Contact Originators, an innovation-led UK packaging origination, graphics management and flexographic plates manufacturer, and AV Flexologic, a leading supplier of hardware and software solutions for flexo prepress and mounting, have announced the launch of their jointly developed automated digital shim printing technology, PrintHQ, for corrugated printers.
Utilising inkjet technology to deliver key job information straight on to the flexo plate shim, the companies have collaborated over the past 12 months to deliver a breakthrough technology with a number of benefits for the corrugated printer.
Print HQ Logo-01The digital printing solution applies individual print job information directly on to the plate shim at the point of mounting, rather than having to manually label each one on site. This saves time and removes the need for labelling consumables, which are prone to damage, for print operators. The new automated shim printing solution avoids human error, improves standardisation of shim information for ease of plate identification, and eliminates duplication of information.
Nick Mitchell, General Manager at Contact Originators, said: “We are delivering world-class innovation at Contact and this latest technology development is testament to the skills of our expert team. With AV’s hardware and software capability and our understanding of the reality of managing print production for corrugated printers, the combination of our expertise and experience has delivered a ground-breaking solution for our customers.”
Martijn Otten, General Manager at AV Flexologic, added: “We see numerous benefits of the technology but it’s clearly another step forward in automating the flexo prepress process to deliver efficiencies for our customers. We are delighted to work with the Contact team and look forward to working together on more projects like this going forward.”
Sales of the breakthrough technology at AV Flexologic are already climbing in Europe. Contact Originators has an exclusive contract for the technology in the UK and Ireland.
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