More recently, the major conventional press manufacturers have moved to building new generation flexo printing and finishing machines, maybe incorporating screen as well, that have four, five or more inkjet units incorporated into one complete production line. Such machines are now classified under the term ‘hybrid’ presses. A new development for digital printing, but multiple
The event, organized by AWA Alexander Watson Associates, will be hosted online on June 7, 2021 (3 pm CEST) on AWAVirtual - the platform of virtual industry events complimenting AWA’s traditional physical conferences and seminars. The program will include a mix of presentations, roundtables, and interactive panel discussions, bringing together C-level executives, private equity
Scottish converter NSD Labels has installed a fully specified A B Graphic International (ABG) Digicon Series 3 finishing machine to replace and upgrade the existing older model at its Edinburgh production site.
NSD Labels, formed from one of Scotland’s longest established print businesses, specializes in digital and full-color UV flexo combination printing, including UV screen with in-line foiling and embossing. The company also produces s high-end, unique, and complex labels for local and global companies in the food, beverage, healthcare, medical and chemical sectors.
NSD’s new Digicon Series 3 has been configured to meet its exacting production requirements. The machine includes two flexo heads, a 25-tonne flatbed hot foil unit with a swivel head allowing foil to be fed both along and across the web, a doming embossing section, two laminating stations, two flatbed screen printing modules providing quality screen varnish, unwind, and rewind, die-cutting and auto slit knives.
Each of these ancillary items are explained in detail later here.
Figure 2.2 Shows a typical layout of a modern reel-fed press and the location and position of the ancillary equipment used (highlighted in purple).
Figure 2.2 - Positioning of ancillary units on web-fed press
CONFIGURATIONS USED TODAY
What are the different configurations of label printing presses?
The following pages illustrate some of the more common press configurations used today whilst highlighting the advantages and disadvantages of each type.
THE SHEET-FED PRESS
The typical sheet-fed press is configured with an auto sheet feeder unit called the ‘feeder’ and a sheet stacking unit called the ‘
Both companies have been around since the early 1980s, but they first came together in 2001 when OPM invested in its first MIS technology. Chris Ellison, OPM’s managing director, had a vision to improve efficiency by setting up one of his three production facilities as the administrative center to control the entire group using an MIS system. After an initial assessment, the