OptiPack receives EGP partnership certificate

OptiPack owners invested in a SOMA Optima2 flexo press to utilize the EGP process in packaging printing for brand owners in 2018. In collaboration with its pre-press partner, Marvaco, and ink supplier, Siegwerk, the company has implemented EGP technology to reduce the environmental impact of the printing process, by minimizing the use of inks and cleaning between jobs.

‘With EGP the company has been able to streamline production and can compete against low cost printers in other countries by being much more efficient and leaner,’ commented Ulrik Fauhlér, managing director of OptiPack. ‘With the EGP process, it’s possible to print four designs side-by-side, and avoid three extra setups with cleaning, waste and down time on the machine. This has reduced time by 27 percent on the designs that are produced with EGP versus traditional CMYK + PMS. It means that each printing machine can produce more square meters with the same staff.’

‘The EGP certification of Marvaco requires that the production quality and performance of the printer is verified by examining several works of different brand owners’ packages,’ said Kai Lankinen, executive partner of Marvaco. ‘The certificate proves OptiPack’s ability to implement uniform printing, batch after batch.’

Jonas Furtemark, Marvaco’s sales manager, added: ‘The EGP technology enables high-quality, efficient and greener package printing with no need for spot colors. The predictable and precise brand colors are implemented with digitally assisted ink blending. The color gamut is enriched with additional OGV (Orange, Green, Violet) process inks, which doubles the number of color shades compared to the Pantone+ color series. Even bright shades are implemented cleanly.’