C-P Flexible Packaging Invests in Second W&H Flexo Press

LINCOLN, R.I.—Windmoeller & Hoelscher Corporation announced the sale of a 10-color 52˝ (1,320 mm) PRIMAFLEX CM flexographic press to C-P Flexible Packaging of York, Pa. The company had recently purchased an 8-color 41˝ (1,050 mm) PRIMAFLEX CM last year.

Due to significant growth in the past few years and more expected going forward, Greg Collins, VP of manufacturing, justified the additional purchase, explaining, “We needed to plan ahead for that growth and ensure we’d have the capacity and technology to grow as our customer base grows.”

The second PRIMAFLEX press is currently being installed at the company’s York, Pa. facility and will be fully operational in July.“When we first set out to purchase a new flexographic press in the fall of 2005, we did a thorough review of press manufacturers, looking at their designs, service organization, existing installations and price,” Collins continued. “We felt W&H best met our objectives for quality of construction, well-planned engineering, ease of operator use, and overall project cost. Based on this work we purchased an 8-color 41˝ PRIMAFLEX in early 2006. When our continued business growth demanded additional wider print capacity it was an easy decision on what our next press was going to be—a 52˝ W&H PRIMAFLEX.”

Collins further explains that in acquiring a second W&H press, workforce flexibility and uniformity in maintenance and spare parts is realized. Due to a similarity in controls and operation of the two presses, C-P can readily move personnel between the two presses as demand warrants, while simultaneously minimizing its parts inventory costs.

The decision to invest in a 10-color press this time around came out of a need to add graphics capability for the ever-increasing complexity of new packaging designs. The second PRIMAFLEX CM purchased by C-P Flexible Packaging includes 10 color decks and a maximum printing width of 50˝ (1,270 mm). Production speeds measure up to 1000 fpm (300 m/min) and print repeats range from 14.5˝ to 31.5˝ (370 – 800 mm). The press also features W&H’s EASY SET fully automatic impression setting system and the latest generation TURBOCLEAN 600 automatic inking and wash-up system.