Conti unveils new range of blankets, concludes a Henkel cooperation agreement
ContiTech, the blanket specialist, has launched a new range of blankets, which the company’s managing director for printing blanket Thomas Perkovic said, will conform to the advanced features in the newly developed offset and flexo presses., Business
02 Jun 2016 | 2570 Views | By Noel D'Cunha
The new blankets in the Phoenix Xtra range include the Nova Spot and Navy Premium and while the Conti-Air, it’s the Argon, Xenon UV, Onyx and the AirDuo.
“The DirectDrive technology, the paper feeding characteristics, and the wide-formats in the new presses require certain changes in the characteristics of the blankets too. As also, the advent of fast curing special inks like LED means the blankets have to behave in a manner that does not cause delamination,” said Perkovic. “These new developments, in a way, meet the demands of the new presses.”
ContiTech has also concluded a cooperation agreement with Henkel where it will work closely together in the fields of functional printing and printed electronics with the aim of producing products using roll-to-roll processing in flexographic and other printing process using its Laserline printing plates. “Till date, such industrial applications have been printed using flatbed processes. By using the roll to roll technology, we hope to make it cost-effective and fast,” said Perkovic.