{"id":2273,"date":"2017-07-05T08:00:39","date_gmt":"2017-07-05T08:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/printing.omet.com\/?p=2273"},"modified":"2021-02-24T13:49:24","modified_gmt":"2021-02-24T13:49:24","slug":"impact-boosts-throughput-for-wraparound-labels-with-new-press","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/printing.omet.com\/en\/impact-boosts-throughput-for-wraparound-labels-with-new-press\/","title":{"rendered":"Impact boosts throughput for wraparound labels with new press"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the recent installation of a new flexo label press and rewinding system that will markedly increase throughput on the shop floor, Brisbane-based Impact Labels is set to expand its penetration of the medium- to long-run label market.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In 2005, Byron Hudghton harnessed his then 15 years’ experience in label printing to his entrepreneurial spirit and founded Impact Labels. Fast forward 11 years and the company has built a strong reputation for supplying high quality labels and tags to the food, beverage and chemicals industries, both locally and in several export markets.<\/p>\n

Impact Labels specialises in medium- to long-run label printing, MD Byron Hudghton tells PKN, and has been successful, he believes, because of its owner-operator business model.\u201cAs a label printer by trade, I know how to get optimum throughput from the presses,\u201d Hudghton says.<\/p>\n

And getting more throughput was largely what motivated the purchase of the company’s new OMET XFlex X6 label press, which was supplied by Currie Group and installed in March.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the first time we’ve done business with Currie Group, and I have to say we’ve been impressed with their service. In fact, one of the main reasons we chose to go with this press is because Currie Group has a network of support engineers on the ground in each state,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnother purchasing driver was our customers’ requirement to run cheaper and ever faster \u2013 both of which the OMET XFlex X6 delivers. It’s a step up in throughput and in quality,\u201d Hudghton adds.<\/p>\n

The press is up and running and has already printed two million metres of film for wraparound labels, a label category experiencing growth in demand as beverage companies especially are making the switch from self adhesive labels to wraparound film.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese can be printed at half the cost, the 38-micron PP material is thinner than self-adhesive label material, so more fits on a roll (meaning less downtime for the manufacturer) and it processes faster on the labelling machines, enabling higher production speeds. A win all round,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

The company has also bought an ABG (AB Graphic Int) rewinder from Currie Group, and has plans to purchase another in the near future.<\/p>\n

Top of the class<\/strong><\/p>\n

For printers like Impact Labels, aiming to be competitive on an extended product portfolio, the OMET XFlex X6 is the ideal press, delivering consistent results at speed.<\/p>\n

According to Mark Daws, GM Labels & Packaging Division at Currie Group the press is \u201ctop class\u201d.
\n\u201cIt’s a payback investment for any company looking for high productivity, efficiency and astonishing printing results,\u201d Daws says.<\/p>\n

The XFlex X6 is capable of producing complex and creative label designs on a variety of substrates and offering a whole range of additional units for special applications and high end finishing.<\/p>\n

Features and benefits include a short web path, perfect registration at high speed, and quick start-ups thanks to the machine’s general ease of use and ergonomic design.<\/p>\n

Speeds of up to 200\/min can be achieved on print widths of 330mm, 420mm and 530mm.<\/p>\n

Thanks to Packaging news.com<\/p>\n

In the picture The Impact Labels team (MD Byron Hudghton on left) with the new OMET XFlex X6 press<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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