Goss opens Packaging Technology Center

The 7,000 sq ft (650 sq m) facility opened this week and will be used for demonstrations and testing of its web offset press technology.

Educational programs for converters and brand owners will begin later this spring, while the center is also available as a controlled site for suppliers interested in testing inks, chemicals and ancillary technologies for web offset production.

The initial Sunday Vpak press system in operation at the Goss Packaging Technology Center has seven web offset units as well as EB and UV curing, and flexo coating capabilities. The system prints on film substrates from 9-75 microns and board substrates as thick as 100gsm. Web widths of up to 33.5in (850mm) can be accommodated, and the repeat range is from 16-32in (406-812mm).

Investment in the new Packaging Technology Center is a further indication of the company’s commitment to the packaging sector, according to Peter Walczak, director of product management for Goss.

‘Converters and brand owners are looking for lower costs, higher print quality, easier repeatability, faster turnaround times and shorter run lengths,’ said Walczak. ‘We have created a facility to demonstrate our Sunday Vpak web offset technology and also to generate and test new concepts for improved packaging printing.’

Read more about Goss International in the next issue of Packprint World, including recent appointments, as well as the opening of the Packaging Technology Center, which are intended to strengthen its position in the package printing market