German label converter invests in ROTOCON equipment

German label printing specialist Bube Concept GmbH has invested in advanced flexographic printing and converting technology from ROTOCON to increase production efficiency and expand into new niche markets.

The investment includes a ROTOCON RFP 350S servo-driven press. It features modular sleeve-based flexo printing technology with triple-servo precision, fast job changeovers, and production speeds of up to 200 m/m. The press configuration includes a BST web guide, web cleaner, corona treatment, six flexo printing stations, six UV LED curing units, two diecutting stations, and a BST video inspection system.

Bube Concept GmbH also invested in a ROTOCON plate mounter and an automatic four-spindle turret rewinder with hot-melt glue, equipped with Lenze servo drive technology, automatic core alignment and loading, a finished-roll unloading system, and integrated machine interface controls.

About Bube Concept

Founded as a specialist in pressure sensitive label production for industrial customers and small to medium-sized enterprises, Bube Concept combines customized solutions with advanced digital and flexographic printing technologies. From its headquarters in Pulheim, branch office in Dresden, and production facility in Remscheid, the company supplies customers across various industries with labels, product inserts, package inserts, and thermal transfer ribbons.

“We chose this machine because ROTOCON could provide all of our special requirements from a single source, beyond the pure flexo printing units,” says Ingo Bube, managing director, Bube Concept. “Folding units, sheet feeders, turner bar units, fully automatic turret rewinding, diecutting units, a digital print head for variable print images, as well as a unit for separating liner and top material, could all be integrated into one machine without requiring third-party interfaces. We did not find another machine on the market offering a better overall price-performance ratio than ROTOCON.”

Bube added that the collaboration with Marco Aengenvoort, ROTOCON Europe Managing Director, was constructive throughout the process and instrumental in developing the right machine configuration for the company’s production needs.

The new press will enable Bube Concept GmbH to produce pressure sensitive labels on rolls and sheets, labels with reverse-side printing, variable data labels with sequential numbering and codes, leporello-folded (fanfold) labels, and sheet-fed applications using state-of-the-art UV printing units with sleeve technology. According to Bube, the investment will deliver substantial operational and strategic benefits for the company.

“This replacement investment provides us with a significant gain in efficiency and the opportunity to develop additional niche markets,” adds Bube. “In view of new environmental protection regulations, particularly regarding waste management and solvent-free inks, as well as increasing price pressure in the market, this system is of great importance for safeguarding jobs and unlocking new customer potential.”