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Trioplast Nyborg Invests in Evo XG 8 LR from Koenig & Bauer

Press release from the issuing company

  • Evo XG8 LR - Eight-colour flexo- stack-type machine for printing polyethylene films for industrial packaging
  • Tailor-made, complex plant for a leading supplier of sustainable packaging solutions
  • Option for further Evo XG 10 LR

Celebrating the successful completion of the Evo XG 8 LR project (l-r): Massimo Forletto, Koenig & Bauer Flexotecnica; Andrea Dallavalle, Koenig & Bauer Flexotecnica; Oskar Karlsson, Trioplast; Joachim Barthelme, Koenig & Bauer Flexotecnica; Richard Warnick, Koenig & Bauer UK; Håkan Rundén, Koenig & Bauer DK and Dario Simic, Trioplast; Niels Petersen, Trioplast (missing in the photo).

Trioplast Nyborg is investing in an Evo XG 8 LR from Koenig & Bauer for printing polyethylene films for industrial packaging. The tailor-made flexo printing machine with a maximum repeat length of up to 1400mm and print width of max. 1650mm prints in high quality on wide web. It is designed for large print jobs for industrial packaging applications and scheduled to start production Q2 2021.

Håkan Rundén, Sales & Service Director of Koenig & Bauer DK states: "This was a great team effort. The colleagues from Koenig & Bauer Flexotecnica supported us perfectly in the consulting process and implemented all special customer requirements".

Luigi Magliocchi, CEO of Koenig & Bauer Flexotecnica adds "After the unrivalled printing results achieved in Italy on the Evo XG printing machine, we are pleased that Trioplast continues to rely on Koenig & Bauer as a reliable partner and wants to realize future growth with us".

"This stack type flexo press replaces three of our old presses," adds Trioplast's Chief Procurement Officer Oskar Karlsson proudly.

A further, even larger press, an Evo XG 10 LR, is to be ordered in 2021. The Evo XG series consists of highly automated CI flexographic printing machines for the efficient processing of a wide range of films, papers and cardboards at production speeds of up to 600 m/min.

Trioplast Nyborg is part of the Trioplast Group. Trioplast is an industrial group with just over 1,200 employees and a turnover of 540 million EUR. The group is one of the leading European players in innovative, sustainable and cost-efficient packaging solutions based on polyethylene film. It operates production facilities in Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands and France and sells its products on a global market. The main owner of Trioplast is Altor Funds