Siegwerk opens automated production facility

‘The opening of this facility is an unparalleled milestone for us. It is a key component in our global production network a big step forward,’ said Herbert Forker, CEO at Siegwerk. ‘The topics of digitization and automation play a key role. We must also consider, at different levels, which opportunities we take, the direction in which we want to develop and where exactly we want to invest. The new system is one of the responses to this.’

A trial operation of the new Blending Center has been already successfully underway, and it will soon be running at full capacity. It is equipped with state-of-the-art, networked Industry 4.0 technologies. It complies with current legal requirements and offers the advantage of consistent product quality through reliable, standardized processes, in addition to solid delivery performance with expanded capacities.

Compared to the previous production setup, the new process is more efficient and transparent, contributing to the increase of the site's productivity. It also enables safer and cleaner production.

The company currently operates 16 base ink production facilities, the Centers of Excellence, where basic products are manufactured worldwide, according to a uniform standard, as well as 50 blending and dosing facilities, or Blending Centers, where ink solutions are finished and adapted to individual customer requirements.

‘With the new blending facility, we are automating our production of customer's inks, in order to be able to meet the growing demand for consistent and high quality more easily,’ concluded Forker.