Italian flexo prepress specialist Mavigrafica has installed a FLEXCEL NX Ultra 42 Solution at its new production facility in Florence, growing its fleet of FLEXCEL NX Systems to six.
This investment is the company’s second in the water wash platemaking solution from Miraclon and comes just 18 months after the installation of Italy’s first solvent- and VOC-free platemaking solution — a FLEXCEL NX Ultra 35 — at Mavigrafica’s plant in Pioltello, Milan.
Established by Maurizio Vitale in 1997, Mavigrafica has grown from a small communications agency to become a key player in Italy’s packaging design and flexographic prepress market. Vitale says, “We provide customers with a complete design-to-print portfolio of services, acting as a vital link between brand owner, design agencies and packaging printers, guaranteeing a brand’s visual identity is consistent and uniform no matter where or how the packaging is produced.”
Sustainable manufacturing practices are increasingly essential in the Italian packaging market, and also and essential part of Mavigrafica’s vision. The company is certified to ISO 9001, 14001, 45001 and the newest 14064-1 (Carbon footprint) standards. Vitale adds, “Our customers are demanding more sustainable solutions throughout the supply chain. With FLEXCEL NX Ultra Solutions, we can offer them a water washable plate that’s solvent- and VOC-free, reducing the environmental impact. Importantly, we can do so without sacrificing plate performance of quality.”
He concludes, “Initial tests with customers confirmed that there was no difference between the on-press performance, quality and consistency of FLEXCEL NX Ultra Plates and FLEXCEL NX Plates, with the added bonus of a water wash solution. The FLEXCEL NX Ultra Solution is also highly productive, with one operator producing as many as 30 plates in a single shift.”
