Thimm has inaugurated a new digital printing system at its Alzey site. With this investment, the company is strengthening its printing expertise in digital pre-printing and opening up high-quality packaging printing and the digitalisation of the supply chain to customers.
The PageWide T1195i Press from HP, which is one of the most innovative digital printing systems in Europe, has been successfully commissioned at the Alzey site in recent months and has now been officially opened and inaugurated over three days. After representatives from local politics and business as well as journalists from the trade and regional press were able to take a look at the new system in advance on Wednesday, the official inauguration of the system followed on Thursday together with 150 guests. Thimm-customers from the consumer goods industry. Finally, the opening was rounded off on Friday with an internal conference for sales employees, who also attended a practical insight into the new system and the topic of digital printing.
„We have a clear goal in mind. We want to make digital printing suitable for mass production and open up additional product portfolios. Thimm customers will benefit from even shorter lead times, efficient and sustainable production processes and flexible design of their printed images without minimum order quantities. With digitally printed packaging, we are also contributing to the digitalisation of supply chains, which is becoming increasingly important in today's world. In this way, we are consistently driving forward our vision of the ‚Internet of Packs‘ - the networking of all processes, machines and objects in packaging management, made possible by digitally printed packaging.“
Kornelius ThimmCEO
The new machine at the Alzey plant offers a significantly Higher capacity for high-quality and sustainable packaging printing than conventional printing systems. Thanks to two additional analogue inking units, it also enables hybrid printing, in which the advantages of digital printing can be combined with analogue printing options such as spot and full-surface coating. Another special feature is the position of the PageWide T1195i Press in the factory layout: It was set up and installed in close proximity to the existing corrugator. This means that the pre-printed paper webs directly to corrugated board production without loss of time or transport routes be forwarded.
With this investment, the company is also sending a clear signal for the future and development of the company location in Alzey - as an employer and as a training company. The family business Thimm celebrates its 75th anniversary this year, The plant in Alzey was built in 1980 as the third location at the time. Thimm currently employs around 150 people in Alzey, including six trainees. Thimm employs around 100 trainees throughout Germany.
„Our aim at Thimm is to work together with our customers to tackle their current and future challenges and offer them innovative and simple solutions - just as we have been doing successfully for 75 years. By investing in this new plant in Alzey, Thimm is once again leading the way as a pioneer in the corrugated cardboard industry: With digital printing, we offer answers to the logistical, economic and ecological challenges of our customers and are thus a reliable and innovative partner for a successful future - even and especially in challenging times.“
Kornelius Thimm
Source: Thimm
