Rako Etiketten installs the first Gallus RCS 330 in China

At the end of March, German-based Rako Group opened its new production site in Hangzhou, China. At the heart of the new production facility is a Gallus RCS 330.

With 1,000 square meters of production space, Rako now supplies high-quality adhesive labels from its Hangzhou plant in Zhejiang Province, around 180 kilometers from Shanghai.

‘China is currently one of the fastest-growing markets worldwide. Although we’re still a relative newcomer to the Asian market, we are benefiting from our European customer links. Rako is planning for the long term in China. As a result, the current economic crisis is not affecting us, we prefer to see it as an opportunity,’ emphasized Rako’s managing director Philip Schmidt-Prange. The parent company, which was established in 1969 and currently has a workforce of 1,000, is applying the same high quality standards that it uses in Europe to its operations in the Far East. Besides the Gallus RCS 330 and strict product checks, these standards also comprise guidelines on cleanliness and hygiene.

This competitive edge is clearly demonstrated by the Gallus RCS 330, which enables high-quality combination printing using up to twelve colors. ‘As a result, our Chinese subsidiary satisfies existing market requirements – and will continue to do so into the future. Our decision to opt for the Gallus RCS 330 was based on several years of outstanding experience with the presses and with Gallus itself in Europe,’ explained Schmidt-Prange.

‘The Gallus RCS 330/430 enables maximum application flexibility. The ability to use just one machine to combine any desired finishing processes such as screen printing, hot foil, cold foil and embossing with flexographic and offset printing processes delivers an almost unlimited range of applications. Thanks also to the unrivalled level of automation offered by the Gallus RCS 330/430, both large runs of labels with limited refinement (e.g. commodity labels) and short runs of labels with extensive refinement (e.g. labels for health and beauty care products) can be produced cost effectively,’ stated Felix Egger, VP sales and marketing of the Gallus Group. ‘We are extremely pleased that our successful partnership with the Rako Group in Europe, which has installed several of our presses, is now being carried over to Asia.’

Pictured l-r: Felix Egger, VP sales and marketing, Gallus, with Rako directors Matthias Kurtz and Philip Schmidt-Prange

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