Edale says it has installed one of its most advanced press configurations in the shape of a CartonLine FL6p flexo press recently delivered to an unnamed Polish converter through its Polish agent GRAW.
The 10-colour press incorporates die-cutting, foiling, screen printing and lamination, all inline, making single-pass printing, embellishment and converting of both folding cartons and labels possible. It is claimed such an approach will allow the converter to reduce handling, shorten turnaround times and respond more quickly to shorter, more complex jobs.
Edale and GRAW said the installation reflects a wider shift across Central and Eastern Europe, where converters are increasingly exploring flexo-led production models to address rising SKU counts, faster delivery expectations and pressure on margins.
Paweł Drobek, machinery sales specialist at GRAW, said: “Converters here are under pressure to do more with less, shorter runs, more SKUs, tighter deadlines. What this installation delivers is faster makeready, quicker changeovers and a significant reduction in work-in-progress.
“That translates directly into speed. Jobs move through the factory faster, and customers get product sooner. It’s a very different way of running carton production.”
Alongside the production efficiencies, the press’s integrated EZ Foil technology means an up to 80% reduction in foil waste, alongside advanced registration control and integrated embellishment capability for premium applications, said Edale.
Gary Roberts, head of sales EMEA at Edale, commented: “This is where the economics shift. When you combine faster makeready, rapid changeovers and reduced work in progress in a single-pass workflow, you fundamentally change turnaround times. That’s what makes this commercially powerful.”
