Decograph wins BestinFlexo award

Decograph has taken third place in the 'Combined Flexographic Techniques' category at the BestinFlexo 2025 awards ceremony, held in Milan during FlexoDay organized by ATIF, the Italian technical association representing companies active in the flexographic industry.

The Italian label converter submitted a label from its regular commercial production, printed on a 13-inch Mark Andy Evolution Series E3 press. The project was produced on white PP film, featuring four-color flexo printing including two special Pantone colors (among them Pantone Gold applied on an adhesive side), matte varnish, Braille elements and hot foil stamping.

'This project clearly reflects the scope of our capabilities and the level of quality we aim to deliver,' commented Matteo Angiulli, owner of Decograph. 'Achieving such a result would not have been possible without a stable and precise press such as Mark Andy Evolution Series E3.'

The Evolution Series E3 press was installed at Decograph in 2022. It prints on a 13-inch web, is fully servo-driven and operates at speeds of up to 150m/min. The press supports substrates ranging from 50 to 305 microns in thickness.

Decograph's investment in Mark Andy technology resulted from its cooperation with FDM, Mark Andy's exclusive representative in Italy.

'The Evolution Series E3 is a solution well suited to the needs of medium-sized, dynamically growing converters such as Decograph,' stated Enrico Firenze from FDM. 'We are pleased that we were able to convince the company's management to choose Mark Andy technology, especially as a semi-rotary offset press from another supplier had initially been considered.'

Josep Balcells, Mark Andy sales manager responsible for the Italian market, added: 'The success of our customers is the best proof of the high quality and performance of Mark Andy presses. Italy is one of the strongest and most competitive printing markets in Europe, also in context of label and packaging production.'

Established in 1970, Decograph initially focused on wine label production. The company currently specializes in serving customers from food, cosmetics and pharmaceutical sectors. The Evolution Series E3 represents one of the key elements of the company's equipment portfolio, alongside two digital printing systems and a wide range of finishing and embellishment equipment.