First direct laser engraver (DLE) system in India for flexo elastomers
Gurgaon: UFLEX Industries, a leading flexible packaging company has invested in the first DLE system for Elastomers for Flexography. Uflex has once again shown that it always leads from the front in terms of technology adoption and utilization.
With plants in India, Dubai, Egypt, Poland, Mexico and the USA, UFLEX is a leading global flexible packaging company.
The hybrid DLE system from Lead Lasers is unique with its game changer concept in offering flexo printers with the options of Elastomers plates and Sleeves.
PK Agarwal, joint president, Uflex Cylinder Division said, “We have been looking at the DLE technology for a couple of years now and for all our wide web customers in house as well as overseas, the need to have solvent free Plates and Sleeves has become essential. After careful evaluation of all manufacturers, we found that the Hybrid technology being offered by Lead Lasers was ideal for us and for the Indian market. We are sure that the adoption of this technology will bring us to a position of market leadership in the flexo pre-press space as well in the very near future. “
Arthur Vander Weijden, managing director, Lead Lasers said, “We are delighted with our relationship with VINSAK who gave us the opportunity of being able to install the first system in India which is a focus market for us in the near future. We continue to develop the DLE technology with a strong focus on the flexo market and believe very strongly that in the coming years Elastomers as plates and sleeves will offer the pre- press that flexo needs to get out of the dependence on Photosensitive materials which are neither eco- friendly nor easy to make or use.”
Ranesh Bajaj, director, Vinsak said, “Uflex has always been our key account in India and their appreciation of technology makes our work so much easier. While the competition is still offering variants of photosensitive plate production to improve print quality and perhaps keeping the Indian market devoid of access to Elastomers and DLE, our vision has always to bring the latest to our customers and ensure that Indian packaging companies are at par with the globe if not ahead. This DLE installation is the first in India and perhaps the first in South Asia and Middle East as well.”
VINSAK re-affirms its pledge to the Indian market to bring technology ahead of the times to the country to enable the market to compete on a global scale in terms of quality.