One hundred industry professionals gather at Nilpeter’s
Technology Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, on 31 July for an in depth overview of
the Expanded Gamut process. Guests were shared the journey Nilpeter and its
partners have taken to bring this technology to narrow-web converters. After
presentations from Actega, Harper, Tesa, Flexografix, and Esko, visitors
witnessed the entire process come to life on the Nilpeter FB-3 servo driven
flexo press.
The FB-3 offers the highest level of automation in its
class. With total job save capabilities and automated plate cylinder
positioning, the FB-3 can recall all operating parameters of previous
production runs. This is a perfect fit for the Expanded Gamut fixed color set
process. The primary seven colours stay in the press to build spot colour and
process graphics thus reducing wash-ups, make-ready, and downtime. A simple
plate change and job recall allows the press to be up and running quicker, more
repeatedly with higher profitability.
Chris Baldwin, Nilpeter’s Technology Center Manager in the
USA, “I was very pleased with the overwhelming turnout we had at our Expanded
Gamut Printing seminar. Our partners gave very in-depth presentations and our
guests walked away with the knowledge to help them explore deeper into the
world of Expanded Gamut. With the advancements in the flexo process in
combination with the FB-3’s ability to hold extremely tight register and
perform automatic job recall, digital printing has even less of an argument
against the flexographic printing process.”
Mark Samworth from Esko also shared the day’s experience, “Esko
very much values the opportunity to partner with Nilpeter and participate in
their Expanded Gamut open house. It’s a great feeling to be presenting in a
“packed to capacity” room to an audience that has the potential to realize
enormous quality and economic benefits from Expanded Gamut. We particularly
value a press company partnership because Equinox EG technology is only as good
as the quality of your printing.”
Ken Pavett from Flexografix sums up the day’s events
perfectly, “Nilpeter has a "no compromises" approach to integrating
Expanded Gamut. Their intention is to educate their customers on using Expanded
Gamut as a tool to compete with digital printing. As a result of Nilpeter's
commitment to that intention, and the alignment of their chosen suppliers, we
were well-prepared to educate open house participants on the process and the
tools we used to integrate Expanded Gamut. The program's turnout was great, as
was the audience's interest and their level of engagement. It has been a real
pleasure to work with the professionals at Nilpeter. Based on the conversations
I had afterwards, the participants were excited about the program's quality and
with the results we achieved.”
You can witness the process in action at LabelExpo USA, at
Nilpeter’s booth in Hall B, booth nos. 3105 & 3205, September 9-11 at
Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL.
