Two new Gallus Labelmasters, one five-colour and one eight-colour, have been installed at HP-Etikett to expand its capacity for the production of self-adhesive labels.
With the two new flexo printing presses with UV-LED drying from GEW the printing service provider based in Hitzhusen in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, is making a major investment. The production lines were delivered and installed within a few weeks in February and March 2021 and are mainly used for the production of highly embellished labels.
One Labelmaster is an 8-colour flexographic press, equipped with a cold foil embossing unit, the possibility of lamination and a MR Touch rewinder and offers ideal conditions for the production of high-end labels. The second Gallus Labelmaster includes five flexo printing units as well as the option of back printing on glue (delam-relam). Due to the web shifting device, HP-Etikett is able to print and die-cut multi-layer labels with the 5-colour Labelmaster. With a printing width of 440 mm, both lines are equipped with an UV-LED ink curing system from GEW, a rotary die-cutting unit and the rewinder MR Touch Quick.
‘I am still enthusiastic about the flexibility of the Gallus Labelmaster, even after several months of use,’ stated Eugen Kölling from HP-Etikett. ‘The handling of the machine system is intuitive, i.e. the presses are easy to use by our operators, easily accessible with a quick set up.’
‘In autumn 2020 we made the deliberate decision to invest in UV-LED technology. This enables us to further reduce our CO2 emissions and make production more efficient in the long term,’ explained Mr Kölling.
Flexibility, delivery reliability and quick decision processes are the characteristics that make up the reputation of HP-Etikettand to which the family company attaches great importance to. ‘The Gallus Labelmaster can be used flexibly, but also the details are convincing. For example, we can change ink chambers within a very short time: the operator prepares and cleans the ink chamber outside of the machine; the change is quick and clean within a few minutes,’ stated Mr Kölling.
