Flint Group Packaging announces advanced offerings at Labelexpo

Packaging Solutions

The combined creativity of Xeikon Prepress and Flint Group Flexographic has delivered an integrated pre-press solution for highly automated imaging devices. These two businesses are excited to share the details of the expanded ThermoFlexX brand across all products at Labelexpo. This offering builds on the success of ThermoFlexX digital imagers and Woodpecker Nano screening technology and the highest quality flexographic plate, nyloflex. This solution will combine Xeikon’s comprehensive imaging expertise and Flint Group's long experience in the development of flexographic plates in order to provide significant increases in productivity in the press room; a solution that is better, faster and easier to use.

Flint Group Narrow Web will present new offerings to help converters expand their capabilities in on-press colour management, and consider business growth in short run flexible food packaging. Announcements will include Vivo ColourSolutions linkage with dispensers, and the expansion of the system to cover more printing ink series. Vivo ColourSolutions is an accurate, versatile and easy to use colour management system and Flint Group Narrow Web is delighted to introduce customers to the web based system for achieving colour right the first time on press. Also, on display at the show will be the most comprehensive UV-LED curing inks, including those for food packaging compliant applications. With over 25% of all printing applications in EMEA being for the food industry, we are proud to share with our customers the inks and solutions to enable their growth in short runs of flexible food packaging.

For Flint Group Digital Solutions, Xeikon features a wide portfolio of digital label printing solutions, including entry level as well as high productivity production lines from start to finish. There will be demonstrations on the latest innovative power of the X-800 workflow tools driving a number of digital presses using both inkjet and toner technologies and demonstrating food safety for flexible packaging and stand up pouches.