LANCASTER, NH—Pak Solutions LLC, having recently substantially modernized its Lancaster, NH-based facility along with five new converting lines and with additional lines on order, is now excited to announce the upcoming arrival of a new Koenig & Bauer Flexotecnica EVO XD 8-color press, due to arrive this fall.
“Our team is bringing world-class operating standards, the best in new technology, and a passion for making a difference to this flexo packaging manufacturer,” said Kevin Powers, president/CEO of Pak Solutions. “This business has built an iconic reputation within the security bag industry for 25 years. In the past two years, we’ve continued to make important investments that will make it even more competitive in the multi-billion dollar plastic packaging industry. We are continuing to diversify and expand our product line to other uses packaging solutions for food and medical applications. We’ll have an edge on larger competitors due to our willingness to fill custom orders, product innovation, and an ability to deliver products much faster than others.”
PAK’s press operators are eager to begin putting into production the new Flexotecnica EVO XD. “The new Koenig & Bauer Flexotecnica is an amazing opportunity for our business,” said Ron Demers, Pak’s maintenance manager. “It will give us more color, especially process color ability, from a 6-color model to our new 8-color model. The turnaround will be so fast that we’ll have extra capacity for more printed products. We’re predicting that we’ll go from our current two-hour changeover to under 10 minutes for a full 8-color job. It will allow us to expand and diversify. It is a more modern automated motorized press that will double the speed that we currently have. Its high level of automation includes optical error detection and 100 percent web inspection night and day, automated viscosity control, auto washup, auto impression setting, servo control, memory of all-important job settings, automatic splicing, and automatic tension control. It will be a huge advantage for our business.”
The firm’s current Flexotecnica press, which was installed in 1995, has been a bedrock of the business, providing it with the constant manufacture of secure cash bags constructed of printed polyethylene. “We’ve developed an outstanding relationship with Koenig & Bauer,” said Demers. “We’ve formed a solid trustworthy partnership in which their personnel have responded quickly to our needs and become a key partner.”
Patrick Judge, senior operations manager, Pak Solutions, LLC, agrees: “We’ve had a great experience with our current Flexotecnica press. Its high quality, and reliability were the reasons why we chose to stay with Flexotecnica, and this was solidified when Koenig & Bauer purchased the company. Our support from Koenig & Bauer has been excellent and our relationship has grown even stronger.”
“It has been a privilege to work with the PAK Solutions team in their press selection process,” says Chris Batchelder, Koenig & Bauer’s technical sales manager – flexo. “It was impressive to see their multipronged approach in this process, from a deeply technical review to a full return on investment including long-term growth. They strived to acquire an asset that would be well supported and that could meet their production needs and their investment strategies. We are very pleased to collaborate with such a fast-growing business with a very optimistic view of the future. It will be very exciting to continue supporting them throughout the installation and training process and for a long time to come.”
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