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Uflex to pioneer CI flexo with EB curing

Uflex, India’s leading and only fully integrated flexible packaging group, have decided to install a wide width flexo CI press with Electron Beam (EB) curing at their Noida plant to cater to special requirements, primarily for export markets. This new technology will give Uflex the lead in terms of quality of its products. S. Chidambar brings you this exclusive report on UFlex’s new project.

February 06, 2009

The press is a 1500 mm wide 10-colour Miraflex from Windmoller & Holscher that can run at 500 metres/minute and the EB curing station is being supplied by ESI. According to Uflex, this is one of the first CI press + EB curing installations in the world for hard core film-based flexible packaging. There are about 5 web flexo + EB curing presses already in operation but they are only doing paper and board laminates. Therefore, this is probably one of the first really hi-tech flexible packaging projects being pioneered by an Indian company. The press is being shipped out by the end of March 2009 and is due to commence commercial production by the middle of June this year.
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