Andrews Decal installs Gallus EM 280 UV press

Andrews Decal Company, a Chicago, Illinois-based converter of pressure-sensitive labels for the health and beauty, spirits, promotional, household, sporting, industrial and security markets, recently acquired an 11-in., 8-color Gallus EM 280 combination printing press that greatly enhances its production capabilities.   

The Swiss press is equipped with IST UV lamp assemblies with water chill drums at all stations that allow management of web temperature, especially when utilizing heat-sensitive substrates, such as unsupported film. It offers improved registration and quality for supported pressure-sensitive and other substrates.   

Company president Gary Gallas says the press's ability to print a wider range of substrates allows the company to meet premium market requirements more effectively. ‘This press provides our current and potential customers with the superior quality, durability and turnaround times required in today's increasingly competitive marketplace,’ explained Gallas.    

The Gallus EM 280 combination press is capable of rotary screen printing, cold foiling, hot stamping, diecutting, embossing and laminating. And, with the use of Gallus Screeny technology, it is now possible to print Braille onto labels for the visually impaired.    

Gallas suggests that the use of Braille on all forms of labeling will continue to grow due to increased regulations and socially aware companies.      

‘We wanted technology that would offer our clients limitless creative possibilities,’ said Gallas. ‘The outstanding UV print quality and color consistency, along with the combination printing versatility of this unit, will allow us to fulfill the upscale demands of clients in the high-end market. With the level of work and consistency that we have seen come off this press, it made sense to take the company in this direction with this acquisition.’   

‘We help our clients use specialized labels that will silently communicate to their target market louder than their competition,’ continued Gallas. ‘These labels actually encourage consumers to reach out and touch the product, which usually results in its purchase.’