A B Graphic (ABG) has rebranded a range of Enprom Solutions’ smart shrink sleeve machines to expand its own offering.
Previously forming part of Enprom’s equipment portfolio, the modular range covers seaming, doctoring and cutting.
Within ABG’s shrink sleeve seaming offering, RS, RST and RS2T are designed to meet the high productivity demands of the labelling market. They are based on ABG’s patented Smart Wheel innovation, where a motorised roller solvent application system provides high seaming reliability. They are designed to create added value to the labelling market by improving productivity, increasing efficiency, improving product quality, and reducing operating costs and waste.
DR is a bidirectional doctoring machine, which provides label and flexible packaging manufacturers with two working modes. For shrink sleeves, by verifying the correct seaming of the sleeve tube by air balloon validation system with electronic detection; and for the flexible packaging market, through the inspection, control and doctor of reels with a web width up to 400mm.
IC is ABG’s new cutting machine for shrink sleeves, providing transversal cutting for formats, transversal pre-cutting for formats or reels, and rewinding. The movement of the rollers and the cut are electronically synchronised, which optimises movement and improves productivity.
ABG acquired Enprom in 2019 with the aim to strengthen and expand its offer for web-based processing, and provide opportunities to enter into new market segments. Having spent 18 months research and training alongside Enprom, ABG noted that it is now in a position to rebrand the shrink sleeve products as part of its own finishing range.
Moreover, the move aims to provide customers in the label sector with the opportunity to diversify into the shrink sleeve market, with the added reassurance that they are buying from a global print finishing brand with 65 years of experience. All products come with the benefit of ABG’s extensive global service and support, and are built with connectivity and automation at the forefront.
ABG global sales director Matt Burton said, ‘In our quest to provide the market with a single best-in-class source for its finishing requirements, the rebranding of Enprom’s shrink sleeve solutions is an exciting and pivotal development.
‘We recognise that the market is changing and that our customers want to deliver not just the label but also flexible offerings. We invested in Enprom as we recognised that it was a company that shared similar values to ABG. This has provided us with the opportunity to deliver a complete solution to our customers, along with all the service and support benefits that are synonymous with ABG.’
