Two of the new Flexo Wash cleaning units installed at Desmedt’s plant in Belgium
One of Belgium’s leading label converters, Desmedt, has invested in a package of cleaning technology manufactured by Danish company Flexo Wash. The overall investment, which exceeded €150,000, was part of a major re-organisation of Desmedt’s production capability at its plant in Bornem, close to Brussels.
Speaking for Desmedt, owner Henri Köhler said, ‘To ensure our new presses could achieve peak performance we needed to ensure that all working parts were as clean as possible. Flexo Wash technology is well proven and offered us the best solution.’
The list of Flexo Wash machines installed at Desmedt includes a PK 200 WR TrolleyLoad Parts Washer, with a small trolley for UV Ink, and a PK ECO Maxi WR Parts Washer for water-based ink. There is an FW 993 XL Anilox Roll Cleaner that handles up to nine rollers per wash, a PK 92 Screen Washer and PW 82 WR Plate Washer. Flexo Wash also installed a PK Filtration Unit that can be used for both the PK 200 and the PW 82 machines.
Mette Laursen, international sales manager for Flexo Wash, said, ‘Although Desmedt has been a Flexo Wash user for some time, we were delighted to work closely with Packtion to secure this new order. It highlights two things: the importance of local representation; and a realisation that high speed presses will only perform at their best with clean components.’
