Accord Carton become the second packaging printer in the world

-to install a seven-colour ROLAND 900 in format 6 with coater

The US-based rapidly growing packaging printer looking to go to the next level, Accord Carton will become the second packaging printer in the world to install a seven-colour ROLAND 900 in format 6 with coater. The installation is scheduled for completion in late February 2012.

The installation of the new ROLAND 900 will be coupled with a plant expansion to accommodate the press as well as provide ample space for staging materials to efficiently keep pace with the new printing system. Accord Carton’s new press is prepared for UV printing and includes a TelePresence remote diagnostics module, okBalance, and ColorPilot. This new generation of the ROLAND 900 series also incorporates many engineering changes to further improve the performance and reliability of this large format press. It can operate at up to 15,000 sheets per hour.

“In the last five years we’ve gone from seven million dollar to nearly 40 million dollar in sales. There are still plenty of opportunities out there for us and we need this new machine to take us to the next level,” commented Robert Codo, president of Accord Carton, adding, “Today we are positioned very well in the markets that we serve. That was not the case nine years ago when we lost a very large customer to China. At that time we made a decision for the food, consumer care and products markets where we could defend ourselves from offshore competition. Over the years we found that the decision to slot ourselves into those markets has had a good effect on our ability to write new business.”