Flint Group’s Niklas Olsson and Guillaume Clement ring the bell on the Nilpeter stand during Labelexpo watched by Jacob Landberg of Nilpeter
A strategic decision has been made by Flint Group Narrow Web to invest in a new Nilpeter combination printing press for its Centre of Technical Excellence in Trelleborg, Sweden. The decision was announced at Labelexpo In Brussels.
Guillaume Clement, global business director narrow web, said, ‘Flint group has a strong commitment to continue to invest in its narrow web segment – today and into the future. This new press is another step to further develop this growing, and key market segment for us.’ He continued, ‘As a number one leader and global supplier, we are committed to supporting our customers’ growth. Our two Centres of Technical Excellence are fully equipped to satisfy our customers’ needs in all targeted regions. This new press is mostly dedicated to accelerate new product and business development in Europe, Middle East, Africa, India and Asia with a special focus on pressure sensitive, shrink sleeves and flexible packaging segments.’
‘By investing in an advanced narrow web press, capable of running all the latest technologies, Flint Group is creating a print centre with outstanding technical capabilities that will energise the innovation process of inks for the future,’ said global product director narrow web, Jennifer Joyce.
The company said it foresees market demands and the direction in which end applications are developing and have, therefore, designed the new press to be equipped with both inert gas atmosphere as well as UV LED lamps – enabling its ink chemists to experiment fully with the technologies for the future. The new Nilpeter press is equipped with five printing stations; platforms that can be changed into various print methods, including flexo, screen and offset. With multiple drying systems, Flint Group will be able to handle all ink chemistries including water-based and solvent-based that are hot air or IR drying, as well as UV mercury lamps and the latest UV LED lamps.
The new press will focus on running intense ink testing, often in cooperation with substrate suppliers, but will also be offered as a platform for testing and training for key accounts. Flint Group will host a series of training seminars starting in early 2014, involving both theory as well as practical ‘how to’ training on subjects like short run packaging as well as an introduction to UV LED printing.
