Harper Corp's Platinum XLT anilox engraving technology

Harper Corporation has announced that its Platinum XLT (Xtreme Laser Technology) anilox and coating roll system, digital transfer technology, is now in operation at all four of its manufacturing facilities around the globe: North Carolina, USA; Wisconsin, USA; Herford, Germany; and Bangkok, Thailand.

The new Platinum XLT anilox rolls are now available to customers worldwide, and, the company is issuing a guarantee in writing that customers will be 100 per cent satisfied with the new rolls’ print quality.

‘The XLT system is the most important innovation in anilox roll technology in two decades,’ said Margaret Harper Kluttz, executive vice president of Harper Corporation.  ‘The new engraving system harnesses the power of digital transfer technology. The result is significantly enhanced consistency on the surface of the roll, producing precisely controlled, transferable and repeatable ink and coating films at the micron level.’

According to Pete Hartman, Harper vice president of sales, ‘customers are guaranteed consistency from roll to roll, every time. In practical terms, if a customer has an XLT anilox specified with several, or even hundreds, of jobs, and it gets damaged or worn, we can replace it with guaranteed print color reproduction. This will save many hours in downtime and wasted substrate.’

‘At Harper, we have always stood behind our products with a 100 per cent performance guarantee. With the advent of the new Platinum XLT products, we are inaugurating a written print quality predictability guarantee,’ said Ron Harper, company CEO.

Harper has invested US $5.3 million in the development and installation of its XLT laser technology. In addition, this has paved the way for a new product, known as XVR.

Once all Harper customers have transferred to XLT technology, both the Echocel and the original Platinum products will be retired.