Uteco Completes New Installations
Uteco has completed its first two mid web Onyx XS platforms installations in North America. Popular Ink located in Dallas, Texas, known as a traditional narrow web manufacturer in the label industry, in- stalled its first 32-inch-wide water-based central im- pression flexo press. This gives the company the ability to double its current speed to print LDPE to shrink films for the flexible packaging industry. Aladdin Packaging located in Long Island, New York, has installed a new mid web Onyx XS 40-inch- wide press for solvent ink print. This addition will complement its existing Onyx wide web presses.The company is looking to be more integrated in the mid web market to service its customer base. The Onyx XS reportedly gives Aladdin the ability for quick changeover and low waste to accommodate its short run business. LED Press In other news, the world’s first LED UV-enabled ultra-fast low migration VLF Flexographic press has reportedly passed its print tests and is on schedule for commissioning this month in the press hall of flexible packaging print specialist La Gerunda Merlet- ti of Cremona, Italy. During the tests, which took place on October 11 at Uteco’s advanced manufacturing facility near Verona, the team from La Gerunda was joined by spe- cialists from partner manufacturer Air Motion Sys- tems to see the Uteco Onyx 810 CI running at speeds up to 400 meters per minute.The La Gerunda Onyx 810 has been specified with eight printing sta- tions, 1250 mm maximum web width and 1100 mm maximum print repeat cycle. Seven AMS LED UV cur- ing lamps are fitted at the printing stations around the Central Impression drum with the eighth situated at the exit of the web on the top deck. Pack Expo East Set To Surpass Inaugural Event Registration is now open for PACK EXPO East 2017, taking place February 27–March 1 at the Pennsylva- nia Convention Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The three-day event will feature 400 exhibiting com- panies and will span more than 100,000 net square feet, providing the opportunity for attendees to ex- change ideas with 7,000 peers. According to PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Tech- nologies, the sophomore edition of PACK EXPO East will surpass the results of 2015’s inaugural event.
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