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KBA: Innovation-lined road from the first cylinder press to digital print

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KBA: Innovation-lined road from the first cylinder press to digital print

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200 years Koenig & Bauer

07.06.2017 – In August 2017, Koenig & Bauer AG (KBA) in Würzburg will be celebrating its 200th anniversary. The world's first press-building workshop of 1817 has since blossomed into a globally successful manufacturing group with a unique portfolio of solutions for the printing industry. Anniversary festivities are planned from 21st to 23rd September – an ideal occasion to review past achievements and to present the visions which will determine the company's strategy and market position in the third century of its history.

29th November 1814: The London “Times” was the first newspaper to be printed on the double-cylinder press designed by Friedrich Koenig and Andreas Bauer.

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2017-06-08 09:53

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