Easy sleeve handling off the floor.Clear and visible design of printing unit.Small footprint of the press.Nonstop flying splice winders.Cantilevered inbetween drying boxes.
The number one challenge for printers is short-runs. Therefore we designed Optima for easy changeovers. Optima is equipped with Smart Platforms, web is easily accessible at any point and mainly Optima is equipped with several automated features that minimize time and waste during change-overs.
Register & Impression setting
ARUN represents an unique off line solution which combines advantages of a plate mounter with fully automated device for plate topography & register measurement. The fully automated system in Optima2 flexographic printing press sets all active printing decks into impression and register in couple of minutes with zero ink and material waste.
FALCON II is less automated solution compared to ARUN for register and impression setting. Impression is set by means of kiss print detection between printing plate and substrate. Registers are set by using drag & drop system on web-viewer camera. The total produced waste is below 100 meters (328.1 ft) and takes few minutes for set up.
Both systems, ARUN and FALCON II, do not use any printed marks except standard microdot for plate mounting. Therefore no additional waste by means of side strips is produced.
Ink setting
Ink Storm efficient wash up system
0,6l (0.16 gal) residual ink in the system
Time & solvent & air consumption is optimized and monitored
Substrate setting
Easy access to web
Minimum height of press
Motorized web threading system
Colour setting
Colour matching system helps to reach brand-owner specification
Job management
Job protocol contains all job related data
2ND of 4 customer benefits
Be sure you print with the best quality
Thinking about print quality, we had to place into right balance the following physical properties – mass (the more the better), rigidity (design which stands strong) and dumping properties (the right materials). The result of this effort is named Advanced Bounce Control and is the key factor to the highest print quality achieved by our printing presses.
Single block frame
Printing unit frames are key press parts developed and designed with great emphases on optimal dynamics, rigidity and damping. Printing unit frame consists of two cast-iron single-block side frames with inserted drum mounting where the complete side of the print module is cast, annealed, machined, painted and assembled as a whole. This concept is unique in wide-web flexographic printing presses, in combination with in-house production and quality control guarantees the maximum accuracy needed for high quality printing.
Advanced Bounce Control
Our state-of-the-art in-built ‘Advanced Bounce Control’ system represents cutting-edge technology that reduces ‘bouncing’ at high press speeds to optimise print quality when using HD plates. This advanced system combines elements within the printing process with brand new engineering and enhanced technical features. These include composite mandrels, single block cast iron print unit frames, innovative mandrel housings and a brand new sliding/positioning printing deck design.
3rd of 4 customer benefits
Gain flexibility via future upgrades
We believe that printed package is not enough in the current world of packaging. Packaging needs more than just a good look. Therefore we developed a flexo press that is ready for implementation of in-line technologies that would bring additional added value to flexible packaging. Optima’s modular design provides a maximum level of press customization to specific needs any time during press life time, not only during first order phase. It allows a flexible feedback to the current market demands and to implement in-line lamination, slitting, perforation, or upstream/downstream units with minimal additional costs. These units bring an additional added value to the flexible packaging, for example over printing varnish or a special coating.
Different winder options
single shafteless unit
non-stop flying splice shaftless unit
non-stop flying splice shafted unit
side oriented non-stop flying splice unit with reel handling
4th of 4 customer benefits
Save money on running costs
When designing Optima we put great emphasis on saving running costs and operator friendliness. Optima cotains many smart features, which at the end boost overal efficiency. Unique Cartridge is an example of such approach.
Ink Cartridge
The system offers printers a means of reducing ink costs on printing jobs where expensive spot colours, special effect and metallic formulations are required. These high pigment inks are expensive consumables and reducing ink volumes and residual waste permits printers to maintain profit margins while meeting end user price demands. The system is unique to SOMA and a first in CI press development and design SOMA.
Doctor blade chamber
POSITEC non-stick nano technology surface
On-board blade & sealing exchange
Optimal ink pressure
Intuitive touch screens
Operation manual and video guide in touch screen pannels
Intuitive enviroment
Control pannels on movable wall
Web-based monitoring (I 4.0)
Online energy monitoring
Online efficiency monitoring
Cantilevered dryer head
iDRY intuitive drying setting for optimal energy saving
Main stream printing press, high speed, full automation
Is designed for WIDE WEB segment such as food packaging, frozen products, hygiene product packaging & diapers, paper cups and wrapping, paper and plastic bags…
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Bouncing designs
Flexo is very promissing technology, but has one weakness. Certain designs may generate vibrations due to rotational printing process of printed and non-printed area. Therefore we developed Advanced Bounce Control system, which guarantees minimal bounces at top speeds and perfect shape of the dot.
Short runs efficiency
Jobs are getting shorter and shorter in all areas of packaging due to many reasons such a packaging personification or extended number of flavours. We developed Optima especially for quick job change-overs featuring several unique systems such as ARUN, Falcon II or Ink Cartridge.
Expanded gamut printing
Some say that the future of flexo printing is Expanded Gamut Printing (7 color fixed pallete printing, without Pantone colors). Optima, with its modern inking system and very stable dot shape due to Advanced Bounce Control is ideal for EGP. You may than benefit of:
no wash ups and therfore savings on time, ink and plate
coprinting of several designs at the same time
Environmental printing
The future of our kids is important to us. We designed OPTIMA to handle all enviroment-friendly technologies such as water based printing, paper or biodegradable materials printing, EGP or energy cured inks.
ULTRA Technology
UV or UV LED inks are broadly used mainly in label segment. For those who want to benefit from this technology in mid-web or wide-web segment, OPTIMA is ideal solution.
