Etirama CI flexo press debuts in India

Global Graphics has sold the first Etirama CI flexo label press in India. The Flexorama 250 was sold to National Process, Ahmedabad. It is a 4-color central impression flexo press designed to print and convert a wide range of substrates including self-adhesive materials, papers, board, aluminum foils and flexible films. It has a maximum printing width of 250 mm, a maximum printing length of 400 mm, main central drum of 600 mm diameter, triple die cut station, inter-color drying system, longitudinal cut with disc knife, pneumatic unwinder, pneumatic rewinder and waste rewinder. The maximum printing speed is 100 meters per minute.
There is continuous anilox rotation and pneumatic removal of plate cylinders when the machine stops. Further, the label printing machine is equipped with laminator unit, varnish applicator, U. V. dryer, sheeter, slitter of the longitudinal cuts and digital counter meter with stopping program. In fact, the varnish applicator is an independent station and can be used as 5th colour for printing.
‘National wanted to enhance its production facilities with this multi-utility CI flexographic press to cater to the wide requirements of our customers, ranging from pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, toiletries and automotive, to other general industries,’ says Bakul Pandya, MD of National Process Pvt. Ltd.
‘I’ve visited the Etirama factory in Brazil and also seen the machine in operation at many local Brazilian label printers’ plants and was impressed with the high printing quality at a very reasonable price.
‘The Indian flexo label industry will benefit immensely with the introduction of Etirama Presses in India, as the users would get excellent printing quality at most competitive prices,’ says Naalin Sharma of Global Graphics.
Etirama, a German-owned Brazil-based company, will be exhibiting at the India Label Show 2004 being held at Pragati Maidan from 3-6 December 2004, with their Indian agent, Global Graphics. They will be running live demos of the Flexorama 250 CI Flexo Press. Etirama has installed more than 1000 presses worldwide in more than 48 countries across the globe.