 X

for label printers:
• RS 106 reel-to-sheet feeder with full flexibility in terms
of sheet length – up to 780 mm
• DriveTronic SIS for fully automatic and register-true
sheet alignment
• Film-handling package with high-performance antistatic
systems and side blowers for stable production involving
particularly sensitive substrates
• Console-controlled Venturi air-cushion sheet guiding for
gentle and reliable sheet transport through the press
• FoilTronic cold foil systems with indexing facilities
(significantly reduced foil consumption ensured by
timed foil advance) for brilliant and highly efficient inline
finishing
• DriveTronic SRW permits spot colour ink changes parallel
to ongoing production
• Plate stretching – fully automatic paper stretch compen-
sation for precise registration over the whole sheet
• Configurations and equipment packages tailored to your
individual requirements, e.g. one or more coaters before
or after printing for a wide range of finishing options
• Cutting-edge, low-volume chamber blade coating tech-
nology and AniloxLoader for fully automatic anilox roller
changes
• Automated coating forme changes in less than one
minute with DriveTronic SFC
• Extensive solutions for inline quality monitoring, including
comparison against the pre-press PDF and inline grey
balance control
• Hurdle delivery with optimised sheet transport for label
production, including a special non-stop roller rack

Benefits

Maximum net output of saleable sheets Virtually limitless variety of fascinating

thanks to printing speeds up to 20,000 finishes based on corresponding coating
sheets/hr and full flexibility in terms of and drying systems, as well as inline cold foil
format utilisation solutions

Exceptional productivity thanks to cus- Innovative solutions for resource-efficient

tomised automation modules and additional and sustainable print production – also for
accessory packages specifically for label the food sector
printing

Excellent print quality thanks to Post-press systems based on the Rapida

market-leading control systems platform and its operating concept, optimised
specifically for label production
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Control console technology: VariDry dryer systems: AirTronic delivery:

Made by Koenig & Bauer For every eventuality Maximum preset capabilities

• Customer Community – central • High-performance VariDry IR/TL, • Aerodynamic gripper carriages

interface to all digital services and VariDry UV, VariDry HR-UV and optimise airflows, prevent turbulence,
Koenig & Bauer VariDry LED-UV dryers all in one – and reduce powder consumption
• State-of-the-art operating concept dryer technology is one of Koenig & • Powder application on both sides in
on the ErgoTronic control console Bauer’s core areas of expertise presses with perfector
(including touchscreen for intelligent, • Flexible use of the UV dryers for • Sophisticated Venturi system ensures
straightforward handling) intermediate and final drying a stable supporting air cushion
• Wall screen for visualisation of all • Optional dryer control including • Dynamic sheet brake with
press settings sensors for UV lamp monitoring speed-compensated suction
• Job changeover program for fully • Lamp replacement without tools conveyors
automatic and coordinated make- • VariDryBlue technology for maximum
ready sequences energy efficiency
• Autonomous printing with
ErgoTronic AutoRun
• Job profiles saved for repeat jobs
• Rapida LiveApps (mobile control
console, inventory management
and batch monitoring)
• Integration into the LogoTronic
Professional production data
management system
 Coating unit: CleanTronic:
Simply refined! For outstanding washing results

• Various delivery extensions for • State-of-the-art chamber blade • Parallel washing processes and
the integration of additional dryer technology with lightweight anilox job-specific, pre-selectable washing
modules for higher performance rollers programs
and special coating applications • Fully automatic, push-button anilox • CleanTronic multi-purpose washing
• Double-pile delivery for waste-free roller exchange from the console system for ink rollers, blankets, and
piles using AniloxLoader impression cylinders
• EES (Emission Extraction System) • DriveTronic SFC • CleanTronic Synchro with separate
to eliminate potential emission (Simultaneous Forme Change), auto- washing beam for blanket and
hazards mated coating forme change with impression cylinder washing
• Non-stop solutions for uninterrupted changeover time of approx. 1 minute • CleanTronic Multi: multi-media
production and smooth pile changes • Remote setting of printing pressure washing system permitting the use
• Large, user-friendly touchscreens for and lateral, circumferential and of different ink systems
relevant functions and air settings diagonal register • CleanTronic UV to avoid waiting times
• Coating supply system for dispersion before and after cylinder washing in
and UV coatings in separate circuits UV production
• Fully automated washing process • CleanTronic SRW: roller washing also
from the control console, optionally in UV production
with washing system for impression
and coating forme cylinders
Plate changeover: Perfector: Inking unit:
Highly automated Fully automatic Perfection in colour

• Faster, optimised changeover process • Tried-and-tested three-drum config- • High repeat accuracy thanks
for fully automatic plate change uration for exact perfecting register to bleed-free metering in the
(FAPC) • Fully automatic switching between ColorTronic ink duct
• DriveTronic SPC straight printing mode and perfecting • Maintenance-free pneumatic ink
(Simultaneous Plate Change) mode ducts for UV production for precise
• Flying JobChange • Jackets on impression cylinders with metering and high repeat accuracy
• DriveTronic PlateIdent for plate iden- state-of-the-art ink-repellent coating without the use of consumables
tification directly on the press • Anti-marking coat: coated drum • Stepless adjustment of oscillation
• Optional use of unbent printing shells timing from the control console
plates • Gentle, air-cushioned sheet guiding during production
• ErgoTronic PlateStretch: pneumatic with blower systems and Venturi • Ink train separation with
plate stretching to compensate for sheet guide plates impression-off
paper stretching • Rotary suckers to spread the rear • Individual disengagement of inking
• Modular, flexible and fully automatic edge of the sheet tight on the units when not needed to reduce
plate logistics from the pre-press storage drum roller wear and makeready times
through to the plate changeover • Pneumatic settings for spreading • Temperature control of the duct
holder suckers roller and the ink distributors
• Air settings can be entered and saved • Speed-compensated VariDamp
on the control console for repeat jobs film-type dampening unit for a stable
• Video system for monitoring sheet ink/water balance
travel • Differential drive to prevent hickeys
• Motorised blanket clamping
• Software routine for roller setting
 Technology at a glance

Printing unit: DriveTronic SIS: DriveTronic sheet feeder:

Clockwork precision Simply ingenious Ultimate ease of operation

• Substructure cast in a single piece • Sensoric Infeed System • DriveTronic sheet feeder for
for high torsional rigidity and stability (sidelay-free sheet infeed) continuous, stepless pile lift with
• Ultra-quiet operation and precision • Patented sheet infeed system automatic speed adjustment for
thanks to continuous gear train • Electronically controlled lateral sheet paper and cardboard
• Double-size impression cylinders and alignment, eliminating maintenance • Feed board with electronically
transfer drums for low-profile sheet and wear controlled sheet deceleration to
travel – even heavy substrates are • Gentle sheet positioning with the ensure optimum sheet arrival
subject to only minimal bending highest possible accuracy speed at the front lays
• Universal gripper system adapts • Integration into automatic format • Motorised remote adjustment of the
seamlessly to changes in substrate adjustment eliminates all need for sheet infeed with DriveTronic infeed
thicknesses operator intervention for front lays, feed line and cover lay
• Venturi air-cushioned sheet travel for • Patented Venturi system before the height
contact-free sheet transfer feed line for smooth sheet infeed • Automatic format adjustment and
• Air settings can be set and saved on sidelay control
the ErgoTronic control console for • Large, user-friendly touchscreens
repeat jobs for all required functions
• Mechatronic adjustment of lateral, • Ultrasonic double sheet detector;
circumferential and diagonal registers further detector types according to
• Automatic setting of the substrate the printed substrates
thickness • Uninterrupted printing production
• Two-stage pneumatic impression thanks to non-stop solutions
on/off switching
Technology at a glance
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Individual configurations
   and equipment variants
Sheetfed offset presses in the Rapida 106 X series are frequently
delivered in an individually customised configuration, perfectly
matched to the user’s production profile. Time and again, this
makes it possible to marvel at combinations of printing, coating
and drying units that would have been unthinkable in this form
just a few years ago.

All these presses are catering to the trend of highly finished products in a cost-effective
towards ever greater product refinement e.g. in process. A further objective in many cases is
the packaging industry. At the same time, there to use the printed and finished cartons as eco-
is particular pressure to provide complex press logical primary packaging and to eliminate the
solutions capable of printing exactly this type need for additional plastic film materials.

Rapida 106 X with 17 printing and finishing units: coating facilities before and after
printing, for example to produce packaging for pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and
cigarettes

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 Inline finishing

Straight presses with printing units after coating enable precise and cost-effective
matt coating effects, and are often chosen by suppliers of packaging for the food
industry, as well as for use in general packaging, for cosmetics and care products,
household goods and pet supplies

Perfector presses with printing units and coaters before and after the perfecting
unit add finishes that boost the attractiveness of folding cartons at the point of
sale and are therefore popular with brand owners

Perfector presses with multiple coating on the front of the sheet, followed by
printing and coating on the reverse: in addition to printing and finishing, these
presses add coatings that are able to modify the properties of a carton

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 Logistics

Ingenious automation
   and logistics solutions
Operators working on the Rapida 106 X will find it straightforward to
monitor the complex production process, allowing them to concen-
trate on the essential aspects of the job at hand. Even challenges such
as continuous production at maximum speed or extended series of
extremely short runs can be handled with ease. And that in consist-
ently high quality. This makes printing a real pleasure.

This is all made possible by a long list of pio- AutoRun starts processing of a given list of
neering automation modules and logistics print jobs, implementing production param-
systems. Among them is DriveTronic SPC with eters, makeready steps and process sequences
its dedicated drives for simultaneous plate predefined by the operator or based on values
changing. The plates in all printing units can be from the MIS/MES. The principle fields of appli-
changed in just 50 seconds – irrespective of cation can be found in the commercial segment
the length of the press. – for example multiple short runs or multiple
sections for products with high page counts,
But even that can be topped: if the Rapida 106 X as well as online printing scenarios with their
is equipped with more printing units than are highly standardised and automated processes.
required for the current production, it is pos-
sible to use the FlyingJobChange function. The As an option, the Rapida 106 X can be equipped
upcoming job change is prepared on the unused with a double-pile delivery. This allows waste
printing units while production is still running. sheets to be ejected onto a separate pile. In
A brief pause then suffices to deactivate the other words, only good sheets make it to the
printing units that have been producing the downstream processing stages.
completed job and to activate the units for the
new job. Job changeovers are almost instant. A perfectly organised pile logistics system
Especially where multiple language versions are is likewise an ideal complement to the highly
required, this production mode achieves consid- automated Rapida 106 X. Modular system com-
erable time savings. ponents for substrate transport from the stores
to the presses, and then either to an interme-
diate holding area or directly to the post-press
department, are standard features today.

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 Digitalisation

Digital workflows –
   Everything in real time
Continuous workflows are just as important as engineering
and technology. They streamline and optimise the processes
within the business while contributing towards increased
economy.

MIS systems such as Optimus Dash cover the Rapida LiveApps provide printers with state-
entire value chain in commercial, label or pack- of-the-art tools for press operation and
aging production, and control business pro- inventory management.
cesses in real time. The benefits offered by
the range of features in Optimus Dash include The ErgoTronicApp gives you full control
flawless communication between all depart- of your Rapida 106 X wherever you may be.
ments, lean management, demonstrating opti- Printers can access all job data, production
misation potential and cost focus. times, status messages and maintenance
instructions, together with explanatory notes,
Performance Analytics and the Job Optimiser using their mobile devices. The ErgoTronicApp
help to turn your vision for Print 4.0 into reality. releases the control console from all location
The basis for this is the collection, processing, constraints.
analysis and interpretation of extensive digital
data – all in real time. The Performance Ana- The ProductionApp not only allows you to
lytics tool allows even large and complex data manage storeroom inventories, but also track
sets to be transformed into informative reports the times remaining before a consumable must
and dashboards. You establish the prerequi- be replaced or restocked. Later, the app pro-
sites for agile, data-driven business decisions. vides an accurate overview of which print jobs
The Job Optimiser optimises costs, makeready were produced with which batches of sub-
and throughput times, delivery scheduling and strates, inks and consumables.
capacity utilisation on the basis of intelligent
job sequence planning. Production planning
is raised to a whole new level and helps you to
continue optimising your production.

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Digital services at the

   touch of a button

The customer portal myKyana represents the central

interface between Rapida users and the customer service
desk. All digital services are pooled in one place. Users
and the manufacturer can access an identical information
database, meaning that they are all on the same page when
working together.
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 Service

PressCall improves communication during

remote maintenance. The hotline technicians
are presented with all the information they
require at the touch of a button on the control
console. Communication is optimised while lan-
guage barriers are removed. A customer ticket
is automatically created in CRM. This enables
solutions to be found more quickly and effi-
ciently, which in turn reduces downtime and
increases availability.

Visual ServiceSupport is an additional means

of optimising communication during remote
maintenance. By using the functions that
today’s mobile devices provide, remote main-
tenance issues can be communicated easily
and directly using photos and videos, audio
transmission and comment functions. This has
allowed Visual ServiceSupport to extend the
functionality of remote maintenance to include
process technology and mechanical support.

Users with a remote maintenance contract

receive a regular Performance Report. Perfor-
mance data and key performance indicators
for presses are shown in an easy-to-understand
graphic form. This allows performance data
to be compared and maintenance work to be
planned in advance, as well as revealing opti-
misation potential and reducing unscheduled
downtime. Performance and availability
increase accordingly.

The Press Inspection Report provides a

summary of the results of press inspections in
an equally easy-to-understand format. You can
instantly identify potential technical improve-
ments and the reasons for maintenance work,
as well as its duration. It also lists the required
interventions in order of priority according to
impact on the productivity of the press as well
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 Data

Technical data

Sheet format
Maximum (straight/perfector presses) 740 x 1,060 / 750 x 1,060 mm
Special formats (straight) 750 x 1,060 / 780 x 1,060 mm
Minimum (straight/perfecting) 340 x 480 / 400 x 480 mm

Print format
Maximum 730 x 1,050 mm
Special formats (straight presses) 740 x 1,050 / 770 x 1,050 mm

Substrates ¹
Standard 0.04 – 0.7 mm
With cardboard handling package up to 1.2 mm
(from approx. 450 g/m2)
With corrugated package up to 1.6 mm
With film and plastics package 0.1–0.7 mm
Perfector press up to 0.6 mm
Perfector press with cardboard handling package up to 0.8 mm
Gripper margin 10 mm

Production speed 2
Depending on the configuration 18,000 - 20,000 sheets/h

Pile heights from floor

Sheet feeder 1,250 mm
Sheet feeder in non-stop operation 1,000 mm
Delivery 1,200 mm
Delivery in non-stop operation 900 mm

Plate and blanket dimensions

Standard printing plate 795 × 1,060 mm
Standard copy line 36 mm
Blanket 860 × 1,070 mm

¹ Suitability for printing is partly determined by the flexural rigidity of the substrate.
2 Depends on individual operating conditions, and inks and substrates used.

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Koenig & Bauer Sheetfed AG & Co. KG
Friedrich-List-Str. 47
01445 Radebeul, Germany

T +49 351 833-0

F +49 351 833-1001
[email protected]

koenig-bauer.com

Any part of the text or images may only be used

with the permission of Koenig & Bauer AG.
Images may depict special configurations that
are not included in the basic price of the press.
The manufacturer reserves the right to make
technical changes and modifications to the
construction.

02/2023-EN
Printed in Germany