Sunshine Plastics to Install W&H’s PRIMAFLEX CM

LINCOLN, RI—Windmoeller & Hoelscher Corporation announces the sale of a 10-color 52˝ (1,320 mm) PRIMAFLEX CM flexographic press to new customer Sunshine Plastics, Inc. of Montebello, Calif. The press is expected to be fully operational come early 2008.

When deciding on a press manufacturer, Sunshine Plastics focused its criteria on machine quality and service. “We built our foundation on quality and service,” explains James Chuang, president, “and partnering with an industry leader like W&H who shares the same philosophy is paramount to us. Technology and support are crucial elements that W&H offers.”

Sunshine Plastics specializes in food packaging and has recently enjoyed growth in such markets as snack foods, produce, frozen foods, pet foods, bakery and lawn & garden. Therefore, it was necessary for the company to expand capacity and increase efficiency to meet its customers’ growing demands. Sunshine is a vertically integrated manufacturer that extrudes film, prints, laminates, as well as converts bags, pouches and laser micro perforated products.

The PRIMAFLEX CM purchased by Sunshine Plastics, Inc. includes 10 color decks, a maximum printing width of 50˝ (1,270 mm), and print repeats ranging from 14.5˝ – 31.5˝ (370 – 800 mm). The press also features W&H’s EASY-SET fully automatic impression setting system in conjunction with EASY-REG, the recently introduced automatic register setup system.