Stratus Packaging invests in five ABG machines

Both ABG and Stratus Packaging have a long 20-year history of collaboration that has resulted in multiple equipment purchases, including seven Digicon digital finishing machines.

The latest round of investments includes a Digicon Series 3 with a flatbed hot foil and embossing module with rotating head (unwind and rewind for foil); the new fast set up cassette for tooling and a high speed screen module; two Omega SRIs configured to meet the requirements of the pharmaceutical industry; and three fleyeVision camera inspection systems.

Commenting on the investment, Isidore Leiser, Stratus Packaging’s CEO said: ‘The Digicon Series 3 with Big Foot and silk screen modules will allow us to offer our customers increased finishing and effects, while the SRI’s will provide a focus on cost-efficient finishing of pharmaceutical labels to meet the increased demand in this market. And by integrating the fleyeVision camera systems, we will be able to deliver 100 percent print inspection to our customers, thereby guaranteeing them perfect results and quality.’

With the machines scheduled to be installed in four of Stratus Packaging’s six manufacturing sites in late 2020, the company plans to link the new purchases with its MIS systems, to help further increase productivity and efficiencies.

‘Our ongoing collaboration with Stratus comes as a result of a long and fruitful association, based on our shared values of offering customers the very latest innovations in finishing technology, together with a joint passion for quality. We look forward to continuing to support Stratus Packaging’s ongoing growth in the European self-adhesive label market,’ said Mike Burton, ABG’s managing director.