Flexo for Short Runs
Florence makes particular note that the P7 enables improved flexo set-up efficiencies "for the first time." He explains, "We can coarsely register all eight print cylinders to zero in a matter of minutes, get up to color and registration in ten minutes, and pre-set for impression based on material thickness" before moving into fine-tuning. It was this speedy dynamic that paved the way for GENflex's flexo and digital printing operations to work together more strategically. As an example, Florence points to a high-end, 7- to 8-color label application for a family of new household chemical products that was set for a limited test marketing initiative—eight different SKUs with the same graphic look, but varied text, printed at volumes of 1,000 to 2,000 per SKU with seven changeovers.
- Companies:
- Gallus Inc.
- Mark Andy