Goss opens packaging technology centre in USA

A Goss Vpak web offset press configured for packaging printing demonstrations and testing is the centerpiece of the company’s new Packaging Technology Center in Durham, New Hampshire (USA). Goss will also use the 650 sq m. Center at its headquarters to bring converters, brand owners and suppliers together to jointly explore market requirements and new print production ideas.

Investment in the new Packaging Technology Center is a further indication of the Goss commitment to the packaging sector, according to Peter Walczak, director of product management for Goss. “Converters and brand owners are looking for lower costs, higher print quality, easier repeatability, faster turnaround times and shorter run lengths,” Walczak explains.

The initial Vpak press system in operation at the Goss Packaging Technology Center has seven web offset units as well as EB and UV curing and flexo coating capabilities. The system prints on film substrates from 9 to 75 microns thick and board substrates as thick as 100 gsm. Web widths of up to 850 mm (33.5 inches) can be accommodated, and the repeat range is from 406 – 812 mm (16 – 32 inches).

With the opening of the Packaging Technology Center, Goss has expanded its schedule of Vpak press demonstration, testing and training sessions for customers and prospects in the Americas, Europe and Asia. Educational programmes for converters and brand owners will begin later this spring. The Center is also available as a controlled site for suppliers interested in testing inks, chemicals and auxiliary technologies for web offset production.