CatPak system is developed by S-OneLP in collaboration with Custom Design Applications and PCT Ebeam and Integration
Image: The S-OneLP’s CatPak eBeam finishing system. Photo: courtesy of S-One Labels and Packaging.
GOpak has invested in the S-One Labels & Packaging’s (S-OneLP) CatPak eBeam finishing system to boost its business in the US.
Installed at GOpak’s facility in Delafield, Wisconsin, the new equipment allows the firm to provide fast and clean eBeam finishing for digitally printed flexible packaging.
The CatPak system features an eBeam curing system for 30-inch flexible packaging film, a Corona treater and 30-inch web unwind and rewind modules, integrated into the eBeam curing system base frame.
S-One Labels said that the system is designed to take up less than 300ft², which is substantially smaller footprint compared to the competitive systems on the market.
GOpak president AJ Buran said: “The CatPak, with its e-beam curing technology, is far superior to traditional methods of finishing, eliminating costly lamination and allowing us to offer our customers faster turnaround and more innovative solutions, especially when it comes to sustainable solutions, such as recyclable and compostable pouches and films.”
The CatPak system has been developed by S-OneLP in partnership with Custom Design Applications and PCT Ebeam and Integration.
S-OneLP vice-president Ralph Giammarco said: “The creativity and willingness to partner on this market-changing innovation says a great deal about the manufacturers, suppliers and end users within this space. At S-OneLP, we’re excited to contribute with our extensive coatings and films knowledge and to bring these players together to make real, much-needed changes and opportunities within the industry.”
CatPak is compatible with digitally printed flexible packaging
Designed to produce a food-compliant finished surface with no post-cure time, the CatPak system is compatible with digitally printed flexible packaging including those printed on HP Indigo.
S-One Labels said that the CatPak can also be used with other narrow-web flexible packaging printing.
Custom Design Applications president Tim Burke said: “At CDA, we accomplished this challenge with a compact, robust, easy-to-operate coater that has a small footprint, quick change-over features and registration that matches the HP Indigo 20000 press repeat.”
Last year, S-OneLP said it has expanded its operations into Canada.