Goss pleased with Vpak reception at Drupa

• Drupa focused on packaging
• Attention in Sunday Vpak presses supports vision of expanded role

Goss International 'accomplished what we set out to do' at Drupa 2012, with interest in its Sunday Vpak press range high.

Goss used Drupa to introduce the Sunday Vpak 500 and Vpak 3000 units to an international audience. The engine of the press remained in the US, although Goss operators demonstrated the fast sleeve change capabilities (pictured, top) and other features. S

unday Vpak 3000 units are available in web widths of up to 1,905mm (75ni), while Sunday Vpak 500 presses print on webs up to 1,051mm (41in) wide. Several film and board samples printed in the Goss International research and development lab were also presented.

The first Sunday Vpak press will be installed at Precision Press in Minnesota in the fall.
 

'Drupa was focused on packaging'

Goss International president and chief executive officer Jochen Meissner said: ‘We accomplished what we set out to do at Drupa, which was to introduce our customers to innovative ideas for commercial print, packaging and newspaper production and to demonstrate that we are the strong technology and market leader.

‘Of course, the proof of this success is in actual new projects. The contracts finalized at the show, the acceleration of projects in the pipeline, and initial discussions about new projects, particularly in packaging, were encouraging endorsements of our technology and our global team.

‘A lot of the action and attention at this Drupa was focused on packaging. New press technology introduced by multiple suppliers indicates that requirements are changing rapidly in this sector, and high interest in our Sunday Vpak presses supports our vision of an expanded role for new web offset solutions.’

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