01.26.15
Soma Engineering has announced the installation of a second SomaFlex press at Polish flexible packaging converter PPHU Pabex Sj. The new 1050 mm wide, ten color Imperia press will be used for printing on laminates and pouches for the food industry. It joins an existing eight-color SomaFlex MIDI press, which was supplied seven years ago.
“We decided on the purchase of the Imperia based on the consistent reliability and problem free operation of the first Soma press that, even after seven years, is still producing high quality work to customer expectations,” says Adam Filipczyk, one of Pabex’s four co-owners. “High quality engineering at a competitive price and SOMA’s ability to react quickly and flexibly to our needs in terms of service and support also influenced our decision.”
Pabex offers individual tailored solutions for food packaging and supplies products for larger commercial channels, such as Lidl and Biedronka. The company aims for high quality graphics and an extended shelf life.
“The high performance Imperia provides us with a platform to fine tune the flexo printing process to gravure and offset level,” adds Filipczyk. “We aim to refine the printing processes on this press by the end of this year to the extent that customers will not recognize flexo quality from gravure or offset. The new press is twice as fast as the first, and its operating speed is almost 400 m/min on eight to ten color jobs. Our printers are happy with the operating parameters of the machine. Taking into account a few months learning curve, we anticipate the competitive advantages of the new press will be fully visible after two years”
The Polish company, which has 100 employees, serves an international market from its facility in Lanskroun, Czech Republic that is supported by a network of distributors and agents around the world.
“We decided on the purchase of the Imperia based on the consistent reliability and problem free operation of the first Soma press that, even after seven years, is still producing high quality work to customer expectations,” says Adam Filipczyk, one of Pabex’s four co-owners. “High quality engineering at a competitive price and SOMA’s ability to react quickly and flexibly to our needs in terms of service and support also influenced our decision.”
Pabex offers individual tailored solutions for food packaging and supplies products for larger commercial channels, such as Lidl and Biedronka. The company aims for high quality graphics and an extended shelf life.
“The high performance Imperia provides us with a platform to fine tune the flexo printing process to gravure and offset level,” adds Filipczyk. “We aim to refine the printing processes on this press by the end of this year to the extent that customers will not recognize flexo quality from gravure or offset. The new press is twice as fast as the first, and its operating speed is almost 400 m/min on eight to ten color jobs. Our printers are happy with the operating parameters of the machine. Taking into account a few months learning curve, we anticipate the competitive advantages of the new press will be fully visible after two years”
The Polish company, which has 100 employees, serves an international market from its facility in Lanskroun, Czech Republic that is supported by a network of distributors and agents around the world.