Edale sees potential in carton market

UK press manufacturer Edale sees the carton market as a way for it to ‘utilize our talents to the best advantage’.
 
Edale recently invited the local Mayor and Mayoress of Fareham to formally open its second industrial unit in Hampshire during its first-ever Open House event and mini exhibition. The event combined machine demonstrations with a series of presentations given by the numerous co-suppliers who had set up table-top displays for visitors to see.
 
Claiming to be ‘well pleased’ with the event, which attracted more than 100 visitors, Edale’s sales and marketing director, Jeremy Westcott said: ‘The response exceeded expectations, and gave all those who attended a great insight into our capabilities.’
 
Speaking exclusively to PPW, Westcott said: ‘We see the carton market as having great potential for us to utilize our talents to the best advantage.’  Asked whether the interest was coming from hard-pressed label converters looking to diversify into more profitable markets, he added: ‘The price hike of moving into carton machines is a psychological barrier to most label printers – but to the carton converter who is used to the cost of sheet-fed presses and off-line converting, narrow and mid web flexo is financially very attractive.’
 
Edale’s Sigma line, which was its first servo-driven press, was always aimed at the packaging market with its chambered doctor blade system, making it ideal for high-speed longer run work. It’s available in 430, 510, and 650mm web widths.
 
The company’s latest carton press development, as yet un-named, has three servo motors per head, and is currently available in 650 and 760mm web widths. Capable of 150m/min, it uses full sleeve technology.