Flexo for Short Runs
In 2012, Florence was hopeful that an investment in flexo's newer servo-driven press technology might resolve set-up frustrations, and deliver higher-end output quality at a throughput level well beyond digital's 100 fpm production speeds. That summer, Florence's hopes were realized when GENflex installed a 17˝, servo-driven Performance Series P7 flexo press from Mark Andy. "Engineered into this press is the ability for quick set-up, quick change-over, and registration control that we have never achieved previously on a conventional asset," Florence enthuses. Additionally, the P7 enables printing of 6- to 8-color work with tight process control, registration, and traps at 500 to 700 fpm—a capability that compellingly dovetails with GENflex's high-volume customer needs. "A food-processing customer might be buying millions of a certain label per month. We must get them in the box and out the door," Florence illustrates.
- Companies:
- Gallus Inc.
- Mark Andy