UK-based Ultimate Packaging has ordered for the Bobst F&K 20SIX drupa machine to produce flexible packaging. The company has already installed three eight-colour flexo presses from Bobst and the new F&K 20SIX will be installed in June 2012.
The F&K 20SIX addresses the demands encountered in the production of flexible packaging for fresh and chilled foods and offers a production capacity of up to 600m/min with web widths of up to 1,300mm. All its modules are characterised by good stability.
With the new system, the makeready times can be reduced from the previous two hours to about 20 minutes in the future. It is based on the FP 16 Series, but features a host of new components that were developed in partnership with Bobst customers.
Ultimate Packaging managing director Nigel Tonge said the decision to buy the machine was preceded by tests at Bobst Bielefeld.
"Using identical production data, we aim to obtain exactly the same colour values on both our digital printing press and the F&K 20SIX," Tonge added.
