Matik North America

News on suppliers to the packaging printing industry, including items from Mark Andy Inc, Heidelberg, Rollem International, Flint Group, Distinct Packabilities, ASL Print FX

OLBRICH, with headquarters in Germany, has appointed Matik as its exclusive agent for North America to target the coating and laminating market for growth. Matik plans to expand OLBRICH’s presence in North America as well as provide U.S.-based parts and service support to existing OLBRICH customers in the United States, Mexico and Canada.

German printer, Illert Etiketten, recently installed an OMET VaryFlex-F1 press at its production facility in Hanau, near Frankfurt.

Decorative foils continue to hold a strong presence on consumer product labels and cartons. Studies show that more than 70 percent of purchasing decisions are made once they are at the retail store. This provides brand managers and packaging designers the opportunity to set their products apart from others on the shelf through eye-catching labeling and packaging.

Gietz AG announced the sale of two Gietz ROFO 910 Tandem roll-to-roll machines to YUNNAN NINE-NINE COLOR PRINTING CO., LTD in Kunming, Yunnan Province, China.

WEST HARTFORD, Conn.—ESS Graphic has formed a strategic partnership with Matik North America, West Hartford, Conn. ESS Graphic supplies web finishing equipment worldwide, and its range of products include application units for glue and varnish. “We look forward to our partnership with ESS Graphic,” says Chris Davis, sales manager offset technologies at Matik. “I will personally be introducing the full range of products from ESS. Along with our current line of equipment, ESS will add to our list of elite European manufacturers.” To find out more about ESS Graphic and the complete line of products offered by Matik, call 860-232-2323 or visit

Norwood Printing, Inc. has completed the installation of its third Edelmann web press, which was supplied by Edelmann’s distributor, Matik North America. Norwood Printing is the Package Insert & Outsert branch of Control Group, a supplier of printed packaging for pharmaceutical, health care, cosmetics, and consumer goods. The press, a Color Print V76, was purchased to provide additional production capacity, as well as replace a full-size sheetfed machine. It will run lightweight pharmaceutical grade paper to produce inserts and outserts. The Color Print V76 includes a lap splicer, multiple offset print towers, a high-speed sheeter/stacker, and UV drying. It has a web width of

WEST HARFORD, Conn.—Matik North America, the exclusive distributor for Edelmann Graphics GmbH, has launched the latest generation of shaft-less narrow-web presses from Edelmann in North America. Edelmann is a German manufacturer of litho based narrow-web presses. The company has been building presses since 1972 with a total worldwide installed base of 3,400. Well-known and successful in Europe, Matik appointed an Edelmann specialist, Chris Davis 18 months ago to raise the profile of the Edelmann range in the North American market. Several presses have already been sold, with a recent installation in New Jersey and an order for a DM press destined for Kansas. Tackling

This month and next month, packagePRINTING will cover two types of packaging enhancements closely linked together: stamping and embossing, and next month, foil decorating. According to Steve Lee, vice president and director of technical support with RotoMetrics, “Stamping and embossing have quickly become recognized as value enhancements.” It’s well known that consumers experience a tremendous amount of visual noise as they peruse store shelves. “In the competitive retail world,” says Christopher Raney, vice president, folding carton, Bobst, “you need a package to stand out on the shelf. Whether it is foil or embossing, they will both make a difference.” Jim Kingsby, technical service manger,

NORWOOD, N.J.—Norwood Printing, Inc. has recently completed the installation of its third Edelmann web press, which was supplied by Edelmann’s distributor, Matik North America (West Hartford, Conn.). Norwood Printing, the Package Insert & Outsert branch of Control Group, is a specialist in printed packaging for pharmaceutical, health care, cosmetics and consumer goods. The press, a Color Print V76, was purchased to provide additional production capacity as well as replace a full-size sheet fed machine. The Color Print will be running lightweight pharmaceutical grade paper to produce inserts and outserts. The Color Print V76 is specified with lap splicer, multiple offset print towers, a high