Exploring Middle Ground

Profile: Flexographic printer, labels and stand-up pouches

Currently, our widest press is 14 inches. Our niche is 4-color process graphics, primarily on labels, but also for a narrow segment of the flexible packaging industry. If growth occurs in our stand-up pouch work, this is what would push us to look at a mid-web press. Because we are limited in width, really big volumes eat us up. We would probably look at an affordable, 8-color 32 inches to 36 inches central-impression press for printing thin film. However, the wider you go, the more challenging it is to print quality. And, we currently enjoy easy changeovers on our narrow-web presses.