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lows an operator to ink up and prepare the next station while it’s not in use, making changeovers much quicker.” Especially designed to print on food packaging materials the Crystal is also suitable for various applications requiring a high level of automation. It features the Uteco Direct Drive Evo technology, which is said to ensure a perfect register accuracy between the colors for the entire press life. The new press features a new ejection system for plate and anilox sleeve; Chamber Doctor Blade ro- tation of 90° for tool-less and on-press blade/ end- seal replacement; programmable blade consump- tion / maintenance via the press HMI; between Color Dryer rotation of 180° for on-press air nozzle inspection; optimization of air nozzles geometry by means of a CFD fluid dynamics design; and auto- matic adjustment of the drying air flow with respect of the production speed with high efficiency mo- tors + inverters. Moreover, the Flexo Crystal press features: • CrystalShopWare: Production, Management, Con- trol and Monitoring Supervisor (e.g. Sleeve ejec- tion system). • Carbon fiber sleeve mandrels. • Touch & Go: automatic setting–up of the contact point at the start–up. • Kiss & Go: fully automatic impression setting at the start–up. • PCT: press control during transition • P2P: dynamic adjustment of printing pressures at cruise speed. • PTC: Predictable Torque Control • Integrated digital videocamera system. • SprintWash: automatic washing system. • Viscosity Controls: integrated in the machine HMI. The Crystal can also be equipped with: • Logipack. ReelBOT: automatic handling system of reels and shafts+cores. • SmartMatch: reliable and quick color matching. • Corona Treatment. • 100% inspection systems for defect detection. • In–line flexo or gravure units. • UVi or EB curing systems. With so much growth within the company, the question amongst the management team at Josh, naturally, has turned to the idea of a larger facility some time down the road. “The way we are operating now is sustainable,” said Shlomo. “And it pushes us to be better. We are
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