Packaging giants Bobst, supplied by Ferrostaal in Australia, is powering on with new releases and moves into digital.
Bobst revealed it has a digital folding carton press already at two beta test sites in Germany and Switzerland, for the system it has co-developed with Kodak, and a further two at its headquarters.
Carstern Wendler, managing director of Ferrostaal in Australia says, “Bobst is a conservative businesses, it has no need to rush into things, but is well down the track of bringing digital innovation to the market.”
Digitally driven automation is a key feature of the Bobst line-up at drupa. Leading innovation in sheet-fed die-cutting and folding and gluing processes respectively are the completely new Mastercut 106 PER and Masterfold 110 A3, both of which offer higher running speeds, much faster make-readies, less waste, increased uptime, and technology that Bobst says makes zero-fault production achievable. These attributes also appear on the MasterfoilL 106 PR hot foil stamping press on show, which features a new module, Foil Unwinder+, that is making its drupa debut.
This drupa has also seen three web-fed world premieres from Bobst, confirming its focus on printing and converting and on displays, with a wide range of technologies designed to appeal to several market segments within the packaging industry. The M6 UV flexo press gives users access to the disruptive technology of Digital Flexo printing onto folding cartons and flexible packaging, the CL 750D compact laminator offers a way for converters to access new markets such as that for ultra-short run laminating, while Bobst says the MW 85F & MW 125F CI flexo presses offer new levels of flexible packaging print productivity.
Bobst has also used drupa 2016 to announce the launch of three further flexible packaging presses. For gravure printers, the RS 6002 is an eco-friendly press that handles, just as efficiently, short and long run production of flexible materials applications. The new RS 6003 gravure press being launched is an evolution of the highly successful 4003 platform, with new HMI and register control systems, and is ideal for medium-to-long run lengths, while accommodating both shafted and shaftless printing cylinders. A new member of the Bobst six range of flexo presses, the 40SIX delivers premium print quality and profitable production on runs of all lengths.
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