North America's positive development of offset film technology can not be underestimated

Precision Printing Company is one of the top five graphics and commercial printing companies in North America. It specializes in printing labels, forms, and flexible packaging, and is renowned for its excellent precision and print quality. Currently, it has a precision of 213,000 square feet in a modern factory building with more than 40 press machines, most of which are lithographic offset presses for printing labels and flexible packaging.

Figure 1: President Lee of Precision Printing Company. Tim Timmerman and his latest Martin ECPFI automatic unwinder

Precision printing company Lee. The president of Lee Timmerman affirmed the offset printing film: “The printing products of the precision printing company helped our customers to play a significant role in the sale of the store, because consumers decided to purchase only about a few hours at the store. 12 seconds.Plastic film printed in lithographic format can not only reduce the cost for the brand manufacturer, but also bring the product to life on the shelf. POP store furnishings are very important to the consumers in the store. , they will look for graphics on the package to help them determine their choice. If the appearance of the product looks attractive, consumers may even try brands that they are not familiar with. Plastic films are generally printed in flexographic format. In contrast to flexographic printing, the lithographic offset pattern makes the product appear photo-realistic and delicious. Today, we have more than 30 narrow- and medium-width rotary lithographic offset printing machines for printing films, and Very good results."

All this is thanks to the new Gaussian lithographic offset press and the installed Martin automatic roll changer.

Six years ago, precision printing was installed at the front and rear of the Martini presses with Martin automatic reeling devices (ECPFI lap-type automatic unwinders and LRD automatic rewinders). The accuracy and reliability of Martin's equipment Accuracy left a very deep impression. Tension control is the key to maintaining optimal print quality, and excellent unwinding/winding equipment is indispensable when you want to run many different substrates. Martin's equipment components are really extremely reliable.

Li. Tim Murman said: "When we decided to purchase a larger width (850mm) and faster with 9 printing units of the Goss Sunday Vpak 500 press, we plan to open up new material markets that we have never touched before. The new Gaussian press is an important part of production, and we must fully expand our investment efficiency, and Martin equipment is very satisfying to us. It is indeed the most sophisticated and reliable, and our best choice. We firmly believe that This is the best match for our new Gaussian presses. We have chosen Martin's low-friction resistance upgrade so that the equipment can print only 12um of film. This upgrade has been installed and the effect is as promised by Martin. A very good investment."

Martin MCB-WW wide docking automatic unwinding machine

Martin RMAP Winder

Martin equipment has a basic model, while allowing customers to add optional features in response to different needs. Whether printing a very thick film or a particularly thin film, it can fully meet the demand. Martin equipment is very stable, because more and more film printing uses offset printing, which is very favorable for Martin.

He Keming, general manager of Martin Asia Pacific, said, “Martin listens to customers at any time. Apart from working hard with the world’s major equipment suppliers to create new situations and lead changes in the market, we are also striving to meet the needs of various markets in the world. The unique needs of home customers In the past few years, we have observed a growing number of small and varied orders in the packaging market, so the market demand for narrower and narrower markets has become even stronger. The requirements have become extremely important. In addition to the addition of automation equipment, manufacturers are striving to reduce the time for equipment adjustment and improve product quality. Non-stop roll change equipment with precision tension control is one of the necessary conditions for the success of the industry. So in the past few years we have provided the necessary non-stop solutions to the major suppliers all over the world. The processing materials cover everything from film to paperboard."

Flexo and gravure were once the only standard printing methods for shrink materials and flexible packaging, but Lee. Temerman believes that film printing for web offset printing will continue to grow. Although flexographic printing continues to improve quality, the quality of flexographic printing will still be reduced due to changes in time and loss of media, and the production costs of the media will be high. Therefore, printing operators are not willing to change plates easily, and plates are often overused. This leads to unstable print quality, and lithography does not have this problem. Flexographic printing requires as many as ten colors, while lithography uses four-color printing to print very beautiful designs. Moreover, companies do not have to charge customers for the cost of media.

As lithographic offset printer manufacturers improve their products and use offset printing products to show high value on the shelf, more people see the advantages of offset printing in the film printing market, and the market share of offset printing will also greatly increase. Not just because of the realistic pattern, although this is the most important part, and the cost is much cheaper than printing with expensive flexo and gravure printing. This is equivalent to companies that can improve pattern quality while saving costs.

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