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Star Packaging to Install a 52” 8-color
PRIMAFLEX CM from W&H
Features offered on PRIMAFLEX press will increase
company’s capacity
and enable greater flexibility
LINCOLN, RI, March 2006 – Windmoeller & Hoelscher Corporation
announces the sale of a 52”
8-color PRIMAFLEX CM printing press
to first-time customer, Star Packaging, of College Park, GA.
The press
will be shipped to the customer’s College Park facility in early
June for installation this summer.
The PRIMAFLEX purchase allows Star Packaging to decommission two of
its existing presses,
while simultaneously increasing capacity due to
the press’s advanced features. “The Easy-Set, TURBOCLEAN,
and auto viscosity units make job changeovers quick, simple, efficient
and with minimum waste,” states Star Packaging’s President,
Mike Wilson.
After completing a study of tier one presses, Star Packaging found the
PRIMAFLEX CM to be the
best fit for its business. According to Wilson, “with
the PRIMAFLEX we feel we’ll improve our overall operation, which
will lead to more business.”
Star Packaging specializes in the printing, lamination and conversion
of flexible packaging materials
in the form of Inno-Lok roll stock, pouches
and bags. Founded in 1972, the company today services several diverse
industries, including produce and prepackaged food; chemical (ie. child
resistant packaging); and the entertainment industry.
Star Packaging also has two sister companies: Tara Plastics and Starflex.
Tara Plastics is an
extrusion plant that produces hi-density, linear
low and co-ex films up to 5 layers. Starflex specializes
in the design
and manufacturing of all stainless steel USDA approved bag loading and
sealing, as
well as tray pack equipment.
W&H’s 8-color PRIMAFLEX CM is available in printing widths
of 40" and 50" and features a
maximum repeat length of 31.5".
Maximum standard speed is 1000 fpm (feet per minute), with
an option
of 1300 fpm – as selected for the PRIMAFLEX purchased by Star Packaging.
Windmoeller & Hoelscher is a leader in the design, manufacture and
distribution of flexographic and gravure printing presses, blown and
cast film extrusion systems, multiwall equipment, plastic sack and bag
making machines, as well as form-fill-seal machinery for the converting
and packaging industry. |
