Komori’s new Lithrone GX/G advance series of sheet presses

In the past week, Japanese press manufacturer Komori Corporation announced that it has developed the Lithrone GX/G advance series, which the company says are self-learning sheetfed offset presses. The presses are an answer to the increase in short-runs and the need to decrease human resources on the shop floor. Improvements from loading to moving printed sheets to folders and cutting machines will use a robot. The idea is to increase automated handling of sheets between the Apressia cutting machines, the Komori press, and MBO folders. The company planned to show the Lithrone GX/G advance series of B1 presses at drupa, now postponed to April 2021. It will now show them at open houses, virtual events, and webinars. The Lithrone GX/G advance series presses make it possible to attain high productivity and quality through a more effortless operation. There has been a significant improvement in the high-speed stability of the feeder and delivery, which provide the underlying performance of a press, Komori said. The Lithrone GX/G advance press also has improved suitability for high-speed, long-run printing,…

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