Dominion buys Tresu Flexo Innovator

Dominion Packaging is a privately owned supplier of innovative packaging products, including folding cartons, labels, inserts and boxes. It operates an 85,000 sq ft press room equipped with gravure presses, and provides finishing and slitting services. A fully equipped quality control lab with the latest in testing equipment ensures customer specifications are met.

The Flexo Innovator series is a web-fed flexor printing and multi-process finishing concept for folding carton, metallic substrates, paper, laminate and film products. Flexo Innovator is the first product of Tresu Concept, a new division of the company that provides bespoke single-pass printing and processing lines for special packaging products.

The Flexo Innovator series has a modular design for maximum flexibility in configuration. It includes any number of flexo units, and specially configured hot air drying or curing units for virtually all ink types, custom-engineered and assembled at the Tresu factory. Three width options are available within the Flexo Innovator series to suit a range of different applications: FI 900, accommodating widths up to 900mm; FI 1100, accommodating widths up to 1100mm; and FI 1300, for print widths up to 1300mm. Dominion Packaging has invested in a wide web machine from the Flexo Innovator series.

The Innovator press format can be equipped with an automatic inking and control system to minimize material waste, manual intervention and set-up times. Tresu’s ink control system provides enclosed, automatically controlled ink circulation and uniform ink laydown, by virtue of controlling the ink chemistry during the printing process. Also available on the Innovator press format is an in-line inspection and color management systems to maintain quality consistency on-the-fly throughout the printing run.

Other features available on the Innovator series include a state-of-the-art hot air drying system that can provide extended drying capability on any printing unit on the press. Further productivity is achieved with the use of a high efficiency unwind/rewind stands that limit butt splicing waste to one diameter of paper stock on the core.

The Flexo Innovator will enable Dominion Packaging to expand into other fast growing print market segments where container sizes are differentiated by brands with bespoke pack sizes and shapes.

Brett Hawkins, president and CEO of Dominion Packaging, said: ‘Considering the speed and distinctive versatility of the hybrid printing capability of our new press allows Dominion Packaging to expand our business into new market areas that were not previously available to us. Furthermore, the addition of the Innovator to our manufacturing capability will enable Dominion to continue on our aggressive growth pattern by yielding unique and innovative printing solutions to our customers.’

Scott Hibbs, president and CEO of Tresu Americas, added: ‘With its hybrid ink set, drying and curing specification, Dominion Packaging has the versatility to offer a wide range of applications and sophisticated, bespoke solutions in both short-run and high-volume situations.

’The Flexo Innovator specified by Dominion Packaging can switch effortlessly between multiple printing applications on all of its printing units. Furthermore, special effect coating is possible at several points in the printing sequence, thanks to the press’ ability to dry unit-to-unit. The Innovator’s unique printing capability further enhances its hybrid printing solutions, which are not achievable on a common impression press.’