UK converter to install eighth Nilpeter flexo press

The OPM Group has ordered a nine-unit Nilpeter FA-4 UV flexo press, the company's eighth machine from the Danish press manufacturer. The installation will take place in January at OPM Flexibles, located near Bradford, not far from OPM’s headquarters in Keighley, West Yorkshire. The division was set up in December 2000 to produce filmic labels and flexible packaging, especially pouches and sachets.  

The new servo-driven FA-4 will join two other nine-unit Nilpeter presses: a servo-driven FA-3300 S installed in early 2005 and an FA-3300. Both have 330 mm (13 inches) web widths, whereas the FA-4's maximum web width is 420 mm (16.5 inches). Its configuration includes a cold foil unit, interchangeable Nilpeter/Stork drop-in UV rotary screen modules and three laminating/coating units. The FA-4 can operate with either seamless photopolymer sleeves or plates, depending on the application and run length.

‘It will give us the extra capacity to handle increased growth for our health and beauty accounts,’ said Chris Ellison, managing director. ‘Much of this work involves PE-based sachets, pouches, and film-laminated products. The trend among major buyers is towards smaller volumes, which often include batches for market trials.’  

OPM is an independent company founded over thirty years ago and employing 56 people. The factory includes four FA-2400 flexo presses and an FA-240 flexo press. Much of the company's success has come from identifying niche, short-run markets for film and foil products, as well as producing premium-quality prime labels, peel/reseal labels, multi-layer products and security labels.

The modular FA-4 UV-flexo press has a web width of 420 mm (16.5 inches) and a top speed of 175 m/minute (575 feet/minute). It can handle a wide range of multi-substrate packaging and labeling materials, aided by a servo-driven infeed, servo drives on all print units, as well as a mid-feed pacer and die-cutter units.  

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