Schur Star Systems Australia has installed and commissioned a new Windmoeller & Holscher Miraflex 10-color flexographic press, the first of its kind in Australia.
The new press is part of a $25 million investment at the company’s Melbourne production facility, aimed to meet growing demand for the company’s flexible packaging solutions.
On the traditional flexibles supply side, the Schur portfolio — which comprises the bulk of its Australian business — includes printed laminates, lidding films, and pouches. It is this part of the business that the company says will see growth because of the new 10-color flexo press, which has a gravure inline unit.
The new W&H Miraflex press incorporates electric driven hot water drying, rather than traditional gas, which combined with the solar panel installation, ensures the most efficient use of energy, says Schur.
The new flexo press joins a long-serving Uteco flexo press on the floor, but with double the capacity of the old press, it significantly ramps up Schur’s printing and converting capability.
