First Nilpeter FA-4 flexo press sold into France

A.P.E. Etiquettes is the first company in France to install a Nilpeter FA-4 flexo press. A.P.E. is one of France’s leading label converters, with 130 employees and annual production of over 11 million m2 of self-adhesive labels.

At a recent demonstration, the new press ran multi-layer peel-off labels for motor oil cans, a particularly challenging job. Company owner Christian Poirault said: ‘We wanted a flexo press which was versatile and which could handle multi-layer labels. The Nilpeter FA-4 line uses Nilpeter’s latest anilox sleeve technology with individual third-generation servo drives on each print unit. Fast make-ready is particularly important on the difficult multi-layer labels, and Nilpeter’s technology fits the bill. I was particularly impressed by Nilpeter’s user-friendly design, as well as by the fast set-up times. With average run lengths falling, a label converter has to consider a color or format change like a pit stop – every extra second means the competition is gaining on you!’