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Flexographic Presses

Neoflex-10120GL
Tech Specs
Max. web width 1,270 mm
Max. print width 1,180 mm
Repeat range 360-800 mm
Max. print stations 10
Max unwind/rewind roll dia 800 mm
Speed 300 mpm

Features/options: Rexroth AC servo drives, CNC deck position control, sleeves on print and anilox, non-stop unwind and rewind, high efficiency drying for water-based ink, auto pre-register control, doctor blade with auto clean, video inspection and web guide, user-friendly touch screen operation and remote diagnostics through modem support.
Kuen Yuh Machinery Engineering Co.—kymc.com


W+D 200
Tech Specs
Max. web width 15 11/32 in. (390 mm)
Max. print width 14 31/32 in. (380 mm)
Repeat range 2-up: 6 11/16-8 9/32 in. (170-210 mm)
1-up: 8 3/8-15 11/32 in. (213-390 mm)
Max. print stations 6 (expansion for 8 is being designed)
Max unwind/rewind roll dia 60 in. (1,530 mm)
Speed 1,378 fpm (420 mpm)

Features/options include web aligner and pull roller at web in-feed; motorized print unit adjustment; sleeve technology for anilox and plate cylinders; IR dryers; and video web monitoring system.
Winkler + Duennebier—wdmachinery.com


Mark Andy XP5000
Tech Specs
Max. web width 10, 13, 17 in. (254, 330, 432 mm)
Max. print width 10, 13, 17 in. (254, 330, 432 mm)
Max. print repeat 24 in. (610 mm)
Min. print repeat 7 in. with 3/4 in. P/R pin (178 mm);
5.5 in. with 1/2 in. P/R pin (140 mm)
Max. rotary die repeat 24 in. (610 mm)
Max. print stations 12
Speed 750 fpm (230 mpm)

Features/options include First Response remote diagnostics; fully electronic servo driven system; shaftless print and die cylinder drives; closed loop in-feed and out-feed tension control; XP film capabilities package; and Quick Change print stations.
Mark Andy—markandy.com


Nordmeccanica Sprintflex 8
Tech Specs
Max. web width 55 in. (1,397 mm)
Max. print width 47 in. (1,200 mm)
Repeat range 13.78-32 in. (350-800 mm)
Max. print stations 8
Max. unwind/rewind roll dia 39 in. (1,000 mm)
Speed 984 fpm (300 mpm)

Features/options include remote control of production functions; sleeve system on cantilever mandrels for anilox and plate cylinder; four stepping motor color station; and automatic preregister.
Nordmeccanica—nordmeccanica.com


Comexi FI 2510
Tech Specs
Max. web width 66 in. (1,676 mm)
Max. print width 64 in. (1,625 mm)
Repeat range 14-33 in. (356-838 mm)
Max. print stations 10
Max. unwind/rewind roll dia 53 in. (1,346 mm)
Speed 1,500 fpm (457 mpm)

Features/options include cantilevered, gearless design; automated deck positioning and self-opening caps; and direct drive impression cylinder systems. All critical print station adjustment parts are located outside integral main frame, away from ink train components. Automated splicing turret designs available in 32-, 40-, or 52-in. configurations.
Comexi—comexi.com


Uteco Emerald 8 or 10
Tech Specs
Max. web width 65 in. (1,650 mm)
Max. print width 63 in. (1,600 mm)
Repeat range 10.6-49.2 in. (270-1250 mm)
Max. print stations 8 or 10
Max. unwind/rewind roll dia 47.25 in. (1,200 mm)
Speed 1,300 fpm (400 mpm)

Features/options include synchro-deck gearless direct drive system; automated sleeve change system; inline backside printing; automatic recirculation and LEL controls; automatic wash-up system; lifting platforms for sleeve change access; and integrated roll loaders; as well as viscosimeters, UV drying, corona treating, and on-the-fly job change.
Uteco—uteco.com


Nilpeter FBZ 4200
Tech Specs
Max. web width 17 in. (432 mm)
Max. print width 16 3/4 in. (425 mm)
Repeat range 7 1/2-25 in. (190-635 mm)
Max. die-cutting repeat 24 in. (610 mm)
Max. print stations 14
Max. unwind/rewind roll dia 40 in. (1,016 mm)
Speed 750 fpm (230 mpm)

Features/options include film package with chill drums; rotary screen and hot stamp drop-in cassettes; automatic register; helical gears with automatic gear lubricating system; and slitting station with three knives. Available servo driven or main shaft driven.
Nilpeter—nilpeter.com


Inta-Roto Chester 136
Tech Specs
Max. web width 136 in. (3,454 mm)
Max. print width 135 in. (3,429 mm)
Repeat range 56 in. (1,422 mm)
Max. print stations 6
Max. unwind/rewind roll dia 60 in. (1,524 mm)
Speed 1,000 fpm (304 mpm)

Features/options for gearless press include on-the-fly plate changes; enclosed doctoring with auto cleanup; ink pumping; viscosity control; and customization to buyer specification.
Inta-Roto—inta-roto.com


Fischer & Krecke Flexpress 16 S
Tech Specs
Max. web width 67 in. (1,702 mm)
Max. print width 65 in. (1,650 mm)
Repeat range 12.6-32 in. (320-813 mm) opt. To 49 in. (1,245 mm)
Max. print stations 10
Max. unwind/rewind roll dia 40 in. (1,016 mm)
Speed 1,200 fpm (366 mpm) with opt. 1,500-2,000 fpm (457-610 mpm)

Features/options for gearless, sleeve-based CI press include dual-circuit drying system; chambered doctor blade; and automatic winders for flying splices. Other models in series available in widths ranging from 33–98 in. and repeats to 80 in.
Fischer & Krecke—fischer-krecke.biz


Carint Cyberflex 8S
Tech Specs
Max. web width 57 in. (1,448 mm)
Max. print width 55 in. (1,397 mm)
Repeat range 15.35-31.5 in. (390-800 mm)
(Min. repeat depends on press maximum width)
Max. print stations 8
Max. unwind/rewind roll dia 39 in. (990 mm)
Speed 1,150 fpm (350 mpm)

Features/options for gearless CI press include servo drive technology; advanced control systems; and sleeve system for anilox roll and plate cylinder.
Carint—carint.com


Windmoeller & Hoelscher Novoflex CL
Tech Specs
Max. web width 45-73 in. (1,143-1,854 mm)
Max. print width 43-71 in. (1,092-1,803 mm)
Repeat range 49 in. (1,250 mm)
Max. print stations 10
Max. unwind/rewind roll dia 31.5-59 in. (800-1,500 mm)
Speed 1,300-2,000 fpm (400-600 mpm)

Features/options for direct drive C.I. press include Port-A-Sleeve sleeve handling system for pre-programmed sleeve changeovers; automatic sleeve extractors; Windows-based touchscreen operator desk; satellite deck design; Turboclean washup system; two-circuit drying system; shafted or shaftless flying splice unwind and rewind units; and in-line gravure and lamination stations.
Windmoeller & Hoelscher Corp. —whcorp.com


PCMC VisionG
Tech Specs
Max. web width 30 in. (760 mm) or 41 in. (1,040 mm)
Max. print width 29 in. (735 mm) or 40 in. (1,015 mm)
Repeat range 12-25 in. (305-635 mm)
Max. print stations 8
Max. unwind/rewind roll dia 32 in. (812 mm)
Speed Not yet rated

Features/options for gearless press include servo controls; no color deck spacers required for best press access; tool-free changeover; modular winder design in 32-in. (800-mm) widths; wireless operator pendant; eXtreme drying system; and outboard gravure and coating/laminating stations.
Paper Converting Machine Co. —pcmc.com


Aquaflex LX
Tech Specs
Max. web width 28 1/2 in. (724 mm)
Max. print width 28 in. (711 mm)
Repeat range 8-24 in. (203-610 mm)
Max. die-cutting repeat 24 in. (609.6 mm)
Max. print stations 12
Max. unwind/rewind roll dia 42 in. (1,066.8 mm)
Speed 500 fpm (152.4 mpm)

Features/options include customization for film, label and carton applications; self-cleaning plate feature; tool-less anilox, doctor blade and ink pan removal, as well as closed loop tension control; movable laminating station; and drying package for nonabsorbent materials.
Aquaflex, div. of F. L. Smithe Machine Co. — aquaflex.com


Schiavi, Bobst Group EF 5040
Tech Specs
Max. web width 65 in. (1,650 mm)
Max. print width 63 in. (1,600 mm)
Repeat range 15.7-40 in. (400-1,020 mm)
Max. print stations 10
Max. unwind/rewind roll dia 51 in. (1,300 mm)
Speed 1,150 fpm (350 mpm)

Features/options include universal deck concept; random deck change; downstream unit (UV, cold seal, rotogravure, laminating); automatic washing system; and sleeve change system for plate cylinder and anilox rollers by means of hydraulic platforms; as well as high printing impression adjustment and high efficiency dryers.
Schiavi, Bobst Group—bobstgroup.com


Battenfeld Gloucester Engineering Flex-O-Elite ES
Tech Specs
Max. web width 43-65 in. (1,092-1,560 mm)
Max. print width 41-63 in. (1,040-1,600 mm)
Repeat range 32 in. or 50 in.(813 mm or 1,270 mm)
Max. print stations 8 or 10
Max. unwind/rewind roll dia 32 in. or 41 in. (813 mm or 1,040 mm)
Speed 1,500 fpm (152.4 mpm)

Features/options for gearless press include patented LinearSet print deck movement and EasyLock print deck unlocks; sleeve change system for print and anilox rollers; pre-register setup and register monitoring while running; and advanced between-color and overhead drying system.
Battenfeld Gloucester Engineering—bge.battenfeld.com


OMET Varyflex
Tech Specs
Max. web width 27 in. (686 mm)
Max. print width 26 in. (660mm)
Repeat range 12-33 in.(305-838 mm)
Die-cut repeat range 12–24 in. (305–610 mm) in Twin-Cut mode;
12–32 in. (205–813 mm) in full rotary mode
Max. print stations 14
Max. unwind roll dia 60 in. (1,524 mm)
Max. rewind roll dia 72 in. (1,829 mm)
Speed 750 fpm (229 mpm) depending on application

Features/options include shaftless servomotor drive technology; gearless sleeve-based plate systems; multisubstrate capabilities from 0.5-mil unsupported film to 24-pt board; and inserts for screen, gravure, and hot foil.
Matik—matik.com


Comco ProGlide MSP
Tech Specs
Max. web width 13, 16, 18, 22, 26 in.
Max. print width 13, 16, 18, 22, 26 in.
Repeat range upt to 32 in.
Max. print stations 14 plus (Inquire about special applications)
Max unwind/rewind roll dia Unwind: 40 in. Standard;
Rewind: 36 in. Standard
Speed 500 fpm

Features/options: Prints a wide range of substrates from 1 mil supported film to 24 pt. board stock. Rapid changeover components are said to reduce makeready times and startup waste by as much as 50%.
Mark Andy—markandy.com



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