We prepare printing inks for orders ourselves. Our components supplier is a leading producer of pigments, varnishes and additives. The ink kitchen is based on Inkmaker Dispensing System P32 mixing room. We can reproduce any given colour owing to the implemented InkFormulation platform. Colour repeatability of the printed colours is ensured by the control of the standard spectrophotometers and Colour Quality software.

We use printing materials of the highest quality. We have two printing presses from Windmöller&Höllscher --Miraflex 8 AM.  Due to their technical construction, equipment and efficiency we can offer services which meet the expectations of the most demanding clients and guarantee the highest quality of print. We can print on any packaging materials roll to roll, keeping the technical parameters stable. As the printing presses are equipped in Insetter, we can print selected structural varnishes such as matt, paper touch and even 8+8 synchronised print in register.

We use equipment from JM Heaford and Flexologic to assemble printing forms . The repeated coating of ink is made possible by a washer that cleans anilox rolls from Flexo Wash. We were one of first companies to start HD printing from printing forms with 150 lpi in Kodak NX technology.  We have our own production line to produce them.

Our modern cutting machines cut printed, laminated packaging materials very quickly while maintaining the high standard of a reel.  We can wind the finished product on cores 70mm, 76mm, 152mm in diameter. We have an option of cutting paper owing to the use of disc knives and equipment for pushing and receiving heavy rolls.  

We have at our disposal the following technological options for print:

• obtaining print with selective gloss/matte effect
• obtaining print with selective effect imitating paper, which is hard to distinguish from real paper
• obtaining print with selective gold or silver mirror effect, which is achieved with the use of super silver ink

Pro–Flex S.A. guarantees not only the high quality of manufactured products, but primarily the hygienic safety in its broadest sense. It is paramount to us that the manufactured packaging contains no substances that are harmful or hazardous to human life or health, or to the environment.

Laboratory equipment

The control of quality parameters of materials, semi-finished products and finished products is effected with the use of:

• Gas chromatograph produced by Perkin Elmer—Clarus 580—used primarily to monitor solvents in the wake of the printing process (the main impact of too large a quantity of solvents involves the barrier qualities of the packaging, which is tied to the penetration of substances into the product as well as sensory–related changes in the product),
• Strength testing device produced by Zwick—used to control the strength of interlayer connections in the produced laminates
• Barcode checker produced by Integra—allows verifying printed barcodes for conformity with norms in force as well as clients’ specifications
• Lighted laboratory table with normalised light, analogous to day light—samples are visually assessed after printing to check their quality
• Electronic micrometer—allowing for a very precise gage of materials and products
• Thermal chamber
• Laboratory scales
• Laboratory heat sealer
• Cutters for samples—devices helping in both cutting samples for grammage and delamination force tests.
• We also conduct specialised tests – in this scope we cooperate with accredited laboratories

Packaging materials that we produce conform to legal requirements and can be used for direct contact with food. All printing samples subject to physical testing are also inspected visually on a specially adapted light table and with normalized light corresponding to day light.