Wide-Web Presses: At Your Service

Kurt Flathmann, vice president, Fischer & Krecke—The first I’ll call the standard flexible packaging machine, which is a roll-to-roll CI press, usually 8- or 10-color. The second is a more exotic variety of equipment including in-line or downstream stations and typically there is a great deal of interest in wider widths or higher speeds.
Tom Jacques, area sales manager, North American Cerutti Corp.—The flexographic press market is seeing a rebound, as more converters have strengthened their balance sheets, among myriad challenges, such as resin pricing and supply issues, intense competition, relentless cost cutting, and higher quality demands.
Converters who have invested and are investing are winning in the market because they are getting the required technology needed to compete at the “new normal” level—with high performance and productivity, and consistency, repeatability, and reliability.
Michael Reinhardt, sales manager - printing presses, Windmoeller & Hoelscher Corp.—Our flexographic printing press business has never been better. Recent advances in control and vision systems technology have significantly improved production throughput and print quality, allowing our customers to replace up to two older presses with each new installed machine. In most cases, our customers can only be competitive by employing the latest in press technology.