Sales director Susan Veitch and production manager Ricky Weatherston inaugurating the new Nilpeter press
Scottish label manufacturer CV Labels has invested in a second Nilpeter FB-2500 UV flexo press, in just 18 months, to keep up with the demand for self-adhesive labels from its pharmaceutical customer base.
The configuration of the new press includes six UV-flexo units, hot air dryers, a die-cutting module, a laminating unit and a turn bar to facilitate reverse-side cutting.
The press has a top speed of 228 m/min. By having two FB-2500 presses, the company can keep up with the demand for pressure-sensitive label production from its pharmaceutical, medical and electronics clients.
Production manager, Ricky Weatherston, commented, ‘Recently we refurbished and extended our factory, which presented us with the opportunity to accommodate the second Nilpeter.
‘Our first Nilpeter has been running high quality labels since it was installed 18 months ago and to date we have experienced the reliability and maintenance levels which we expected. This gave us confidence to invest in the second press.’
Bob Veitch established CV Labels in 1989 and quickly identified the customer opportunities best suited to his team’s skills, such as specialised substrates, security inks, and encoded labels for blood transfusion bags. The company also supplies sterilisation labels with colour changing inks, syringe labels and cryogenic products for liquid nitrogen freezing. It is the only Scottish label manufacturer to attain PS 9000:2011 pharmaceutical quality certified supplier status.
