Gallus launched a new 17 inch width printing machine platform

To seek more economical and more processors wide printing format instead of automatic control of the printing machine market demand, Gallus launched a new series of printing machines -- Gallus Labelmaster.

In September this year from 20 to 22, held in St Gallen Switzerland Ferd R u gallus esch headquarters "Innovation Day", Gallus launched its first high-end label and packaging market and the design of the new printing machine series: Labelmaster prototype in the global scope.

The series of printing machine platform based on gallus's most successful granite ECS 340 printing machine design foundation, in R & D and production process, make full use of Heidelberg engaged in technical expertise accumulated by the development of printing machine, printing width is wider, and with a series of "wisdom" of the mechanical design features.

Gallus Labelmaster is a width of 17 inches (440mm) wide UV flexo printing machine, its design concept is adhering to the simple and convenient operation, high speed, can realize the effective transformation of the most quickly and minimize waste. This is a modular printing machine, for those who do not work in the same period (such as three class manufacturing in one class) to process various printing process of mutual conversion, which will continue to be the gallus RCS flexo printing machine series of the main market.

440mm is the first attempt to Labelmaster the width of gallus, the future company has plans to launch more gallus printing format equipment. Labelmaster special platform design, according to the actual needs of customers to increase the configuration. At present, a series of modular devices for customer selection are under development and are expected to come into operation as soon as the Labelmaster printing machine is officially commercialized. "Base type" presses have been equipped with a screen printing unit that can help users increase processing effectiveness. Alternative configurations for the future include: different printing formats for booklets, labels, processing, and multi page label structures, as well as rail decoration, processing units, etc..

It is particularly worth mentioning is that the design of each module of Labelmaster printing machine printing gallus are processing experience of Heidelberg based on the platform of sheet fed offset printing. It uses two printing units, and by a new locking system of the two printing unit accurately fixed on the base, to ensure that the printing machine will be able to get started 100% accurate overprint, and without considering the material properties used. Gallus Labelmaster printing machine can print a wide range of materials, including paper material, PE material to PP material and aluminum foil materials all materials.

For the world's first Labelmaster gallus, Heidelberg management board member Stephan Plenz said: "in the development of this new technology oriented label market platform, gallus and Heidelberg are to maximize the use of synergies between the two sides, the modular design and from simple to complicated design concept will benefit our customers, such as leaflets the paper label printing market and market customers, making them more competitive."

Gallus sales and marketing for a detailed explanation of the concept of modular design for printing machine Christof Mr Naier: "in the design of the printing machine, we focus on three elements: the first is the printing width, such as extra width should be arranged to accommodate where machines could be followed by different drying system; what should be installed at the site; the last is track type unit, on this point we now began to develop. This also explains why there is no direct use of Gallus ECS 340 "granite" structure design, because of its limited flexibility."