Pressing Quality Ever Forward

A produce label printed 7-color UV flexo on white semi-gloss paper was originally run on Western Shield's older equipment at 300 fpm. The job called for running 1 million, 3˝ x 4˝ labels every other month. At slower speeds, this required budgeting a day and a half to turn the job around, Connelly relates. Once the job was transferred to the LP3000, operators were able to achieve speeds of 625 fpm, and get the labels out the door in half the time. Connelly points out the press's "very robust" drying capabilities are a key factor in allowing these higher speeds.