A major press investment by shelf-ready packaging and decorative display specialist CRP Print & Packaging has been commissioned at the Group’s Corby, UK, site.
The 6-colour large format (1,200 x 1,620mm sheet size) Rapida 162a with two coating units, UV dryer and extended delivery is believed to be one of the UK’s biggest sheet-fed press installations for several years.
“Making this investment was a natural step,” says CRP Operations Director, Tom Lindop. “We already had on-site high speed digital and flexo printing technologies but felt that this was the right time to add litho print so we could continue to develop our position as a major player within the European decorative packaging market.
“KBA has helped us with the implementation of the whole litho process from prepress to MIS. We wanted a turnkey solution to ensure everything was right from the very beginning.”
The new 9-unit (six-colour plus double coater) press, is housed in a dedicated BRC food contact hall at the Corby site. It includes the UK’s first VariDryBlue system of IR/hot air dryers; the QualiTronic inline detection system DensiTronic Professional, that measures ink densities and makes any subsequent adjustment recommendations for the individual inking units; and KBA’s CX package for a smooth delivery on a varied range of substrate thicknesses.
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