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C-P
Flexible Packaging Invests in 2nd W&H PRIMAFLEX CM
flexographic press
Strong growth patterns lead company to invest in 2nd W&H
press within 12 months.
LINCOLN, RI, June 2007 – Windmoeller & Hoelscher Corporation
announces the sale of a 10-color 52” (1,320 mm) PRIMAFLEX CM
flexographic press to C-P Flexible Packaging of York, PA. This
represents C-P Flexible Packaging’s second W&H press after
the recent purchase of an 8+2-color 41” (1,050 mm) PRIMAFLEX CM
last year. Due to significant growth in the past few years
and more expected going forward, Greg Collins, VP of Manufacturing,
justifies the additional purchase in explaining, “we needed
to plan ahead for that growth and ensure we’d have the capacity
and technology to grow as our customer base grows.
The second PRIMAFLEX press is currently being installed at
the company’s York, PA facility and will be fully operational
next month.
When we first set out to purchase a new flexographic press
in the fall of 2005, we did a thorough review of press manufacturers,
looking at their designs, service organization, existing installations
and price,” Collins continues. “We felt W&H
best met our objectives for quality of construction, well planned
engineering, ease of operator use and overall project cost. Based
on this work we purchased an 8-color 41” PRIMAFLEX in
early 2006. When our continued business growth demanded additional
wider print capacity it was an easy decision on what our next press
was going to be… a 52” W&H PRIMAFLEX."
Collins further explains that in acquiring a second W&H press,
workforce flexibility and uniformity in maintenance and spare parts
is realized. Due to a similarity in controls and operation
of the two presses, C-P can readily move personnel between the two
PRIMAFLEX s as demand warrants, while simultaneously minimize
its parts inventory costs.
The decision to invest in a 10-color press this time around came
out of a need to add graphics capability for the ever-increasing
complexity of new packaging designs.
C-P Flexible Packaging opened its doors in 1959 and today supplies
flexible packaging, shrink sleeve, and roll fed labels to numerous
markets including snacks, bakery, candy, pasta, nuts, coffee, lawn
and garden, trading cards, health care, and fragrance packaging. The
company is known for its exceptional service and high quality flexographic
printing.
The 2nd PRIMAFLEX CM purchased by C-P Flexible Packaging includes
10 color decks and a maximum printing width of 50” (1,270
mm). Production speeds measure up to 1000 fpm (300 m/min)
and print repeats range from 14.5” – 31.5” (370 – 800
mm). The press also features W&H’s EASY SET fully automatic
impression setting system and the latest generation TURBOCLEAN 600
automatic inking and wash-up system.
Windmoeller & Hoelscher is a leader in the design, manufacture
and distribution of flexographic and gravure printing presses, blown
and cast film extrusion systems, multi-wall equipment, plastic sack
and bag making machines, as well as form-fill-seal machinery for
the converting and packaging industry.
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