Tresu appoints Polymark as Baltic agent

Latvia-based Polymark is well-known in the region for sales of inks and consumables, and as a distributor for manroland.

Polymark will sell and provide technical support for Tresu ancillary equipment, which includes ink supply systems and chamber doctor blades. Together, these provide the complete logistics for controlled, automatic ink circulation on flexo presses.

Polymark will also support the retrofit of coating units for offset presses which can open new markets for semi-commercial, commercial and publications printers by adding value to products.

Steen Rasmussen, area sales manager at Tresu Ancillary, said: ‘The addition of Polymark as agents for Tresu Ancillary is another important step in the development of our sales and support network.

‘It is a timely appointment as this is a region where the economy is growing and flexo printers are increasingly focused on improving quality and efficiency while reducing waste.’

Polymark general manager Nadezhda Matveeva said: ‘We see more attention oriented towards investment in the ancillaries with converters trying to boost the productivity this way, rather than investing in new machinery. Tresu can offer both, but with the right ancillaries, our customers can save money and at the same time gain in efficiency.’

Tresu and Polymark believe many printers in Baltic region can benefit from retrofitting older flexo presses and finishing lines with Tresu systems that can extend their lives, improve competitiveness and meet today’s market demands.

‘The global trend towards shorter production runs and stricter color consistency targets expected by packaging buyers has made it essential for converters to automate and control processes as much as possible,’ added Rasmussen. ‘In flexo printing, controlled ink logistics is essential for remaining competitive in these situations. Automated cleaning cuts make-ready times by hours, for example by performing jobs simultaneously on each print station, as opposed to consecutively. Enclosed supply systems are also the basis for controlling flow rate, pressure and viscosity, assuring unblemished printwork and exact ink densities at faster speeds – in some cases, exceeding 600m/min – without evaporation or splashing.

‘Polymark’s knowledge of the markets and technologies as well as its well-known team will make it a major contributor to our growing sales and support organization.’