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Part of a £1 million investment programme, the new £400, 000 Gallus Arsoma label printing machine installed by Labelgraphics at Clydebank will give the company the opportunity to widen its customer base and provide existing clients with a greater range of options. "Using different combinations of screen and uv flexo technology all in one pass, the machine can produce multi-colour labels in up to nine colours. It is also equipped for rotary hot foil printing at fast press speeds," says the firm's Scott Finlayson. "The Arsoma gives our clients' designers much greater freedom. Too often in the past, design concepts have had to be modified, sometimes quite drastically, to meet the constraints of the printing process. Many of the more complex designs have required two or more passes on different machines, which is both slow and expensive. With this new machine we can combine different processes in one pass," says Mr. Finlayson. Its facility to manufacture clear "no label" labels has found a ready market among white goods manufacturers and in the electronics industries. The new press will produce labels for a wide range of consumer applications - foodstuffs, cosmetics, medical products, white goods and bottled drinks. The firm is now embarking on an up-grade of its in-house repro facilities, and will offer customers the opportunity of linking their own design teams to the technicians in-house to ensure the best possible label results. Labelgraphics is also considering installing digital printing equipment. Total spend will be another £600, 000.

Published at www.dotprint.com January 2001