Bema Polytech Orders Second W&H Flexo Press

Published: June 23, 2010

LINCOLN, RI | Bema Polytech, Elmhurst, IL, has ordered a new 52 in., 8-color MIRAFLEX AM flexographic press from Windmoeller & Hoelscher Corp. The company purchased its first W&H press, a 10-color PRIMAFLEX, in 2007.

W&H introduced the MIRAFLEX AM to the market in the fall of 2009 as a lower cost solution for customers who run many small- to mid-sized jobs daily and need a press that yields superior print quality, while offering quick and seamless changeovers.

The line to be installed at Bema Polytech is capable of printing speeds up to 1,200 ft/min. and is equipped with EASY-SET for automatic impression setting, EASY-REG for registration and TURBOCLEAN automatic ink supply and wash-up system that completes ink changes on all decks in less than f minutes. The press will be installed in the fourth quarter of 2010.