PEI Bag Invests In Koenig & Bauer Eight-Color Flexo Press Central Bedeque, Prince Edward Island, Canada based PEI Bag, announced an investment in a new Koenig & Bauer XG LR CI eight-color press. Founded in 1935, PEI Bag is a full-service packaging company, partnering with industry leaders in the agriculture, aquaculture, and dry goods mar- kets to supply potato bags, produce bags, and dry goods bags. Now in its 88th year under the operation of the firm’s original fourth-generation descendants, PEI Bag is taking on one of its most ambitious plans yet that includes new converting equipment.
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CORRUGATED REPLACEMENTS, INC. www.corrugatedparts.com
Corrugated Replacements, Inc. is a production powerhouse that manufactures high quality machine parts and replace- ment parts for the corrugated and paperboard converting industries. CRI can redesign, engineer, and manufacture any part while providing a rapid turn-around rate, keeping machines running at their peak performance and limiting down time.
C.U.E., INC. www.AnvilCovers.com
Makers of single and dual-width Timesaver® Anvil Covers, the premier urethane anvil cover for corrugated die cutting. Timesaver® covers feature construction of solid steel back- ing and solid steel locking components to ensure a precise fit every time. C.U.E., Inc. also offers Dura-Latch and Cor- Lock anvil covers, and urethane Lead Edge Feed Wheels.
EMBA www.embausa.com
The EMBA group supports a complete line of corrugated converting machinery for the worldwide market. EMBA’s Quick Set technology enables the highest productivity across a broad range of converting equipment, from mini to super jumbo. EMBA also includes the McKinley jumbo line of flexo folder gluers and rotary die cutters as well as ser- vice, rebuilds and upgrades for both EMBA and McKinley.
“After educating ourselves on new CI flexographic printing presses and a thorough review and evaluation of models available from six different press manufactur- ers, Koenig & Bauer became our top choice,” says Thane Smallwood, PEI’s general manager. “Our board of direc- tors met last November 2022 and, on behalf of our share- holders, approved the purchase of the new press, our first new model in many years.” The new eight-color XG LR will print a large portion of PEI’s larger repeat bags, but the firm will continue to use its 2010 Flexotecnica XD eight-color press, installed in 2019, for its other for smaller repeat jobs. Management foresees the new XG LR producing 50 to 60 percent of the firm’s work due to its high speed, increased flexibility, and faster automated wash-ups and clean-ups. The new press is configured with eight print stations and a printing repeat length of 1,250 mm. It delivers pro- ductivity and quality at production speeds of up to 600 m/min. “The XG LR will give us efficiency and productivi- ty capabilities to take on more business from our current customers and allow us to better serve them,” says Small- wood. “The increased capacity will allow us to meet the increased demand for paper packaging. Most of our work is preprinted roll stock for our converting machines but we feel we can sell printed roll stock to other converters as well. The new press will provide improved capabilities and allow us to take on new customers that may have different substates than just paper.” Thane Smallwood, PEI’s General Manager, is anticipating the delivery of a new Koenig & Bauer XG LR CI eight-color press.
EAGLEWOOD TECHNOLOGIES, LLC www.eaglewoodtech.com
Eaglewood Technologies offers trusted cleaning technolo- gies for the world’s best printers and converters. Solutions include the award winning Sitexco+ Anilox Laser System, the Nanovis Parts Washing System, the Sitexco L10 Label System, the innovative Sanilox™ System or Alphasonics solutions. We also offer Xpress™ mobile cleaning service at your facility or ours. ESKO www.esko.com ArtiosCAD and Kongsberg are the most trusted names in CAD/CAM solutions. Esko’s ArtiosCAD is the most widely used CAD software in the world. Esko’s Kongsberg series of tables brings you reliable, outstanding quality for sample- making and short run production.
DOMINO www.dominodigitalprinting.com
Domino is a leading manufacturer and distributor of digital printing and product identification solutions. Celebrating its 44th year, Domino is headquartered in the UK and North America headquarters are Illinois. Domino has 25 subsid- iaries, representation in over 120 countries, and over 2,900 employees worldwide .
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