Goss International
will open a specialized facility in January of 2014 for demonstration of its
Sunday Vpak web offset presses, as well as a wide range of print, technology
and consumables testing. The new Packaging Technology Center at the company's
headquarters in Durham, New Hampshire will also serve as a catalyst for
programs bringing packaging producers, brand owners and suppliers together to
discuss market requirements and new production concepts. The 650-square-meter
(7,000-square-foot) Packaging Center will be equipped initially with a
versatile Goss Sunday Vpak 500 press system configured for printing on film and
paper substrates.
"The Sunday Vpak
platform can provide higher quality, lower costs and faster turn-around times
for packaging printing," Rick Nichols president and CEO of Goss
International says. "Our investment
in the equipment and the resources to staff this Center demonstrates our
commitment to the packaging sector and our confidence in the advantages that
web offset can deliver over traditional gravure and flexographic systems."
The Sunday Vpak 500
press system at the Goss Packaging Technology Center will feature seven web
offset printing units with a web width of 850 mm (33.5 inches) and a repeat
range of 406 - 812 mm (16 - 32 inches). The system will be equipped with a
flexo unit and UV and EB curing capabilities and will accommodate film
substrates from 9 to 75 microns thick and paper products as heavy as 100 gsm.
"With the first
Sunday Vpak system now producing excellent results and another confidential
project underway, we look forward to expanding our ability to demonstrate this
new-generation web offset option to packaging producers throughout the world
through customized print tests," explains Peter Walczak, director of
product management for Goss packaging presses.
Walczak says Goss
will host seminars and programs at the Packaging Technology Center that will allow
packaging producers, brand owners and suppliers worldwide to jointly explore
emerging demands in the market and share new ideas for addressing them.
"This will also be an industry resource where suppliers can test inks,
chemicals and auxiliary technologies for web offset production in a neutral,
controlled environment," he adds.
Partners supplying
equipment and consumables to support the new Packaging Technology Center and
its first Sunday Vpak press include ESI, Flint, Martin Automatic, Nela, Prime UV,
QuadTech, Technotrans and Vataphone. Additional suppliers will be confirmed
prior to the opening of the Center.
Goss Sunday Vpak 500
and Vpak 3000 web offset press models for folding carton, flexible packaging,
pre-print and label applications are available in web widths from 520 mm to
1905 mm (20.5 to 75 inches) and print at speeds of up to 457 meters (1,500)
feet per minute. Key features include quick-change sleeve adapter technology
for efficient, cost-effective size changes, and advanced offset inking, tension
and control systems.
