KBA has sold a short-grain Compacta 408 heatset web to Saudi Arabia’s National Offset Printing Press, more than a decade after supplying a similar machine.

The family-owned business is Riyadh prints magazines, school textbooks, brochures and other products, and is expanding capacity to keep pace with demand from its “considerable” success.

The order was placed with the support of local KBA agency Graphic Supplies.

KBA specifies the C 408 for 32/40-pages short-grain, with a production speed of up to 60,000 revolutions/hour. The completely shaftless drive technology and automatically-adjustable V5 gripper folder deliver short changeovers and improved flexibility.