FFEI sells Graphium to Saudi Plastics Factory

Fawaz Al Kaaki, president and managing director of Saudi Plastics Factory, stated: ‘SPF chose to invest in a Graphium hybrid digital printer in order to better serve its customers. We will now have the capability to print PVC labels and apply them to plastic containers – faster and more efficiently.’

SPF is also looking to develop shrink sleeve and In-mold labels for the Saudi Arabian market. The purchase builds on the long standing relationship between SPF, AlAoun Trading Company and FujiFilm, who facilitated the sale of the machine.

SPF manufactures products for the oil, lubricant and food packaging market in the Middle East. AlAoun Trading Company is a leading supplier in the Middle East of printing materials including inks and digital equipment, and worked closely with Fujifilm Middle East to close out this project.

Graphium, currently on display on the Edale stand 7D43/7D39, is a hybrid digital inkjet press designed specifically for the narrow web market by FFEI and marketed exclusively in the UK and Ireland by Edale. It is configured with two pre-digital flexo stations, a six color inkjet digital system, two post-digital flexo stations with foiling and Edale’s new hybrid semi/full rotary die cutting system.

The press has a print width of either 330mm (13 inches) or 420mm (16 inches).