Gidue UV Flexo - Web Printing and Converting Machines

Gidue UV Flexo strives to meet the requirements of the packaging industry. The performances of intelligent presses provide several advantages for the industry, such as superior register and tension control, higher product quality, reduction in waste and closed-loop feedback instruments. The efficiency of Gidue machines allows them to provide swift set-up times, and the potential to store all the machine parameters for further reproduction and automatic adjustments.

Gidue's engagement in implementing sustainability results in presses allowing the packaging industry to comply with existing and future regulations and redefine the packaging goals with a sustainable business.

ATHENA MID-WEB PRESS

The UV flexo Athena mid-web press is the ideal response to the new trends in the packaging market, as it is an alternative to large web presses, featuring an unprecedented level of efficiency and standardisation. The Athena has the capacity to print and convert a wide range of substrates used in the packaging industry. The application fields of the full sleeve servo press are shrinkable sleeves, stretch and ROSO sleeves, wrap-arounds, flexible packaging, liquid packaging and pouches.

Gidue implements its services with consideration to the constraints and demands of the global packaging industry, particularly those of the food sector. The Gidue's mid-web press Athena aims to offer immediate measurable results in terms both of product quality and safety in the overall performance of the press.

Food packaging must be odour-free, with no health risks entailed with migration and no changes in the food composition or the organoleptic perception. The target oxygen presence that allows the elimination of odours and ink migration is reached with a minimal consumption of nitrogen.

Another advantage is that less powerful lamps are required, with great benefits in terms of energy consumption, ease of installation and machine cost. The addition of UV TIME to the intelligence-controlled Athena mid-web press takes UV flexography far beyond any expectation, creating a new trend which, in turn, takes UV curing to the highest performance limits and represents the first, most complete answer to the needs of brand owners in the packaging industry.

SHRINK SLEEVE FLEXO PRINTER

The shrink sleeving process is the modern symbol of a market that is beginning to experience all the power of eye-catching visual impact with 360° wrap-around. The number of 'shrunk' products and of twin-pack promotions is increasing daily. The range of possible application fields is wide, strectching from food and beverage to cosmetics, cleaning products and special applications. Shrink sleeves technology is suitable for any kind of material, including metal cans, glass, film and plastics, and also for wet and frozen products.

A flexo printer can easily print on shrinkable substrates to produce shrink sleeves. Gidue recognise that their presses require true control of tension adjustments, temperature settings and automatic register. Since their establishment, Gidue solutions are designed to follow and respond fully to the different market requirements.

E-COMBAT SERVO PRESS

The E-Combat is the first Gidue fully servo press with two independent servo motors per print unit. It is possible to increase web tension inside the press to print on different substrates. The special design of the chilled drums, driven by the impression rollers and aiding positive web transportation, maintains the control of the temperature in any condition, managing even the most heat sensitive substrates. In addition to the shrinkable sleeves, the application fields include self-adhesive, wrap-around labels and pouches.

I-COMBAT FLEXO PRINT UNIT

The I-Combat delivers full intelligent control for digital flexo quality. All adjustments that require operator control are managed digitally, such as UV and drying adjustments, register, tension, print pressure and web temperature. The I-Combat flexo print unit with four intelligent motors per flower head, allows unequalled print quality. Shrink sleeves and self-adhesive labels, both simple and highly decorated, are among the central applications.