Hood Packaging purchases state-of-the-art flexo press

In addition to the smartGPS, the new Hood press is equipped with a downstream station for electron beam cured varnish and is capable of speeds to 2000 feet per minute. It can run print widths to 65 inches with standard repeats of 53 inches. The press is equipped with F&K’s Extension, a system that allows increasing the repeat length by using multiple print units to print a single image. With the first unit printing one part and additional units sequentially printing other parts of the repeat, it is possible to multiply the FP 26S’s 53 inch repeat by as much as 8 times. By employing the smartGPS system and alternately lifting each ink unit, all parts of the print design are precisely matched and form a single, essentially seamless image.