GSE has launched its new Extended Life Program, a lifecycle support initiative designed to help packaging converters maximise the long-term value of their ink dispensing equipment for flexo, gravure and screen applications, through refurbishment, upgrades, retrofits and preventative maintenance.
The program brings together a range of existing and newly developed services under one structured offering, enabling GSE customers to extend equipment lifetime, optimise performance, reduce CO2 impact and adapt their systems to changing operational and sustainability requirements.
The initiative reflects the growing need from converters and ink manufacturers for longer equipment lifecycles, improved resource efficiency and greater operational resilience, amid increasing sustainability pressures, rising material costs and heightened supply chain insecurity resulting from geopolitical tensions. The Extended Life Program is tailored specifically to customer applications and business needs, and may include:
- refurbishment and recalibration;
- preventative maintenance;
- retrofit upgrades;
- software updates and extensions;
- energy-efficiency improvements;
- electrification upgrades;
- solvent extraction retrofits;
- relocation and ink-changeover support.
Depending on the application and installed configuration, the program enables GSE dispensing and software systems to evolve alongside changing production requirements, including transitions between ink types, energy sources, workflow upgrades and new sustainability objectives.
