DPI Direct purchases 8-color Edale FL3

US printer DPI Direct has invested in an 8-color Edale FL3 flexo press with 430mm web width, AiiR system and a converting automation pack which includes semi-rotary die-cutting, automatic die load and unload, auto set sheer and back slitting.

Pictured (from left): Matt Teeter and Sam Mousavi, DPI Direct president and CEO, with James Boughton, Edale managing director

Sold via Edale’s North American distributor, Matik, San Diego, California-based DPI chose Edale after being particularly impressed with the features of the tailor-made machine, as well as the fast run speeds at which the FL3 could maintain under fully automated control. It also highlighted the service provided to create a custom-built press for the production of printed packaging products including wine labels, light cartons and craft water labels.

Matt Teeter, vice president of labels and packaging at DPI Direct, said: ‘We were looking for as much automation as possible. Big names in the US weren’t doing what Edale is.’

Edale’s AiiR technology (autonomous inking, impression and print registration) uses precision camera technology to improve registration accuracy, while automated print pressure control reduces wastage and set-up times.

The FL3 is due to be installed at DPI Direct in January 2018.

Read more about the latest developments at Edale, including its growth in North America, in L&L issue 5, 2017, and here

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