Italgrafica Sistemi orders second Omet XJet

Italgrafica Sistemi began production in 1992, thanks to the experience gained in the screen printing sector, and is today one of the leading converters in Italy with a group turnover of around EUR 12 million. The company initially focused on the industrial sector, with producing technical labels.

In recent years, Italgrafica installed several Omet machines including customized Flexy-S 330, 1 XFlex X6 and an XJet hybrid press to increase its flexibility and expand its production to multilayer labels, foils and special finishes.  

‘When we purchased the first machine, we chose Omet because we needed to print a particular format (not for the width, but for the print pitch) that other competitors were not capable to offer,’ said Francesco Niorettini, general manager of Italgrafica Sistemi. ‘Omet, unlike the others, could install cylinders up to 24 inches. Immediately after the first machine we understood that Omet is a performance driven company with the ability to quickly respond to our needs.’

‘We installed the first hybrid Omet XJet in 2018. We have gained experience and understood that it is the right machine for the type of market we are in. On this press, and on the next one that we are going to install soon, we will plan high quantity print runs, which we traditionally used to print on flexo machines. Although printing is more expensive, the extra cost is offset by saving time in controlling the variables. Considering time is the most expensive resource we have, saving time on job changes makes up for the high cost of printing, as compared to flexo.’

‘Even though, today there are large print runs, but a significant portion of our production is made by orders with limited print runs, often involving numerous variables. Thanks to Omet customizable platform, we have configured the hybrid machines, so that the result is excellent, even in these cases,’ concluded Nicorettini.