PRINTING | MACHINERY
Flexographic printing techniques are helping flexible packaging producers – in a variety of locations – to improve and increase their production
Top marks: innovations in film printing technology
As digital technology has steadily improved, so the ability to print ever more sophisticated packaging has increased. Polyprint, a packaging printer based in Belarus, has commissioned a Miraflex S flexo printing press from Windmöller & Hölscher of Germany. The company began initial operation of the new
line at its site in Logoysk in the Minsk region in late 2017. Polyprint specialises in label printing and works with international food producers. It is one of the largest printing companies in Belarus, with 200 employees. The new line is fully automated and equipped with modern systems to allow maximum print quality. The Viscocontrol viscosity control ensures the correct fluidity of the ink, while Easy Set S is used for automatic setting of the colour decks and Easy Reg S for register setting of all inking rollers for fast, reliable job changes. The new system offers Polyprint extra production
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capacity for high quality products, which are in increasing demand. “We opted to go with a traditional company, like
W&H, on account of the high quality of their systems in particular,” said Felix Gitelman, who owns Polyprint. “The entire installation work was planned in advance, and installation went seamlessly.”
Printing success Leonhard Kurz of Germany has won a 2018 European Digital Press Award for its DM-Liner UV-Ink digital print finishing machine – which can transfer metallised decorative finishes onto plastic substrates using inkjet technology. The DM-Liner UV-Ink is the second digital metal
transfer machine from Kurz to receive the EDP Award, the company having already received an award in 2015 for its toner-based DM-Liner. “We are proud of this recognition of our digital finishing technology,” said Stefanie Schmidt, product
June 2018 | FILM & SHEET EXTRUSION 35
Main image: Kurz recently showcased its ability to decorate car interiors
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