Aniflex Chooses Xeikon Digital Technology for Label Production

Based in Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Aniflex Głowacka Wojtaszek general partnership is one of the fastest developing companies in the self-adhesive labels and packaging sector in Poland. The company’s growth strategy is based on consistently investing in modern printing technologies, allowing it to gain a competitive advantage and diversify its offering. Achieving these goals were the determining factors behind the decision to install a five-color Xeikon Panther PX3300 inkjet digital press.

“The investment in the new Xeikon press has significantly increased the technological capacity of our plant and allowed us to exploit the sales potential for low- and medium-volume orders, as well as helped us cut delivery time – all of which enable us to stay competitive,” Maciej Wojtaszek, co-owner of the printing company, said.

Established in 2003, the company has invested significantly in organizational, production and tech-nological advances over the years, and today, offers shrink sleeves and flexible packaging, in addi-tion to self-adhesive labels.

Emphasis is also placed on expanding the product offering with innovative solutions that meet cur-rent trends and market needs, as the company strives to maintain its leading position. These include self-adhesive labels printed on new eco materials and packaging with augmented reality technolo-gy.

The Panther PX3300 has replaced an older inkjet machine which had been in use at the Tomaszów plant for many years. Aniflex was one of the first companies in the industry to invest in UV inkjet printing for labels. The Xeikon press was chosen to modernize production and allow the company to increase print quality, among many other benefits.

The five-color (CMYK + white) press prints on substrates up to 350 mm wide at a maximum speed of 50 m/min (approx. 990 m2/h). The PantherCure inks allows Aniflex to deliver durable and abrasion-resistant labels with high gloss, and thanks to the ability to apply two layers of white ink, to produce attractive tactile and haptic effects inline.

“The Xeikon PX3300 supports a wide variety of substrates: PP, PE, PET, self-adhesive paper, vi-nyl, metallized and clear-on-clear transparent materials, and is extremely useful in the production of labels for industrial, chemical and household use, as well as for cosmetics and health care, and al-cohol, beer and other beverage labels,” said Michał Kuczkowski, sales manager, labels and packag-ing, Xeikon. “There is no need to create printing plates for digital printing, which reduces costs and shortens lead times. By using a sensor, Xeikon presses can also print additional elements for personalization, or markers in a specific place, or add digital print on pre-printed substrates.”