Wide-web presses: New and improved

With so much focus on the narrow-web printing industry, many advances in wide-web presses have taken place under the radar. There have been a myriad of production enhancements, including faster changeovers, less waste, faster speeds, and higher productivity and quality. Technological enhancements across the board have increased the efficiency, economics, and caliber of wide-web printed packaging. These advances have attracted a lot of attention.

“I see a continued high interest in any and all technological improvements associated with increasing productivity, quality and, of course, enhancing the profitability of the converter,” said Randy Wolf, product development manager, Comexi North America.

In the June issue of packagePRINTING, we ask press manufacturers about the wide-web printing marketplace and how they are responding to the demands of package printers. Read “Wide-web Presses: At Your Service” for the full story.