Repro Busek improves flexo quality with Kodak Flexcel NX

Repro Busek, a Vienna-based pre-press and platemaking specialist, has reported success using its Kodak Flexcel NX system.

Reinhard Deim, sales manager and board member at Repro Busek, said: ‘Brand owners and printers are astonished when I show them the flexographic print quality we’re achieving with the Kodak Flexcel NX system. It’s the biggest quality leap I’ve seen in more than 30 years in the profession. The Flexcel NX plates give us results that rival gravure in every respect – and in many cases are superior.’

The imaging system was delivered to Repro Busek in June 2011, with preparations beginning six months before the installation. ‘We started to align our workflow to the new imaging technology in early 2011,’ said Gyula Marlok, managing director. ‘Previously the data was sent to Munich to make the plates, which were subsequently delivered direct to the customer.’ The first orders were completed on it in just three days.

Deim added: ‘The reaction from customers has been overwhelming. Without exception, every printer I’ve spoken to has had a huge smile on his face, as if he’d just won an Olympic gold medal and broken the world record for quality. In the past, print shops had to fork out a lot of money to see a significant increase in quality. Customers are delighted with the plates we produce with the Flexcel NX system. Even with low-priced substrates, the potential to improve quality is remarkable.’

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