Flexo for sheet-fed offset printers
Sheet-fed offset printers can print wet glue and
paper wraparound labels but are not able to respond to their customers demand
when they move into self adhesive and film wraparounds. One such company, after
investigating the options available, chose a flexo solution from
Edale.
With a price tag of half the investment the
un-named printer originally expected to spend on a fully servo flexo press, the
Edale machine was said to be an obvious choice. This is a Beta 330 eight colour,
fully UV flexo press with features for printing front and back in one
operation
"We have seen an enormous
increase in enquiries and orders from sheet offset printers who are forced to
move into flexo and web production," says Edale's Bernhard Grob. "Besides the
need to move from sheet to web there is also the need to rationalize and
automate to regain lost margins and to remain profitable. By printing front and
back, UV varnishing, hot or cold foiling, laminating and finishing in reel or
sheet - all in one operation - all objectives are achieved, with JIT delivery as
a further by-product of this
investment."
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Posted: Tue - June 7, 2005 at 08:55 AM