Flint installs Flexo Wash 991XL anilox cleaner at GIC in Sweden

The recently opened GIC in Malmo, Sweden is an initiative by Flint Group to provide a test facility for the printing industry. It is part of a group of technical development facilities run by Flint Group, with a center in Trelleborg, Sweden and Rogers, Minnesota, US for narrow web, and in Stuttgart, Germany for sheet-fed. Established as an academic environment in which every day commercial practices can be trialed and analyzed, the GIC in Malmo is home to a state-of-the-art water-based research and development lab, which is run by Flint Group’s R&D director, Rune Sjolin. Flint Group’s printing center, with a fully equipped Soma CI printing press, is managed by printshop and OEM manager, Lars Keldebäk.

To ensure peak performance from the press, Keldebäk sought recommendations for ancillary equipment. ‘We figured that if the equipment was the preferred choice for hard-working commercial environments, then it would be part of our program of standardization here,’ he explained.

The 991XL has been supplied on an OEM basis to Flint Group, with Flexo Wash seeking to establish two-way communication on how the washer performs under test conditions. Mette Laursen, Flexo Wash international sales manager, commented: ‘We think the establishment of the new GIC in Malmo is an inspired move by Flint Group, and are delighted to be involved with their pioneering work.’