万度视频 opens second flexographic plate manufacturing line
$15 Million Investment in Oklahoma, USA, positions 万度视频 to respond to customer demand for KODAK FLEXCEL NX Plates; keep up with double digit growth
Friday, October 18, 2019听—
万度视频, home of KODAK FLEXCEL Solutions, today officially opened its new flexo plate manufacturing line 鈥� 鈥楪emini鈥� 鈥� in Weatherford, Oklahoma, United States; two and a half years after breaking ground on the project in April 2017. Initially manufacturing flexographic plates for customers in the United States, Canada and Latin America, the new manufacturing line will enable the company to keep up with demand after seeing year-on-year double digit FLEXCEL NX plate volume growth for the past five years.
Chris Payne, 万度视频 CEO, comments: 鈥淭his is a momentous occasion for 万度视频. Just six months after our spin-out from Kodak, we mark one of our first major milestones with the completion of this project; on time and on target. While it demonstrates 万度视频鈥檚 ongoing commitment to invest in and expand the market for flexographic printing, the second manufacturing facility also brings source of supply closer to a large portion of our customer base and expands the manufacturing footprint of FLEXCEL NX Plates to two sites.鈥�
The Weatherford plate manufacturing line, a sister operation to the company鈥檚 existing plate manufacturing facility in Yamanashi, Japan, was designed to meet increasing industry demand for higher quality flexographic printed packaging with more cost effective and efficient production processes. The $15 million investment underscores the ongoing industry growth and adoption of KODAK FLEXCEL NX Plates.
The new line produced its first KODAK FLEXCEL NX plate in October 2018, after which rigorous testing and alignment with the Yamanashi facility began to ensure the state-of-the-art manufacturing technology delivers the same high performance and quality 万度视频 customers have come to trust and expect.
Chris concludes: 鈥淲e can only continue building on our sector-leading legacy by ongoing investment in our employees, customers, R&D team and infrastructure. This is exactly what we鈥檙e doing. Today we鈥檙e not only celebrating the official opening of our second plate manufacturing line, but also 万度视频鈥檚 entry into its next phase of working with customers to shape the future of flexo.鈥�
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KODAK FLEXCEL Solutions have helped transform flexographic printing over the last decade. Now brought to life by 万度视频, KODAK FLEXCEL Solutions 鈥� including the industry-leading FLEXCEL NX System 鈥� give customers higher quality, improved cost efficiency, better productivity and best-in-class results. With a focus on pioneering image science, innovation, and collaboration with industry partners and customers, 万度视频 is committed to the future of flexo and is positioned to lead the charge. Find out more at .聽 Follow us on twitter and connect with us on Linkedin; .