New Delhi-headquartered Packtime Innovations Pvt. Ltd has invested in an Omet XFlex X6 narrow web combination printing and converting flexo press. The equipment has been installed at its location in Pune, Maharashtra.

The XFlex X6 flexo press is designed for any company looking for high productivity, efficiency and enhanced printing results. It is able to integrate several printing and converting technologies inline and process all kind of substrates, from 12-micron film to light cartons, producing many types of applications to satisfy the requests of different target markets. It has operator friendly features like fully removable inking cassettes and light ink pans, automatic setup and pre-registration, easy link to intranet and ERP.

Flexo Direct-Drive technology and gearless concept eliminate even the smallest imperfection and allow the press to reach the purest quality with no backlash and perfect register stability, even at high production speeds. The modular design allows for combination and integration inline, with no limitations, different printing technologies, as well as special finishing applications and converting units, to always get to the final product in one single passage. It can control both machine and cross side of each single printing unit in real time and get the machine ready to print in less than one minute, generating minimal waste.

The machine installed at Packtime is an 530 mm 8-color press with all UV and hot air drying options. One Rotogravure station, two corona treaters, web cleaner and camera system.

Commenting on the equipment, Anand Singh, vice president-technical at Packtime Innovations, says, “Omet machines are robust, operator friendly, ergonomically designed and adaptive to various inline processes. Overall, the machine is supported by highly skilled, knowledgeable, humble and polite Omet team without them such engineering marvels can’t be innovated”

The sale and installation has been handled by Omet’s exclusive agents Weldon Celloplast Limited. Kanwardeep Sahni, director of Weldon, says, “Packtime is a very prestigious customer and will be creating innovative labels and packaging with the Omet XFlex X6.”