PrintPack 2019: Surat’s Creative buys Autoprint FC 80 Drip Off

Surat-based Creative Graphics signed a deal with Autoprint for its Autoprint FC 80 Drip Off UV coating machine on the second day of PrintPack India 2019.

02 Feb 2019 | By Rahul Kumar

Piyush Bhootwala (third from left) of Creative Graphics with the Autoprint team

Autoprint FC 80 Drip Off is an offline two-tower UV and aqueous coating machine that helps printers add values and make printed products attractive and beautiful.

Piyush Bhootwala of Creative Graphics said the company will use this machine for highly creative value addition jobs, especially for long run. “This includes jobs like single-colour UV printing, online coating, blister coating primer coat, drip off, velvet coating and others,” he said.

The machine can handle sheet sizes from 254x304-mm to 560x812-mm at the speed of 2,000 to 6,000 impressions an hour. Beside the regular features, the machine comes with optional features like ultrasonic double sheet, spare anilox roller assembly, plate register punch, diaphragm pump, antistatic device and anilox roller lifting arrangement.  

“It’s a fantastic made in India machine for print enhancement,” Bhootwala said. “It’s very well designed. It is a smooth experience with Autoprint’s team especially when it comes to technical support for different applications and after sale service.”