UTECO and DG press MachineS sign Thallo deal

Thallo has been developed to ‘address the challenges and limitations that hold back mainstream use of web offset by package printers’.

The Thallo comes in web widths of 20.5in, 33.5in and 41.5in (520mm, 850mm and 1,050mm) and has repeat lengths from 16in to 30in  (406mm to 762mm), and can handle papers and films between 10-200 microns. The Thallo is modular and can be configured according to customer’ needs.

The Thallo will be demonstrated in the DG press MachineS factory in Hall, the Netherlands during an open house at the end of 2014. The official launch of the Thallo will occur at Drupa 2016.

A Thallo printing deck was shown at Labelexpo Europe 2013, which you can see in this video interview from the show with DG press ServiceS directors Peter Kloppers and Remko Koolbergen.

UTECO Group, which reported a 30 percent growth in 2013, is investing in plants in Italy and abroad, in human resources and in many research and development programs in all sectors of the printing and converting industries. In these development plans, the further implementation of web offset technology is a priority among the strategy of the group.

Under the terms of the new agreement, both companies will share their expertise, resources and technologies in an effort to provide printers of flexible packaging worldwide with an option for high-quality, short-run flexible packaging.

Kloppers said: ‘We formed this partnership with UTECO to increase our ability to offer the press worldwide.

‘UTECO, a worldwide leader in all printing technologies such as flexo, hybrid flexo with inkjet, gravure and web offset, has strong market knowledge and a strong foot in the market which we want to pursue. Besides this, UTECO will complement the Thallo web offset printing press with dedicated flexo and rotogravure units.

‘There is a good synergy between the two companies and we are pleased to have the opportunity to work together with UTECO.’

Luigi Bertagna, UTECO special machines business unit technical director, added: ‘Thanks to this partnership, UTECO Group with our massive experience in different areas of packaging, printing, coating, security, aerospace, nanotechnology, and with DG press Machine’s extensive and lasting experience in the offset field, created a modular machine fully developed with the latest technical solutions and fitting for all customer’s needs.’