Indian printer ALFT adds W&H Miraflex II CI-flexo press, masters ECG process

Indian printer ALFT Packaging Co. (Pvt), Ltd., is one of the most innovative packaging companies with over 25 years in the industry, and is a high-tech, internationally standardized, high-quality, next-generation packaging enterprise and now BRC AA-certified.

Being a 100% locally owned company, ALFT is confident in its ability to grow further, help more local companies, and eventually break into worldwide markets. Their focus is to serve their clients with almost all the jobs’ sizes which is why they have equipped themselves with a Windmoeller & Hoelscher MIRAFLEX ll, along with the best-in-class, in-house platemaking system from Kodak. Their passion for technology has helped them to choose the best.

During COVID-19 in 2021, ALFT installed the CI-flexo press. Local staff from the W&H Indian office completed the installation, commissioning, and startup. Within a short period, the press was operating at 500 mpm, its maximum speed. The press has a ton of specific features that cut down on startup and changeover waste and changeover time. It is the most sophisticated and feature-rich printing press delivered to the nation.

The Easy Set HD and Reg D enable them to complete impression setting and registration of the most challenging and time-consuming jobs in 2 minutes, 15 seconds without relying on the operator’s expertise. The print results obtained with integrated line scan cameras that optimize the print results in a closed loop are often the results that hardly need any additional manual optimization.

The space frame technology, satellite color deck arrangement, and powerful drying mechanism provide high-speed printing on all their assignments. With the least amount of solvent, the innovative turbo clean system (inking and washup system) produces the greatest cleaning results. The doctor-blade chambers’ large opening and revolutionary pressure-free chamber design provide the best inking outcomes needed for high-speed printing.

Fully integrated 100% defect-detection technology improves dependability even further and aids in online printing problem identification. Finding the source of the print defects is made easier with the help of the online root cause detection capability. This makes it easier for the operators to diagnose problems and operate the printing press confidently. All the fault detection data can be kept for a longer period for study in the future. It is possible to study the printed job data and identify the causes of errors to implement corrective measures in subsequent production. As the icing on the cake, Ruby Check incorporates “AI” and assists in determining the reason of printing issues in addition to providing the fundamental capabilities of data recording, alarm creation, and remote access available in Ruby Go.