The Swiss folding carton manufacturer Rondo AG is gradually expanding the capacity of its Czech production site. A third printing machine was put into operation at the Ejpovice plant near Pilsen in December 2018. This has now been expanded to include a module for finishing pharmaceutical cartons with cold foil.
The on Folding boxes for the Pharmaceutical industry specialised company has opened a Heidelberg plant in Ejpovice. Speedmaster XL 106 installed. This is particularly designed for processing small and flexible batch sizes. However, the expanded printing capacities will also benefit the main plant in Allschwil, where Primefire digital printing presses from Heidelberg printing had been installed.
Utilising the advantages of cold foil stamping technology
With the addition of the new module to the Speedmaster XL 106, the new Rondo the advantages of the Cold foil stamping technology. The film is bonded directly to the folding carton without high temperatures and can then be printed directly inline. This results in major efficiency gains.
„The trend towards refining healthcare packaging continues.“
Walter Würfel, Director Sales & Marketing at Rondo
„Pharmaceutical manufacturers are also looking for ways to differentiate their products from those of other manufacturers,“ says Rondo Sales and Marketing Director Walter Würfel about the new acquisition, „Attractive, high-quality packaging is particularly important for OTC products, whose market share continues to grow, a promising opportunity.“
Benefits for marketing and product protection
According to Rondo, the cold foil module, which was recently put into operation, can be used to apply marketing-relevant design features as well as security features to the Secondary packaging be applied. This is intended to Counterfeit protection serve. „With the new cold foil module, we can support our customers even more competently both in positioning their products and in increasing drug and patient safety,“ Joachim Hoeltz, Managing Director of Rondo, is convinced.
The „Optima SF110GF“ cold foil module was installed by Vinfoil. Vinfoil is a company from ’s-Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands. In December 2018, the Printing machine manufacturer The Optima system is also certified by the German employers' liability insurance association for operation with the Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106. According to Vinfoil, the cold foil module is designed for processing up to 18,000 film sheets per hour prepared.
[infotext icon]About Rondo AG
Rondo AG was founded in Switzerland in 1934. In addition to the headquarters in Allschwill, there are other production sites in the Czech Republic and the USA. Rondo has 350 employees.
http://www.rondo-packaging.com
