General Data installs FB-line from Nilpeter

The relationship between the two companies dates to 1994, just a few years before Nilpeter’s acquisition of Rotopress, that established the Danish machine manufacturer’s platform in the Pan-American markets, Nilpeter USA.

‘We bought our first Nilpeter press in 1994, which was coined ‘Rotopress’ at the time. It was a 6-color 10in press, and it quickly became a workhorse given its capabilities, speeds, and ease of use. We have since bought several more presses from Nilpeter, all based off the experience with that first machine,’ said Thomas Gornall, plant superintendent at General Data Company.

‘Nilpeter has been a valued partner with General Data and has been willing to take our recommendations of improvements to their engineering teams, adding our adaptations to their future models. Given that partnership, and their willingness to work with their customers, we have continued to purchase Nilpeter presses for our shop floor and integrated them with other equipment (butt splicers, turrets, digital units, coaters, etc.). Having ran that first press myself for a number of years, I can personally say that I have found Nilpeter machines to be one of the easiest presses for operators to learn and use to their full potential,’ added Gornall. 

According to the company the new FB-3300S will add new opportunities to General Data’s list of specialized medical products. With UV/hot air and auto registration, this servo-driven machine can run thin films and easily swap to 14 pt tags, offering varied substrate flexibility.

‘The press itself is great, very operator friendly, and you can easily run high-quality labels off these presses. We have transitioned all our medical labels to the new FB press. The automatic registration is easy to work with and you can run just about any high-quality flexo job out there,’ commented on the new equipment Roy Ratliff, production supervisor at General Data Company.

‘I have over 30 years experience travelling around the USA and overseas in the converting industry. I have worked with, operated, and serviced just about every flexographic press or support equipment in our past and current markets. With this knowledge and hands-on experience, Nilpeter is my ‘go-to’ for converting equipment. Our estimated ROI on the new FB-Line has been blown away by the actual numbers,’ added David Clark, vice president of manufacturing at General Data Company.