Veepee attains Esko full HD flexo certification

Jai Chandra, managing director, Veepee Graphic Solutions, said, “The installation of Esko's CDI with Full HD Flexo technology and the subsequent certification has put us in a select group of elite operations, globally certified to Esko Full HD Flexo.

Veepee Graphic Solutions has been using the Esko technology since 2006. And to keep itself updated with the latest technologies in the packaging especially in the flexography, Veepee opted for Esko certification.

Chandra said, “With numerous developments in the flexible packaging industry favouring flexographic printing, there was a need for higher solid ink density and better ink lay to match the quality of gravure printing. Though there were a few competing technologies, we decided, again, to work with Esko as full HD Flexo has proven to be a stable, consistent and reliable technology.” 

Other investments by Veepee Graphic Solutions over the past years include licenses for a raft of Esko pre-press software solutions such as PackEdge, FlexRip and Plato.

Commenting on the Full HD Flexo, Chandra said, “Working with Esko Full HD Flexo, we can achieve higher solid ink densities with the existing press parameters. We can print clean solids and extend the colour gamut with the help of the microcell technology; and we can eliminate the halo around text and lines - a common phenomenon with flexo printing. Thanks to these benefits, we took label and flexible packaging printing to the next level and produced results that can be readily compared to offset or gravure. A lot of trials are being undertaken in corrugated post-print, which is the next emerging market for flexographic printing. Our decision to invest in Esko Full HD Flexo was a game changer.”

According the Chandra, the flexo pre-press business is expected to grow in the next 10 years, with an important part of that growth in the flexible packaging and corrugated sector. As business is getting more localised, we will be looking at a 'spoke and wheel' module, where pre-press will be done at a centralised location and multiple plate processing units close to our customer sites. This will help us service our customers better with faster turnaround times and also reduce investment costs on software and infrastructure. As the Esko CDIs with Full HD Flexo are very stable imaging systems, we are confident we will make this business module a big success.”