Jaymar Packaging benefits from IST UV retrofit

The privately owned Crewe printing company had looked around for a second-hand Roland press with UV fitted but it could not find one to match the high standard of the 2006 model press it had located without UV. The company approached IST (UK) who said it was launching the retrofit service and could help.

‘We hope by adding this UV facility we can open up new markets and produce more added value work in both the pharmaceutical and high impact packaging sectors we serve,’ said Gary Marsh, production director of Jaymar Packaging. ‘It is getting harder and more expensive to outsource UV work and it is a sector in which we see an increase in demand. We want to be competitive in this area and by investing in this equipment we will be able to control all aspects of quality, lead times and more importantly costs’.

The UV retrofit was handled before the Christmas period and took just two weeks to complete. It is now being commissioned and will shortly be in full production at the 30,000 sq ft plant. ‘It has been an efficient and trouble free retro-fit,’ added Marsh. ‘It was planned so that the IST engineers would work alongside the press engineers during the installation and build of the press. IST have been very helpful and forthcoming with their advice during the installation and this will continue when they begin training and supporting the operators as we move into full production this month.’  He says the retrofit cost was comparable with the price Jaymar would have had to pay for a press with UV already fitted.

Jaymar is developing a publicity campaign to market the new facility for potential clients in the pharma, automotive, FMCG and other packaging markets. The 39 year old company works around the clock, five days a week with overtime when required to meet demands. The new press will create additional capacity and flexibility.

The press is also fitted with Colour Pilot and Roland’s Eagle Eye quality system and it is anticipated that the press will also drive further investment in the finishing departments. The company will now operate two Roland 700s and is both an ISO 9001 quality and ISO 14001 environmentally certified business.

Chris Schofield, joint managing director of IST (UK), said: ‘We were delighted to help Jaymar add UV to its latest press and we hope to do more retrofit work in 2016. We can provide conventional UV like this but also LE-UV and LUV (our trade name for LED-UV) add-on technology. Retrofits on an installed press take about five or six days for conventional UV but just 1-2 days for LE-UV and LUV. We are happy to advise printers on their best route forward and the different UV options available to them.’