Bobst demonstrates two production lines

Jobs will be run throughout the show ontwo production lines. The M6 in-line digital Flexo line will spotlight the advantages of the unique digital flexo and digital automation workflow technology, including the Revo 7-color extended gamut printing.

The M1 in-line flexo press will display its latest IoT configuration. It is claimed to be the first mechanical shaft connected label press in the industry.

Both presses will display the capabilities provided by their remote connectivity IoT features that exploit data to improve the production process, workflow and press room organization. During the demonstrations, visitors can view, in real time on a large screen next to the press, the production data available on the presenter’s mobile phone.

Mouvent – the digital printing competence center of the Bobst Group – will also be at the Bobst booth during the exhibition, displaying the groundbreaking technology behind its range of innovative digital UV and water based label printers. Attendees will have the opportunity to take a close-up look at the MouventCluster, a new approach, which uses extremely compact and lightweight clusters instead of fixed size print bars by color, arranging them in a modular, scalable matrix. The result is one system that can be simply adapted for all substrates, of all widths, for all markets. 

The focal point of the Bobst booth is answering the challenges in relation to process feasibility and equipment operational efficiency. These range from increasingly stringent legal requirements through to consumer expectations and the need for original packaging enhancements aimed at product differentiation at point of sales. Challenging applications include production of multi-layered coupons for a variety of food, non-food or pharma products, lamitube, shrink sleeves, security products and the like. 

‘In an industry where specialties are fast becoming the norm in some label segments where standard products won’t work anymore, converters need to keep their finger on the pulse and rely on a knowledgeable partner that provides them with the technical capabilities to solve even the toughest challenges,’ saidMatteo Cardinotti, managing director of Bobst Firenze and head of Bobst narrow and mid-web multi-process product line.