Austrian converter installs two Prati finishing machines

Austrian web-fed label printer Ulikett has installed two VegaPlus modular finishing systems from Prati. The machine was launched at Labelexpo Europe 2009.

Ulikett will use a VegaPlus LF450 to die-cut and rewind blank labels and a LF530 model for the video-controlled customization of large-to-small rolls. Ulikett’s founder and chief executive, Dr Gerhard Ulrich, pictured, reports that the investment was required due to increased print volumes and capacity. The company installed a Prati Jupiter TC400 system last year.

Ulikett, founded in 1981, produces over two billion labels per year for the food, pharma and personal care sectors. Employing 120 people, the company uses a variety of printing processes including letterpress, digital, UV flexo, screen and offset.

The VegaPlus contains an unwinding module for diameters of up to one meter including the roll-lifting unit. The die-cutting module can be equipped with two stations and an automatic register control. The inspection module ensures 100 percent error control with camera steering. The rewinding module can be processed on a central shaft, on two independent, directly-driven shafts or on a three shaft changer with glueless, patented attachments as the user chooses. The VegaPlus can also be equipped with a printing module.

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