Baumgarten buys Codimag press for Argentina plant

The waterless offset press from the French manufacturer is equipped with an Aniflo system as well as flexo, silkscreen, hot stamping and embossing units. Baumgarten’s first press from Codimag, it will be dedicated to label production for the wine, cosmetics and food sectors.

The deal was signed at Labelexpo Europe 2015 and facilitated by Coras do Brasil, Codimag’s agent for Brazil, Argentina and Chile. According to Coras do Brasil’s president Gustavo Virginillo, there are currently four Codimag Viva offset presses in production in Brazil. The installation in Argentina is the first in Latin America outside Brazil.

Pierre Panel, export manager at Codimag, said: ‘This will be the first Viva Aniflo press in the Baumgarten Group. We have been very impressed by their facilities, both in Brazil and Argentina, and we are very enthusiastic about the installation. It will be our first press in Argentina. It will obviously be producing wine labels, but the press is also specified for the health and beauty market where Baumgarten is very strong.’

Pictured (from left): Dario Valiño, manager of Baumgarten Argentina; Gustavo Virginillo, president of Coras do Brasil; Fernando Gabel, CEO of Baumgarten Group; Benoît Demol, CEO of Codimag; Ronaldo Baumgarten, president of the board, Baumgarten; Miguel Angel Cascone, development and technology director, Baumgarten Argentina