In their continued commitment to invest in new equipment and technologies, Baker Labels have expanded the finishing capabilities of their digital pouch production facility, BakPac, with a Digicon 3000 from ABG and Edale.

The Digicon 3000 is a wide-web digital finishing and converting solution, offering web widths between 400-762mm. It was designed and manufactured in partnership between ABG and Edale, specialists in flexographic print, web transportation and post-print converting. This is the first UK install of this design for the flex pack market.

Baker Labels’ Digicon 3000 will run in conjunction with a HP Indigo 20000 digital press to provide a complete single-pass printing and converting line for short-run flexible packaging. Features include a dual-function unwind station, flexo/hybrid gravure print station, water-based lamination, cold foil, slitting and rewinding.

Quote from Phil Smith, General Manager, BakPac at Bakers, “The Digicon 3000 was the natural choice considering our ongoing relationship with ABG and our other Digicons. As we look to grow the BakPac division, the Digicon 3000 will help us introduce added value features to our flexible packaging, such as extra coatings, spot varnish and cold foil embellishments. We’ve included the optional gravure coating system, which will enable us to run some development chemistries so that in the future we can offer new coatings and effects.”

Delivery, installation and training on the press was executed expertly by the Edale engineers and the team at Bakers during the third week of January. The BakPac facility within Bakers had been extended over the Christmas break to accommodate the new press by adding approximately 1000square feet to the digital pouch factory floor and an additional floor above to contain all the press services.

The half million-pound investment is an exciting start to Bakers’ 50th year of business, with more to come later in the year.

Quote from Steve Baker, Managing Director “Expanding our flexible division just a couple of years after launching BakPac shows the positive growth and demand for high quality, fast turnaround, short to medium runs of digitally printed pouches and flow wrap. The Digicon 3000 allows us to push into new markets and add even more value to jobs.”

Quote from Matt Burton, Global Sales Director at A B Graphic International:
‘As a long-standing ABG customer, we are proud of the strong relationship we have with Baker Labels. And as we can offer a varied range of finishing equipment that makes us the go-to choice for our customers, the fact that Baker Labels now have an ABG Digicon 3000 and thermal laminator is a great testimony to the value we can bring to flexible packaging.”

About Baker Labels
Baker Labels has been established for 50 years this year and has become the leading trade label printer in the UK. They are a family business with a family ethos at the centre of how they operate. Bakers pride themselves on being forward-thinking, well-respected innovators, consistently growing and investing in the latest print technologies.

“Our customers expect us to produce labels and packaging of excellent quality with fast turnarounds. We strive to go beyond expectations. Our aim is to never say no to an enquiry, therefore many label printers come to us when they don’t have the time, equipment or capabilities to complete a job. We solve customers’ problems for them quickly and to a very high standard.”

•    Established in 1973 by Roy and Marian Baker.
•    Company moved to Brentwood in April 2011
•    Managing Director – Steve Baker.
•    Annual turnover – £16 million
•    112 members of staff
•    Address Unit 2A Hubert Road, Brentwood, CM14 4JE
•    Bakers divisions (all based in Brentwood):
    o    Baker Labels, trade printer of self-adhesive labels,
    o    Baker Materials, label material distributors
    o    BakPac, manufacturer of flexible packaging
    o    Sportstiks, produces athlete ID (race bibs, wristbands, temporary tattoos)
•    2022 Digital Printer Award Winner – Closing the Skills Gap 2021 Brentwood Employer of the Year
•    2021 Essex Activity Awards Active Workplace of the Year
•    2020 Essex Employer of the year
•    2019 Brentwood Business of the year

About A B Graphic International
Contact details at ABG:
Claire Fenton, Marketing Manager clairef@abgint.com
+44 7753 868808
www.abgint.com

Established in 1954, ABG is a market leader in digital finishing equipment. The company has nearly 500 employees worldwide, with more than 300 employed in the UK. During the course of their nearly 70 years of business, ABG has installed over 11,000 machines worldwide for 2,500 customers.

With each site being a centre for excellence for a specific range of products, ABG has manufacturing facilities in the UK, Germany and Spain. Sales and service offices are located in the UK, Germany, USA, France, Holland and Spain, and with a worldwide network of distribution partners, ABG is well placed to provide comprehensive support to businesses globally.

About Edale
Contact details at Edale
Christopher Smith chris.smith@edale.com
+44 (0) 1489 569249

Edale are engineers of world-class printing and converting solutions for the packaging industry and a leading manufacturer and supplier of high technology, narrow, mid-web flexographic and digital printing presses and converting equipment worldwide.

With 75 years of experience in the printing and packaging industry, Edale applies its award-winning British design and engineering expertise to provide equipment that helps customers deliver quality products day-in, day-out, enhancing image, reputation, and profitability.

Edale exports 75% of its products and specialises in four distinct areas: Cartons, Digital Web, Labels and Finishing and provides a range of standard equipment and bespoke solutions to customers worldwide.

Their expertise in web transport for single-pass inkjet has enabled leading digital OEMs to productise their technology, by providing essential capabilities and innovations to serve the packaging industry.

Together with leading partners and an enviable Global distribution and service network, Edale continually assesses market and customer needs to ensure machines are fully upgradeable to stay ahead of the changing demands.

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