BOBST has launched BOBST NOVA RS 5003 gravure press, engineered to deliver superior performance with water- or solvent-based ink printing on a wide variety of flexible packaging materials including the new eco-friendly substrates.
The press launch took place at Bobst (Changzhou) Co. Ltd., BOBST facility in the Jiangsu province of China, dedicated to the production of web-fed equipment for the flexible packaging industry. The event was attended by brand owners, converting companies, industry suppliers and members of the trade press who travelled to Changzhou from countries in South East Asia and Pacific to discover the new BOBST gravure press.
True to the event theme of “Advancing productivity and sustainability in gravure printing,” the press presentation and demonstration highlighted the advanced features and automation aimed at maximizing uptime, reducing waste and make the best of advanced connectivity features for full production and quality control.
The NOVARS5003 features best-in-class automation including the possibility to add TAPS, a fully automatic pre-register setting at the touch of a button. Job make-ready and changeovers are very fast: the new doctor blade system is easy and quick to set, and the Twin Trolley solution, unique to BOBST, enables to change the printing cylinder without changing the ink, minimizing job changeovers and color matching time.
The twin flow dryers are also an exclusive technology. The highly efficient ventilation system minimizes residual solvent on substrate, maximizes energy savings and ensures low noise level in the pressroom. It is also the perfect platform for water-based inks, where drying capacity is one of the main concerns.