Label Art Installs Gallus Hybrid Flexo Line

“What the new Gallus gives us is flexibility. We’re currently running at around 90 meters/minute on combination flexo/screen jobs, and 150 to 180 meters/minute on eight-color flexo work—the run speed is controlled by the ability of the base material to perform. The short web path means that even on a 10-color press, we’re using only 40-45 meters of substrate between jobs before we’re back into commercial production,” said Molloy. He estimates the Gallus has reduced costs by up to 30 percent in certain cases, if time, materials and labor costs are all included, and with its fast change sleeve system and register control, it has removed bottlenecks on the shop floor and taken away some of the old ‘production excuses.’