KBA got off to a good start at China Print with Chinese packaging printing house Shanghai Dadong Printing, signing a contract for the first Rapida 75 installation in China.
Shortly after the start of the fair Chu Weizhen, general manager of Shanghai Dadong Printing signed a contract with Dietmar Heyduck, KBA sales director for the Middle and Far East, and Walter Zehner, CEO of KBA’s Chinese subsidiary.Shanghai Dadong Printing outlines that it has successfully expanded from packaging into commercial print work, and even exports to Japan and South Korea.
Chu Weizhen says, “We chose a Rapida 75 because it was by far the best press for our specs regarding substrate thickness and print quality. We have great confidence in KBA technology.”
Meanwhile, Walter Zehner says, “The current global meltdown has had little impact on investment in China, which is higher than in other parts of the world. And prospects for KBA are good: in the first two days of the fair we booked more orders than at the Beijing show in 2005 and the Dongguan show in 2007. This reflects the market gains we have made over the past two years.”
KBA concludes that the Rapida 105 is a popular choice in Asia and there are already numerous installations up and running.
