Continent 2/1
The Continent is an efficient and
versatile four-high tower press for printing colour
newspapers and semi-commercials. It is a
single-width, single-circumference press based on the
technology of our popular 2/2 Comet.
KBA
Continent
- Maximum output 75,000 top-quality copies per hour
- KBA DriveTronic shaftless drives and distributed electronics
- Tower configuration to support high colour content (complete or partial H units)
- Proven, sophisticated folding technology and inline finishing options
- Advanced console technology for enhanced productivity and reduced waste
- Safe and easily accessible
- Heavy-duty reelstands with simple splice preparation
- Heatset package with modified folder for printing semi-commercials (optional)
- KBA Patras reel-handling system in choice of automation levels (optional)
The Continent, like all our web presses, can be embedded in a Patras reel-handling system.
KBA Patras
KBA Patras
M
- Patras M supports a high level of flexibility in configuring your reel logistics system
- It can be custom-configured to suit production requirements and plant architecture
KBA Pastoline high-tech reelstand
KBA Pastoline
Our user-friendly Pastoline automatic reelstand features AC drives, an electric braking system and divided arms. It is engineered for a maximum web speed of 13mps (2,560fpm). The arms on the standard version can be adjusted electrically in increments of one millimetre (0.039in). They can accept reels up to 1,270mm (50in) wide and weighing 1.3t (2,866lbs). To facilitate handling, the controls for the Pastoline are fully embedded in the console system.
Special features such as pre-splice edge alignment between the new and the expiring web make the Pastoline suitable for semi-commercial production as well.
The off-bearer H units in the
Continent have a proven track record of easy handling, access and maintenance while delivering a top-quality print.
H units
Four-high tower
configuration for total colour
flexibility
- Blanket-to-blanket
- Four-high tower configuration for 4/4 with one web or 2/2 with two, additional web leads available as options
- Dedicated KBA DriveTronic shaftless drives
- Compact, user-friendly design
- Remote register adjustment from the console
- Quick and easy plate changing
- Minigaps on blanket cylinders
Four-high tower with
H units
Inking unit
Swivelling ink ducts for
fast ink changes
- Film inking units with undershot ink blades
- Bleed-free ink knives, one segment per ink key
- Ergonomic handling
- Easy-to-use toolkit for fast ink changes
- Superior, stable print quality
- Remote ink-key adjustment from the console
- Roller washing option
Dampening unit
- Triple-roller spray dampening unit
- Two nozzles per broadsheet page
- Individual, sensitive metering from the console
- Fount solution filter, preparation and cooling system
- Quick response to minimise start-up waste
- Constant dampening conditions
- Space-saving design, easy access and minimal maintenance
Spray dampening
unit
Compact, durable and easy to access, the superstructure is available with a
range of optional equipment for even greater flexibility.
KBA Continent superstructure
- Remote-controlled, electrically driven draw rollers
- Motorised cut-off register adjustment
- Turning facilities with or without bay-window rollers, insertion deck, etc
Web infeed, web tension
Uniform web
tension
- Fast webbing up with running belt
- Electrically driven infeed unit
- Standard web tension can be set at reelstand and console
- KBA Basko helps operator set, control and monitor web tension
- Photoelectric web-break sensors
- Contact-free bustle wheels compensate for fan-out
- KBA WebTronic self-regulating web-tension control system (optional)
KBA
Basko
The Continent can be configured with one of two cutting-edge folders with a 2:3:3 cylinder ratio: the basic model, the KF 3B or our high-automation KF 3. Both folders, which have the same dimensions and interfaces, can handle broadsheet
copies with up to 64 pages or tabloid copies with a maximum of 128 pages.
Folder superstructure
- Chrome-plated, air-blown 71° former for a perfect length fold
- Electrically driven RTF, draw rollers are thrown on and off pneumatically
Options
- Two or three formers in balloon configuration
- Length gluing unit
- KBA ribbon stitcher
- Length and/or cross perforation
Folders
KF 3jaw
folder
KF 3B jaw folder
- Robust technology with intelligent automation
- Stable cast-iron substructure for smooth operation
KF 3 jaw folder
- Extensive automation for rapid conversion of relevant functions
- Diameter of pin cylinder infinitely adjustable
- Remote adjustment of over- and underfold
Folder features
- Dedicated AC drive, can also be used for maintenance and makeready
- Long service life, exceptional reliability
- High-precision folding and delivery
- Easy handling and maintenance, high safety standards
- Choice of chopper fold as quarterfold (option)
- Second parallel cross fold (option)
- Section stitcher (option)
- Gluing and/or softening units (option)
KBA KF 3B
folder
Distributed controls at subassembly level and
sophisticated console technology with a wide choice of
automation options enable press handling, control and preset to be customised to individual
requirements.
Subassembly level with distributed control system
- Reelstands, printing units and folders are controlled via remote processors located directly in the relevant units
- The processors are linked to each other and to the control console via a powerful data bus system
Press level with control and data system
Control
console
Copy-based operation (standard): the production preparation and control module allows individual pages to be selected directly, with the system automatically assigning the specified page
to the relevant printing
couple.
Press-based operation (optional): the subassembly to be adjusted is selected
directly via the graphical user interface.
Process level with production management system (option)
Integration in a production management
system with optional modules for production
planning, press presetting and control.
- RIP interface enables digital pre-press data to be downloaded for presetting ink keys
- Direct data exchange with administration and other company departments
- Remote maintenance and diagnostics
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Maximum web width
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870 / 1,000 mm |
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Cylinder circumference |
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533 - 700 mm (others on request) |
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Maximum output (depending on format and equipment) |
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75,000 cph |
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Printing units |
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H-type with 2 - 4 printing couples |
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Stacked H-type with up to 8 printing couples |
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Film inking units with undershot ink blades |
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3-roller spray dampening units (4 rollers optional) |
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Shaftless drives |
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DriveTronic, with dedicated AC drives |
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Option |
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Semi-commercial package with thermal dryer |
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KF 3B / KF 3 folder |
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| Cylinder ratio | 2:3:3 |
| Maximum capacity | 64 broadsheet pages or 128 tabloid pages |
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Pastoline / Megtec AR 70A reelstand |
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| Maximum reel diameter | 1,270 mm |
| Maximum splicing speed | 13 mps (Pastoline), 12.3 mps (Megtec AR 70A) |
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