Chespa Advances Prepress with Automated Catena+ Solution
With its headquarters located in Chorula, Poland, Chespa sp. z o. o. is a company that operates 18 businesses throughout seven countries and provides a wide range of printing industry products and services, such as graphic inks, cutting dies, photopolymer plates, and packaging management. The award-winning prepress specialist provides flexo plates to printers around Europe, which are used to create premium corrugated boxes and flexible packaging for many international companies.
Chespa is a key industrial partner of XSYS, supporting joint print trials and technological development, including the nyloflex FTL plate. The two businesses have collaborated over the past 20 years to promote flexo innovation and identify focused solutions that meet changing consumer needs. By installing a ThermoFlexX Catena+ line at its Chorula, Poland, location, Chespa is able to maintain its position as a leader in flexo platemaking while providing its clientele with greater value.
“We have great faith in XSYS as a technology partner, having established a close cooperation over many years. Our latest project has been the implementation of full automation with the Catena+ plate processing line which I can safely say has established a highly efficient production process for us,” said Marek Siekiera CEO of the Chespa Group. “We chose this particular solution to address a variety of challenges, such as diversity of production machines and lack of process automation, knowing it has been proven in the market under real production conditions, with great success.”
Unifying platemaking in a connected workflow, ThermoFlexX Catena+ includes the ThermoFlexX TFxX80 Laser, the Catena-E LED exposure unit, and Catena-WDLS washer, dryer and light-finisher, with Catena-R rotating the plates between the two. As such, Catena+ is a true hands-off solution without any operator intervention required from initial loading to the collection of the final print-ready plate at the finish. Furthermore, the system is very easy and intuitive to run, with the ThermoFlexX Graphic User Interface displaying all the key parameters and information on a full HD touch-screen.
“Our main objective was to increase productivity and minimise the risk of human errors made by operators at various stages of the process. This has been achieved with the Catena+ solution. The operation of the new instalation has translated into higher productivity and more efficient raw material management of the photopolymer plates” explained Marek Siekiera CEO of the Chespa Group. “In addition, the upgrade from our previous traditional system to Catena-E with UV LED exposure is delivering better image reproduction and consistent high plate quality, which allows our customers to run their presses faster with less stops needed for cleaning.”
To ensure a smooth transition at Chespa, the installation ran concurrently with the existing systems without disruption, as technicians efficiently completed all implementations. The XSYS team was involved from the very beginning, first by offering advice during the decision-making, then with technical support throughout installation, and finally with training of the operators as the new system came online.
Marek Siekiera CEO of the Chespa Group stated, “An important aspect of this investment is that the Catena+ solution gives us an entire system developed by a single supplier, not a combination of different modules from various sources. The installation proceeded smoothly, and we are highly satisfied that we have made the right decision by installing fully automated plate processing with this stable and low-maintenance system. We’re already contemplating the possibility of purchasing our next Catena+ line from XSYS.”
“We treasure the great working partnership with Chespa because they bring a huge amount of experience to the table, and we’re honored that they have reaffirmed their trust in XSYS’ technology. As a leader in the market, they understand the high value Catena+ offers and we can already see the huge impact this innovative technology is having on the business,” commented Ralph Johannpeter, Sales Manager DACH.
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