Industry discussion: What is hindering the rapid development of flexo printing 6

Although China currently has Shanghai Laser, Guangzhou Yuexin and radium mitigation in the production of related products, and from a technical point of view, can already partially replace imports, to meet the needs of domestic low-end products, but the vast majority of high-end products still need to import.

As for the current situation of the domestic anilox roller manufacturers, we asked Mr. Huang Weining, who often deals with the printing factory. He said that many domestic printing factories are equipped with anilox rollers that are not very complete. The so-called complete, under normal circumstances, a flexo press may require 800 lines / inch anilox roller two, 700 lines / inch three or four, 600 lines / inch one or two, 400 lines / inch also Equipped with a. Some printers are relatively simple to use, such as only 600 lines/inch. This choice of products is very limited. Received orders with relatively high quality requirements, certainly can not print good results.

The main reason for this status is the high price of anilox rollers. However, the cost of consumables is inherently high. If prices are to be reduced, we must open the door to allow foreign products to come in and reduce or exempt tariffs. Accession to the WTO may create conditions for this.

The company has been engaged in the business of anilox rollers for 13 years. It can be said that he is watching the development of anilox rollers. He said that the technical content of anilox rollers is high. Many domestic customers lack experience when they just start using flexographic presses. They do not know how to choose the right anilox roller and need external technical support. Trade agents alone are not enough. of. In response to the demand of domestic anilox rollers, we have planned to produce domestically produced anilox rollers and other flexible printing supplies. In the fourth quarter of this year, there will be some ceramic anilox rollers with better quality produced domestically and will be available to the domestic market. The technology we have adopted is relatively advanced and it was completely imported from Australia. However, despite the use of the same technology and the same equipment, it is still difficult to achieve foreign standards in the short term. We will rely on lasers to enrich our production experience for 17 years and strive to shorten the gap in six months to a year. Australian engineers will also come to provide strong technical support. According to the plan, the production of AuCorp will be divided into two steps: first, starting from the low-end products and high-end from the foreign countries. Wait until the low-end product is ready, then start high-end products. This step by step, eventually making all products in the domestic production.

A good anilox roller does not necessarily print high quality products. This is also known to everyone. Return to the total deep feelings. He said that this has a lot to do with the maintenance of the anilox roller. In developed countries, if there is a flexo press in the factory, an anilox roller cleaner is a must. However, the current situation in China is that half or even more manufacturers who have flexographic presses do not have cleaning machines. Nowadays, many flexographic printers whose equipment is incomplete and whose efficiency is not high have fallen into a vicious circle. Only those manufacturers with complete equipment and good profits have entered a virtuous cycle. Our company not only provides high-quality anilox rollers, but also produces anilox roller cleaning equipment, and has done a lot of publicity. Now more and more customers are beginning to realize the importance of maintenance of anilox rollers.

Fourth, double-sided adhesive

Although double-sided adhesive is not a big consumable, it is an indispensable material in flexo printing. Its high technical content directly affects the quality of flexographic printing. At present, the main foreign suppliers of double-sided tape are tesa and 3M. The double-sided tape used on flexible packaging printing is all imported. Although there is a manufacturer of double-sided tape in Guangzhou, the quality is general and it is only used for corrugated box printing, which can not meet the needs of other packaging printing.

According to Secretary-General Lin, the profits of double-sided adhesives are very high. There are about 10 yuan for the A4 layout and 70 yuan for the A4 format. The two add up to 80 yuan, and there are also processing fees, so this part is a little Can not be ignored.

In general, compared to countries such as Europe and the United States, China's flexo market is relatively small and its technical level is limited. Therefore, double-sided adhesives can only rely on imports. To really solve the problem, the key is to achieve local production. However, at present, the domestic flexo printing market is not enough to invest in a double-sided adhesive production plant. Only when this market reaches a certain scale can it be possible to form an industry.

It seems that we only have to wait for the time to come.

In summary, due to the fact that flexographic consumables currently rely heavily on imports, and there are some gaps, the overall cost of flexo printing has remained high. Therefore, only by achieving localized production can we fundamentally solve the problem. However, the development and production of flexo consumables is not a matter of two years. It requires a mature market environment. For example, the plate, although there are also some domestic plates, the application effect is always somewhat different from the imported plates. This requires us to have more contact with foreign manufacturers, and gradually improve this situation in the country, so that the flexo printing will be healthy and rapid development.