OlymPak Printing & Packaging has installed a new Komori six-color Lithrone GX40 (GLX640), to expand the speed and flexibility of its folding carton production operation.
Front row, front to back: Grey Julian (Plant Manager), Mark Miner (President), Scot Schalk (COO).
Back Row, front to back: Todd Baird (Lead Pressman), Joe McKenzie (CFO).
The company, a division of MinMor Industries, has packaging facilities in Mora and Grand Rapids, Minnesota and serves a nationwide customer base in a variety of industries, including retail packaging, nutraceuticals, food and food service, beauty and personal care, as well as major retailers such as Walmart, Target and CVS. The new Komori press replaces two older presses and is delivering greater production capacity than the two older presses combined. Additionally, its advanced automation gives OlymPak the broader flexibility needed for its expanding packaging business.
Mark Miner, President, stated, “Initially, we thought a digital press would be the best solution to handle our short-run work. However, as we analyzed our return on the investment, we immediately saw the Komori GLX640 as the clear choice. The press can manage both short and long runs and offers amazingly fast changeovers. The speed and efficiencies built into this press will pay for itself in just the time savings alone.”
OlymPak purchased the GLX640 specifically to meet the increased packaging demands of its high-end retailers, one of the company’s largest market segments. The GX40 is equipped with many features that ensure high quality and high productivity and are effective in varied types of package printing. It is an 18,000 sph workhorse with fully automated makeready that includes auto plate load and all washup functions. The press is also equipped with the Komori AI software package that essentially ‘learns’ what settings were effective last time and then uses those settings to home in faster on the next job.
