Toscana Ondulati has been part of DS Smith since 1996, yet maintaining its well established name in the market. The company operates two production plants, one in Marlia and a second one built in 2002 in Perignano. Toscana Ondulati runs its own corrugator, which produces 90% of the sheets for internal production needs and the rest is produced for the other plant in the group. DS Smith Perignano produces over 100 million sqm of board annually and its turnover is €45m.
The core business is the production of micro flute packaging for the food sector – such as takeaway pizza boxes – all the way through to triplewall boxes for various industrial sectors. It is belived that the Perignano plant was the first in Italy to obtain the BRC Certification.
All the machines are constantly updated and in addition to the corrugator, this plant runs eight converting lines The philosophy of Toscana Ondulati has always been to produce everything in-line with a single pass and it is clear that considering the big volumes produced, operating in this way brings advantages as regards quality and efficiency. The most recent installation was a Chroma EVO 1700 printer from Celmacch, placed in-line with a Bobst Mastercut 1.7 (which had been installed by Bobst a few months earlier).
The five-colour Chroma EVO 1700 was purchased to replace an older machine, which in terms of quality and safety no longer met DS Smith requirements. This is the first such printing machine from Celmacch for Toscana Ondulati, but not for the DS Smith Group. Celmacch printing machines are running at various factories in Europe. The machine offers a maximum format of 1700mm x 1300mm.
“Installation and start-up were extremely fast, thanks to the fact that it is a very intuitive and easy to learn technology,” explains Luca Celotti, Sales Manager at Celmacch. “Our machines represent a winning choice for companies looking for a flexographic machine for in-line configuration with an automatic flat bed die-cutter.”
The machine chosen by Toscana Ondulati consists of the latest generation direct drive Siemens feeder with high precision belts. The transport of the sheet is guaranteed by vacuum transfer, with belts specifically designed to guarantee maximum adherence and printing precision, in order to obtain an impressive register tolerance between the different colours. Thanks to the HBL configuration, the operator is able to perform all work change operations with maximum efficiency and safety. Maximum attention has been paid to all the technologies that guarantee a swift job change. The printing cylinder is equipped with a Matthews fastening system with pneumatic tensioning system. The inking system is equipped with a carbon chambered doctor blade system, a peristaltic pump for ink injection and a pneumatic return pump. The machine also features a new system developed by Celmacch for daily anilox cleaning – a bar equipped with high-pressure nozzles ensures periodic cleaning of the anilox in order to improve and prevent problems of poor maintenance of anilox rollers.
Editor’s Note
‘Bobst’ and ‘Mastercut 1.7’ are registered trademarks owned by Bobst Group and its subsidiaries. Celmacch is not the producer of the Bobst Mastercut 2.1 referenced in this article and for the sake of clarity, Celmacch confirms there is no commercial and/or technical link between Bobst and Celmacch.
