L&NW Staff05.25.20
Italgrafica Sistemi has found success with hybrid printing technology, and the label converter has turned to Omet for support.
Italgrafica Sistemi has a long history with Omet, which made its decision a natural one. The company has installed three fully customized Omet Flexy-S 330, one XFlex X6 and an XJET hybrid, with a second XJet flexo + digital hybrid to be installed in 2020.
Italgrafica Sistemi began production in 1992, thanks to the experience gained in the screen printing sector by Francesco Niorettini, general manager. In 2004-2005, Italgrafica started producing in additional sectors such as food, beverage and cosmetics.
To enhance its value proposition to the market, Italgrafica has installed several Omet machines that are all customized to offer specific products such as multi-layer labels, foils and special finishes.
“When we purchased the first machine, we chose Omet because we needed to print a particular format (not for the width but for the print pitch) that other competitors were not capable of offering,” says Niorettini. “Omet, unlike the others, could install cylinders up to 24”. Immediately after the first machine we understood that Omet is a performance-driven company, with the ability to quickly respond to our needs. It’s this trust that we have built with Omet, that we consider it to be a partner rather than a supplier. I can pick up the phone and speak with several people within the company, who are always willing to find solutions to our needs with precision and speed. Omet is structured to develop new and customized projects like the ones we deal with. Although it has grown significantly in recent years, it has not lost its flexibility, which indeed is one of its strengths.”
Hybrid technology was the latest addition to Italgrafica, and Niorettini believes it is strategic for the future of the market. "We installed the first hybrid Omet XJet in 2018,” Niorettini says. “We have gained experience and understood that it is the right machine for the type of market we are in. On this press (and on the next one that we are going to soon install), we will plan high quantity print runs, which we traditionally used to print on flexo machines.
“Although printing is more expensive, the extra cost is offset by saving time in controlling the variables, especially in jobs where the number of variables are high,” he adds. “Considering time is the most expensive resource we have, saving time on job changes makes up for the higher cost of printing, as compared to flexo.”
Will hybrid technology grow in the future? "Definitely yes,” replies Niorettini, “because of the peculiarities of the Italian market, characterized by different print runs, which is not common in markets abroad. Not only the quantities, it’s also the frequency of orders that makes us believe that hybrid technology is here to grow."
Italgrafica Sistemi has a long history with Omet, which made its decision a natural one. The company has installed three fully customized Omet Flexy-S 330, one XFlex X6 and an XJET hybrid, with a second XJet flexo + digital hybrid to be installed in 2020.
Italgrafica Sistemi began production in 1992, thanks to the experience gained in the screen printing sector by Francesco Niorettini, general manager. In 2004-2005, Italgrafica started producing in additional sectors such as food, beverage and cosmetics.
To enhance its value proposition to the market, Italgrafica has installed several Omet machines that are all customized to offer specific products such as multi-layer labels, foils and special finishes.
“When we purchased the first machine, we chose Omet because we needed to print a particular format (not for the width but for the print pitch) that other competitors were not capable of offering,” says Niorettini. “Omet, unlike the others, could install cylinders up to 24”. Immediately after the first machine we understood that Omet is a performance-driven company, with the ability to quickly respond to our needs. It’s this trust that we have built with Omet, that we consider it to be a partner rather than a supplier. I can pick up the phone and speak with several people within the company, who are always willing to find solutions to our needs with precision and speed. Omet is structured to develop new and customized projects like the ones we deal with. Although it has grown significantly in recent years, it has not lost its flexibility, which indeed is one of its strengths.”
Hybrid technology was the latest addition to Italgrafica, and Niorettini believes it is strategic for the future of the market. "We installed the first hybrid Omet XJet in 2018,” Niorettini says. “We have gained experience and understood that it is the right machine for the type of market we are in. On this press (and on the next one that we are going to soon install), we will plan high quantity print runs, which we traditionally used to print on flexo machines.
“Although printing is more expensive, the extra cost is offset by saving time in controlling the variables, especially in jobs where the number of variables are high,” he adds. “Considering time is the most expensive resource we have, saving time on job changes makes up for the higher cost of printing, as compared to flexo.”
Will hybrid technology grow in the future? "Definitely yes,” replies Niorettini, “because of the peculiarities of the Italian market, characterized by different print runs, which is not common in markets abroad. Not only the quantities, it’s also the frequency of orders that makes us believe that hybrid technology is here to grow."