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News Release from: Stork Prints
Edited by the Printingtalk Editorial
Team on 02 May 2006
Pre-Press And Post-Press Systems Agent
For Africa
Stork Prints has appointed Rototechnik of New Germany (South Africa) as the sole distributor to serve its customers in southern Africa.
Stork Prints has appointed Rototechnik of New Germany (South Africa) as the sole distributor to serve its customers in southern Africa Covering South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Madagascar, the company will be the region's first to install Stork's complete pre-press and post-press equipment
This article was originally published on Printingtalk on 24 Jul 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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Rototechnik will be able to offer a speedy, turnkey service for all rotary screen printing needs, said Stork.
The company will supply the Prints Group's complete range of RSI (rotary screen integration) units, imaging and drying systems, screen cylinders and spare parts.
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Stork said that it has a close partnership with over 30 of the world's leading press manufacturers, which helps graphics industry suppliers adopt rotary screen printing technology.
The flagship Rotary Screen Integration (RSI) module programme covers all printing requirements from narrow-web to flexible packaging, in widths up to 36".
They can be added to an existing press, to work alongside other printing processes and run at claimed speeds of up to 150 metres per minute.
To give dedicated label printers, or infrequent rotary screen printers a fast return on investment, the RSI Compact in 10" or 13" widths has a dedicated repeat size range limited to between 12" and 18", added the company.
The latest addition to the range, the Easyfit unit, fits in to the mainframe of the cassette-format hybrid presses.
No building work is needed and they can be interchanged with flexo or offset print-modules at each point in the printing sequence, added Stork.
Lead-times for the re-imaging of Rotamesh screen cylinders are two days, whilst an overnight service is possible for urgent situations.
Thanks to their nickel and hexagonal-hole format, Rotamesh screens can withstand the imaging cycle several times and remain stable and in-register on the press when running at speed, added the company.
Printers can use the same screen for many jobs and save consumable costs, especially when increasingly faced with relatively short printing runs or frequent design changes.
There are a number of cylinders in the Rotamesh range - with different open-areas to cover everything from fine lines to coarse finishes and Braille.
Rototechnik will also supply Rotaplate, a longer-life re-usable nickel screen, for non-Stork units According to Stork, the rotary screen method enables up to 300um of ink to be laid down in a single pass - many more times than is possible with relief, litho or gravure processes.
Because of this the method can print many effects, fast, in one pass, it is claimed.
Examples are tactile features, creative varnishes, colour-changing inks and RFID antennae.
In South Africa, the process has proven a successful ingredient in the branding of wines.
Walter Wellinger of Rototechnik said: "The method is a gateway to high value markets and most global consumer brand owners demand this capability from their suppliers.
Stork Prints' innovations, combined with our resources and technical expertise, will lower the barriers to these markets and help rotary screen printers here offer a competitive, fast and flexible service to the packaging buyer." Wilfried Koopman, director of graphics, from Stork Prints, commented: "We had no hesitation in choosing Rototechnik.
The company has provided exceptional support as our representative for textiles customers across the region for over 20 years. Request free introductory details about products from Stork Prints ...
We believe our new partnership is the perfect way for us to also meet our commitments to our graphic arts customers in southern Africa.".
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