Komori had made a major commitment to drupa with a 14,500-sq.-ft. stand that presented three pieces of equipment in live operation. The theme was “Connected Automation”, which Komori describes as the process of linking all equipment within printing facilities to achieve enhanced visibility, automation, and efficiency in production processes. This is made possible by KP-Connect, Komori’s cloud-based system for monitoring plant and equipment performance.

The stand featured individual zones for commercial printing, digital printing and packaging, with KP-Connect keeping track of the presswork taking place in each demonstration.

Anchoring the commercial zone was a Lithrone G37P advance EX Edition (GL-837P-A), a 37-in., eight-color convertible perfector with H-UV L (LED) curing. Komori said that the autonomously-running press can start itself and come up to color and registration in about 70 4/4 makeready sheets. During the run, AI assistance alerts the operator to printing issues and recommends corrective action.