Wipak UK opts for Comexi S1 DT slitter

Wipak UK is part of the Wipak Group, a Finnish global supplier of premium, sustainable, and innovative, flexible packaging for food, medical devices, and pharmaceutical products. Comexi began its relationship with the company, which has 11 manufacturing plants across Europe, in 2005 with the acquisition of the first Comexi slitter. 

The Comexi S1 DT, with laser in-line features state-of-the-art control elements and a high degree of automation. Cores, knives, laser heads, photocells, and almost every adjusting element of the machine are self-calibrating. This unique automation gives the operator the possibility to load the reel into the machine and deliver finished reels without the need to intervene.

The machine also allows for a high degree of customization and many automated options, such as splicing tables, automatic reel unloading, video camera inspection, and label robotization of finished reels.

Andrew Newbold, Wipak UK’s managing director, commented: ‘The inclusion of this machine in Wipak’s largest project investment in the United Kingdom, which was announced in 2020, is key to the production of packaging that has a low carbon footprint, contains recycled content and is kerbside recyclable. Comexi was chosen as the supplier due to its technical expertise and track record of supplying machines for the wider Wipak Group.’

This innovative technology patented by the company allows for saving costs regarding the addition of labels and simultaneously makes the perforation laser on both sides of the film. This results in cost reduction, plastic savings, and increased productivity,’ added Ramon Jonama, Comexi’s area manager for the UK.

The S1 DT slitter, which is already in operation at Wipak UK’s site in Welshpool (Powys, Wales), is one of the few machines installed worldwide that can perform these sophisticated applications.