Stork’s Rotaplate Screen Material a Success for RAKO Etiketten

BOXMEER, Netherlands, and WITZHAVE, Germany—RAKO Etiketten of Witzhave, Germany, announced an increase in productivity and cost savings since it started using Stork Prints’ reusable nickel RotaPlate screen on its presses.

The company switched from stainless steel woven meshes to the new RotaPlate screen early in 2006. The German company has been able to boost printing speeds for rotary screen printing jobs on its new Gallus presses by as much as 20 percent, to about 50 meters per minute. Furthermore, it has reported a greatly increased lifespan—with most screens having no problem in running in excess of 50,000 web-metres.