Integration Is Key at Multifilm Packaging

Today, Multifilm is a wide-web flexographic printer, with 60 employees and two Windmoeller & Hoelscher presses. "Flexo is the dominant method for printing in North America, and I don't see this changing in the foreseeable future," notes Magnusson. But he admits that digital is on the horizon.

"We've met several times with representatives of digital press companies to learn how the technology is developing," he reports. "While ideal for certain applications, cost is going to be the determining factor and digital has a long way to go to compete with flexo or roto on large volume jobs."