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significantly advancing the company’s graphics capabili- ties. “Not many box companies use flexos for process work, but we’ve gotten excellent results doing process printing on our Emba 245. A lot of box makers saw what we did at a regional AICC meeting and initially mistook
what we printed for litho label.” One of the boxes print- ed on the Emba also recently won the company “Best in Category – Corrugated” from the Printing Industry of the Carolinas (PICA). The company achieved its most significant step up in its graphics capabilities with the recent installation of a new 7 color Goepfert Evolution HBL rotary diecutter, with which it ran its breakthrough ECG work. The Goepfert press is outfitted with JB Machinery dryers, Pamarco anilox rolls and a conveyor system from Ducker Ringwood. Although the press can be operated with as little as one operator, Sumter has trained crews of three or four for the shifts to Boxes printed on Sumter Packaging's Emba 245 have won multiple corrugated industry printing awards.
increase machine efficiency. To start the printing process right, an optional sheet cleaner removes dust from the sheet prior to printing. For the inking system, the Goepfert utilizes a chambered doctor blade system and has auto- matic PH, automatic viscosity and automatic temperature controls to ensure print quality. Automatic register control CONTINUED ON PAGE 26 Sumter Packaging also has a 4-color Emba 170 FFG.
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