Swantex, part of the Swan Mill Paper Company, has installed the UK’s first Evo XC from Koenig & Bauer Flexotecnica for efficient short run production.
The company launched the compact CI flexo press at the K show last year, with it becoming commercially available in 2020.
Kent-based Swantex provides a range of wholesale retail and catering disposable products as well as wrapping paper. Tom Worton, managing director, said, ‘The Evo XC has been customized by Koenig & Bauer to exactly address the particular needs of the Gift Wrap sector, and with its unparalleled drying performance, excellent print quality and quicker set up times makes it perfect for the demands our customers place on Swantex to deliver a high quality, consistent product with efficiency on short run business.’
Aimed at flexible packaging printers seeking a space-saving solution and ‘considerable energy savings’, the press has printing speeds of up to 400m/min. The eight-colour press is available in two different versions and has a maximum repeat length of up to 850mm.
