Up2Speed Printing Invests in Komori GL640 advance to Improve Packaging Manufacturing
Jorge L. Carmenate, Clara Hernandez, Victor Flores & Jorge A. Carmenate
HIALEAH GARDENS, FL – Up2Speed Printing, a quickly rising packaging and industrial printing firm, has taken a big step ahead with the acquisition of a Komori GL640 advance LED-UV six-color press. This transfer permits Up2Speed to higher service their industrial print prospects whereas accelerating the transition to the rising packaging print market. The configuration of the brand new 6 coloration press with coater, loaded with automation, additional positions the corporate to fulfill growing calls for within the meals, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical packaging sectors.
Based over a decade in the past by Jorge Carmenate and his spouse, Clara Hernandez, Up2Speed Printing started as a small operation out of their residence storage. Since then, the corporate has expanded to a 20,000 sq. foot facility, using 27 workers members. The brand new press, which arrives in October, is a key a part of the corporate’s progress technique.
“We’ve been focusing closely on packaging prior to now two years, which now makes up about 70-75% of our enterprise,” says Carmenate, a former pressman who has a deep data of the printing trade. “The Komori GL640 advance is the right option to help this shift, providing the superior capabilities we have to produce high-quality packaging with precision.”
The absolutely loaded Komori press options embody PQA, a PDF comparator, and UV interdeck lamp positions, providing unprecedented flexibility and high quality management. Carmenate and his crew are notably excited in regards to the effectivity enhancements the press will deliver.
“Our present make-ready instances with our present press takes about 1:00 to 1:20 hours. With the brand new Komori press, we anticipate that to drop to 20-Half-hour,” he provides. “We see the beneficial properties in manufacturing velocity but additionally in lowered make-ready, within the pressroom. This will likely be a game-changer for us by way of manufacturing capability.”
New Alternatives in Packaging
Up2Speed Printing has constructed a various consumer base throughout a number of industries. The corporate works with main manufacturers equivalent to Carnival Cruise Line, Norwegian Cruise Line, Dealer Joe’s, Goya, Bacardi, and Publix, producing quite a lot of packaging options, together with folding cartons for meals merchandise, prescription drugs, cosmetics, and drinks.
“Prospects are already buzzing in regards to the new press and the elevated capabilities it’s going to deliver,” says Carmenate. “We’re additionally excited to interrupt into new markets like prescription drugs, the place precision and high quality are paramount.”
A Palms-on Strategy
Carmenate’s in depth expertise as a pressman provides Up2Speed a novel benefit. His hands-on strategy ensures that the crew is well-prepared to deal with the superior expertise that comes with the brand new Komori press.
“Coaching the operators will likely be key, particularly with the brand new LED-UV expertise and in depth automation. Nonetheless, I’m assured of their skills. The press may be very user-friendly, and I even plan on getting concerned within the coaching myself,” he provides.
The Komori GL640 advance will assist Up2Speed Printing proceed to ship top-quality merchandise whereas assembly rising demand. The corporate additionally plans to seize the press set up course of by way of a time-lapse video, showcasing the effectivity and pleasure round this main funding.
About Up2Speed Printing
Up2Speed Printing is a full-service printing firm based mostly in Hialeah Gardens, FL, specializing in industrial and packaging printing. With a give attention to buyer satisfaction and high-quality manufacturing, the corporate has grown quickly, serving main manufacturers within the meals, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical industries.
