Installations

Bellwyck adds two first-ever presses in Canada to provide custom printed packaging

Bellwyck Packaging Solutions (Toronto, Owen Sound, ON and Boucherville, QC) has installed the longest Heidelberg Speedmaster CX 102 press in Canada, complementing its existing 7-colour Heidelberg Speedmaster CX 102 installed in 2019 at its Toronto location. The press provides 9-colour printing, including two coating units each fitted with flexo kits, offering virtually “endless opportunities” for luxury brand packaging. This includes special effects such as glitters and colour-shift coatings, as well as eco-friendly coatings to replace lamination – all in one pass. “Our company is known for our commitment to innovation, quality and customer excellence,” said John McVeigh, President of Premium and Pharma/Healthcare Packaging Solutions at Bellwyck. “From helping drive efficiencies and quality, to eco-friendly solutions and smart packaging options, our core focus is to meet and exceed the rigorous standards of our clients, while continually finding new ways to help them stand out in the marketplace.” Bellwyck’s other first is its acquisition of a Mark Andy Digital Series HD Hybrid label press, featuring true one-pass Flora Graphics (Brampton, ON) specializes in graphic design, web development, branding, digital and offset printing, magazines, books, large-format printing (posters, and banners) and more. It also recently earned a solid reputation for its digital signage services. The company serves primarily the restaurant and food industries with brochures, flyers and all types of printed materials – including digitally printed menus and interior/ exterior signage. The recent installation of a Konica Minolta AccurioLabel 190 label press, along with a Scorpio 3500 Label Finisher, will help Flora Graphics meet the growing demand for various label products, which has increased recently by a huge 40%. The AccurioLabel 190, designed specifically for narrowweb applications, will enable the shop to produce up to 200,000 labels per day at 1,200 dpi in full colour with 256 rich gradations. Fine lines and small type can be printed clearly. The press supports a wide variety of substrates including coated and uncoated paper, film, BOPP, PET and Estate Label. Newly developed digital toner yields excellent adhesion to substrates for maximum durability. Image density control technology ensures consistency in applied CMYK toner throughout each label run, while advanced colour

Heidelberg Speedmaster CX 102 Press

hybrid printing with four flexo units and an expanded digital colour gamut. The press offers virtually unlimited colours and exceptional image definition, and provides a resolution of 1,200 x 600 dpi with a huge array of cutting-edge features – including “the most opaque white” in the industry. “Mark Andy’s unique hybrid press will allow Bellwyck to provide its clients with the highest quality digital/flexo printing technology in the world,” said Clark Mansur, Senior Product Support Engineer at Mark Andy. “The press’s revolutionary ink set allows clients to hit the most accurate special and corporate colours available.”

Mark Andy Digital Series HD Hybrid

Flora Graphics installs first Konica Minolta AccurioLabel 190 Digital label press in Ontario

label press

management tools such as ICC profile creation and spotcolour matching, provides accuracy in achieving colour matches. The press is also an ideal option as a first step into the digital label business for commercial printers looking to expand into new markets, for convertors stepping into digital technology, or for brand owners seeking to create a competitive advantage by changing how they source label technology.

From left are Flora Graphics’ Indy Flora (President), Amanprit Flora (Account Manager), and Sahib Nanrhe (Production Manager).