ProPrint Group has taken on a bespoke Digicon Series 3 automated finishing line from AB Graphic International to enable it to provide an additional range of label finishing options

The device was installed during the last week of March, and AB Graphic then provided training and testing on site at the Wellingborough-based company’s premises.

The business said the new machine will increase its overall capacity for high-quality embellished labels.

Features of the Digicon Series 3 include a flexo printing station, flatbed silkscreen printing, semi-rotary die-cutting, matrix waste stripping, servo driven turret rewind and auto slit knives, and 100% camera inspection.

Co-owner James Denny said: “The Digicon 3 is modular, giving us the flexibility to tailor the machine to complement our existing infrastructure. Therefore we can optimise efficiency and open up more capacity for the choice of finishes customers want in the short lead times we offer.”

Earlier this year ProPrint Group expanded its linerless labels division after taking on a Ravenwood Packaging Com500 Coater and an Edale FL3 flexo press.

ProPrint Group was formed in 2015 when Denny and co-owner Nigel Tollman merged their firms CopyPol and Promo Labels. The business also offers self-adhesive, peel and read, digital, and retail promo labels, as well as cartonboard packaging.

In September, the 110-staff business invested in a Screen Truepress L350 SAI S in response to an increased demand for self-adhesive premium digitally printed labels.

With a recently opened third site that offers additional storage facilities, the business now occupies a total 7,246sqm of space and its anticipated turnover for 2021 was £15.8m.