Indian packaging material manufacturer Tuflex India has commissioned a flexible printed laminates production facility in Palej, near Vadodara. The company decided to take the gravure printing route rather than flexo and has installed a Rotomec RS 4003 gravure press platform at the new facility.
The company claims the aim of the new site is to provide quality laminated structures for flexible packaging in the food, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, lubricants and chemicals industries.Tuflex continues that after months of market research and investigation that the gravure printing technology supplied by Bobst Group company Rotomec was the most satisfactory solution.
The press now in production is printing a wide range of flexible substrates in standard web widths at high production speeds with the materials mainly destined for food and non-food packaging applications including snack food, cereals, detergents, shampoo and pesticides.
Commenting on the new facility, Shashwata Dutta, vice-president of Tuflex India says the new plant comprises blown film production, co-extrusion coating, gravure printing, laminating, precise flush-cut slitting & rewinding and pouching.
Dutta says, “With all these unmatched facilities, we are confident that we can offer our customers a ‘one-stop’ option for world class flexible packaging laminates and pouches,”
He continues, “We are also highly focused on R&D and innovation has always been a hallmark of our operations. We have been making significant investments in this area.”
