Amar Chhajed, managing director of Webtech Labels
Webtech Labels, based in Mumbai, has recently installed two new Gidue presses, the M3 and M5 Digital Flexo , making it one of the largest Gidue users.
The company now has a total of seven presses, purchasing its first in 2008, when it invested in two entry level machines. Since then every year the company has added additional Gidue Combat presses to print eight and ten colour labels, making a total of five presses in four years.
The Combat M3, is a fully servo press that has been bought with a configuration of 370 mm width, eight colours with a driven chilled roll. It is a printing machine dedicated to the labels and packaging market and can handle self-adhesive labels, 15 µm unsupported PET, 20 µm BOPP, 38 µm BOPP for mineral water, all shrinkable sleeves, and up to 350 gsm carton.
The M5 Digital Flexo 3.0 press is equipped with ten UV flexo print units and the advanced HD Camera Technology (Print Tutor) on each print unit. This technology checks the colour consistency of each printed label and self-adjusts print pressure, density and print register thanks to the use of seven servo driven motors on each unit. The machine set-up is fully automated and print quality is monitored and adjusted at any manufacturing speed, across a full range of substrates.
Amar Chhajed, managing director, said, ‘The idea of going for the high-end Gidue presses was to produce very high quality labels for the cosmetics and consumer goods. With the introduction of M3 and M5 presses, we are achieving higher results in productivity and set-up operations. It allows printing with reduced waste, at speeds we could not achieve before. Print and register quality have also increased and we can match the HD Flexo standards.’
