Prati will focus on creating another planet in label and packaging converting and finishing at drupe. In the spotlight will be the DIGI COMPACT, a converting and finishing line for self-adhesive labels and digitally printed flexible packaging.

The machine features a compact design (only 3m of floor space) and can process numerous materials while performing a variety of finishing processes.

Designed and built to value ergonomics and versatility, it can convert and finish a wide range of products from 12 to 350 microns, switching from self-adhesive paper and plastic labels to heat-shrink and wrap-around labels, with either reel-to-reel, reel-to-sheet or reel-to-label processing. This special feature of the machine reduces the investment risk to zero and also allows entry into new business with minimal expense, the company says.

DIGI COMPACT will be exhibited in a “roll-to-stack” configuration to finish IML labels, wet glue and stickers.

The machine is available in three widths 370, 400 and 450 and has a very high working speed: in semi-rotary 70 m/m and in rotary 200 m/m. Job changeover is minimized, as well, as are the consumables needed for the finishing process. It uses only one glass of varnish, so in addition to being very productive it is also environmentally friendly.

The entirely modular design makes it so each process has its own module: unwinding and aligning, rotary and semi-rotary diecutting module, with slitting and rewinding at the bottom for reel-to-reel applications, and label and sheet collection table at the top for all reel-to-label and sheet-to-sheet applications.

DIGI COMPACT is suitable for the needs of the present and the future also because it implements Futura, the scalable architecture-developed with a view to Industry 4.0 and Industry 5.0, which allows Prati machines to add new functions and options even at a later moment, thus responding to different market needs and protecting the investment over time by saving energy and more.

Plus, Prati supports the TREEDOM project of planting trees as compensation for CO2 produced, and is ready for the transition to Industry 5.0 to promote environmental sustainability, technological innovation, and social inclusion.