PROVIDENCE – Admiral Packaging Inc., the century-old flexible-packaging manufacturer, recently installed a new high-tech printing press, completing a $10 million round of investment in new technology and equipment financed by Bank Rhode Island.
The new machine is an eight-color, 52-inch flexographic Miraflex press made by Lincoln-based Windmoeller & Hoelscher Corp., a subsidiary of the German manufacturer Windmöller & Hölscher. It is the eighth press Admiral has purchased from the Lincoln firm.
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“We believe it’s critical to stay ahead of technology,” Harley Frank, Admiral’s president and the fourth generation of his family to run the business, said in a statement. “We’ve steadily and systematically invested in new technology, particularly over the last two years. As a result, we’ve been able to deliver a superior quality product in a shorter period of time.”
In addition to the new Miraflex press, Admiral also bought a high-speed solvent-free laminator from Italy’s Nordmeccanica Group and two new high-speed slitter and rewinder machines from Ashe Converting Equipment Ltd in the U.K. And the company upgraded its pre-press technology from analog to digital with the purchase of an Esko laser engraver.
Additional information is available at admiralpkg.com.
