Visitors to Booth N5201 can explore solutions for packaging, labels, commercial print and specialty applications
Komori America and MBO America will present an integrated portfolio of print and finishing solutions at PRINTING United Expo 2026, taking place September 23–25 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Visitors to Booth N5201 will discover how the combined capabilities of Komori and MBO can help print providers and converters automate production, reduce waste and respond to increasingly complex application requirements.
The joint exhibit reflects Komori Corporation’s continued evolution beyond press manufacturing into a comprehensive print-to-finish solutions provider. With more than a century of engineering experience, Komori serves a diverse range of markets, including commercial print, packaging, labels, security printing, printed electronics and specialty converting.
MBO Post Press Solutions strengthens this position with automated finishing technologies that extend from sheetfed and digital print production to continuous-feed inkjet applications. Together, Komori and MBO offer a connected approach that brings printing, converting and finishing into a more efficient production environment.
Although equipment will not be running in the booth, attendees will be able to explore the companies’ technologies through application-focused consultations, workflow discussions and video demonstrations.
Expanding Capabilities for Packaging and Labels
Komori continues to expand its presence across packaging and specialty markets through a portfolio that encompasses sheetfed offset, digital inkjet, web-fed packaging and converting technologies.
Komori Chambon develops web-fed production systems for premium packaging and converting applications. Its capabilities are reinforced by Bernal’s rotary tooling expertise and Komori Primoflex Systems’ flexographic printing technology. Together, these resources position Komori as a multi-technology partner for folding-carton, flexible-packaging and label converters.
At PRINTING United Expo, Komori will place particular emphasis on the Lithrone GX40 advance Series. Engineered for folding-carton production, the 41-inch platform combines a robust press design with high-speed performance, advanced automation and a wide substrate range. Straight and perfecting configurations allow converters to select a production platform aligned with their specific application mix.
The Right Size for a Changing Market
Along with greater automation and tighter process control, the 41-inch sheet size is increasingly well matched to the realities of today’s packaging market. As SKU counts rise and run lengths shorten, converters face more frequent plate changes, makereadies and production starts. Grand-format presses remain highly effective for long runs, but every startup can require more material, time, process control and capital. A high-speed 41-inch press such as the Komori GLX offers a compelling alternative—reducing makeready waste while delivering the speed, automation and flexibility needed for a rapidly changing product mix. This shift extends beyond any single manufacturer; it reflects an industry-wide response to the changing economics of packaging production.
Automation That Extends Beyond Press Speed
Komori’s approach to productivity addresses the complete production cycle rather than focusing on running speed alone. Parallel makeready processes allow multiple job-change functions to occur simultaneously, helping reduce the nonproductive time between jobs.
Autopilot capabilities support increasingly autonomous press operation, while inline quality-control systems monitor register, color and print defects in real time. These technologies help reduce manual intervention, maintain consistency and control waste—important advantages for packaging producers managing more SKUs, shorter runs and increasingly demanding quality requirements.
Komori will also highlight the GLX29 half-format press, which brings enhanced productivity and flexibility to both commercial and packaging applications. Its compact format makes it well suited to shorter-run folding cartons, specialty products and other applications where efficient job changes and substrate flexibility are critical.
Offset and Inkjet Working Together
The J-throne 29 sheetfed UV inkjet digital press will demonstrate how digital production can complement an offset operation. Designed for rapid job changes and variable-data production, the J-throne 29 supports short-run, personalized and versioned work without requiring the plates and conventional makeready associated with offset production.
This hybrid production strategy allows print providers to direct each job to the technology best suited to its run length, content and turnaround requirements. Longer and repeatable work can remain on offset, while highly versioned and short-run applications can move to digital production.
For packaging and label producers, this flexibility becomes increasingly valuable as brands request more versions, regional variations, promotional campaigns and targeted product introductions.
Automated Finishing for Packaging and Specialty Products
MBO America will highlight the Bograma BSR rotary diecutter for the production of labels, tags, folding cartons and specialty printed products. The system combines multiple processes into a streamlined production sequence, supporting efficient diecutting with minimal manual handling.
Its single-touch production approach aligns closely with Komori’s press-side automation strategy. By reducing intermediate steps and operator intervention, integrated print and diecutting workflows can improve consistency, shorten turnaround times and support profitable production across a wider range of run lengths.
Commercial and Hybrid Production Solutions
While packaging and labels will be a major focus, Komori and MBO will also present solutions for commercial and specialty printing.
Komori’s Lithrone G Series presses are available in straight and perfecting configurations, providing commercial printers with automated, high-efficiency production and precise process control. These presses can operate alongside digital technologies to support hybrid production strategies based on application, turnaround time and run length.
MBO’s sheetfed finishing portfolio includes the T800 and M9 B1-format folders, which support applications ranging from general commercial work to pharmaceutical inserts and miniature folding. For continuous-feed inkjet operations, MBO also offers automated roll-fed finishing solutions for inline and nearline configurations.
Across these environments, the objective remains consistent: reduce manual intervention, accelerate job changes and create a dependable production flow from printing through finishing.
A Unified Vision for Print-to-Finish Production
At PRINTING United Expo 2026, Komori America and MBO America will demonstrate a shared vision for connected production in which offset, inkjet, converting and finishing technologies work together as one coordinated system.
For printers and converters navigating shorter runs, increased customization, labor constraints and more demanding substrates, this integrated approach provides a pathway to greater productivity and operational flexibility.
Visitors to Booth N5201 can meet with Komori and MBO specialists to discuss their production goals and explore how an integrated print-to-finish strategy can support commercial, packaging, label and specialty applications.
PRINTING United Expo 2026
September 23–25, 2026
Las Vegas Convention Center
Komori America and MBO America — Booth N5201
