Being a one-stop distributor and service provider of flexo presses and associated equipment from major international brands like DCM ATN, Mark Andy, Rhyguan, Rotoflex, etc, in the Indian sub-continent, FIG has so far supplied a fleet of presses and equipment to Zircon. 

“Currently, we are running multiple narrow-web flexo printing presses from Mark Andy, an array of Rotoflex post-press equipment, and others which we bought all from FIG,” Sanjeev Sondhi, director, Zircon Technologies (India), said.

He added, “Standardising our post-press units, we have booked five DCM systems from FIG. We found the finishing systems perfectly engineered by the French company DCM ATN with advanced features for optimum quality, productivity, and efficiency.” 

The five DCM machines, which are going to be installed at Zircon are: Sleeve 6 Intense, Babycat 4, Sleevcut 5 (two units), and Serval. 

Sleeve 6 Intense is a seaming and forming machine with a non-stop unwinder and non-stop rewinder. It’s fully automatic with permanent lay-flat measurement and control, automatic motorised positioning, and a micro-edge guide for seam positioning. 

Babycat 4 is an inspection & doctoring machine, designed to operate both ways with seam quality control. Sleevecut 5 is a sleeve-cutting machine with inline perforation and rewind. Serval is a slitter-rewinder of cantilever design with an integrated unwind shaft and two rewind shafts. 

Gourav Roy, director, Flexo Image Graphics, said, “Zircon is swift in implementing the latest machines and technologies which eventually make the company resilient to produce world-class labels and packaging solutions.” 

With its headquarters in Dehradun, Zircon boasts multiple production plants located in Noida, Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai, and Chennai, backed by a strong team of around 500 employees.

Powered by technologies and driven by innovations, Zircon is the first Indian flexo printer which achieved the HD Flexo Certification, a global recognition of consistently printed print samples of a company in five different commercial jobs. In this, Sondhi said that a most trusted Mark Andy press from FIG printed the print samples that achieved the quality required for compliance with specific standards for the certification.