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“Graphics materials are used for wide-format high-resolution images, and require high-precision, defect-free coating,” says Braun Heckema, market development manager graphics and linearless at Innovia Films. “This coater will give us the flexibility to produce at customer specific widths with rapid turnaround times to reduce waste and increase efficiency. PVC-free graphic films are the future – as they are made from polypropylene that can be recycled and have a much lower carbon footprint, which benefits the environment.
Innovia decided to partner with Bobst on this project. “Over the past two years Innovia’s technical team has worked closely with Bobst at their competence center in San Giorgio, Italy, to specify the design of the new coating line,” explains Steven Maude, who heads the project at Innovia in Wigton. are leading. “Extensive tests on the Bobst pilot-line have confirmed the equipment’s ability to provide the highest quality coatings required for graphic arts applications.”
“This project is a very important milestone for Bobst in its rapid development in the coating lines market,” says Alexandre David, technical sales manager for Bobst Italy, “and Bobst is very proud to be able to provide Innovia the state Is. State-of-the-art technology solutions that will enable the company to continue its growth in the field of graphic arts products.”
Groundwork is scheduled to begin in Q3, 2023, with full production expected to begin in Q1, 2025. Although primarily designed for our new range of graphics products, the new coating line will also give Wigton new and enhanced capabilities for the existing flexible packaging and label market it serves.
