A 12-colour 22-inch FA line Nilpeter machine will be installed at the company’s Leeds facility in July. It incorporates hot air drying, LED UV curing, and inline solvent lamination capabilities.
The investment has been made to support the growth of the company’s short to medium run flexible packaging business, as well as its multi-layer peel and read label segment.
OPM managing director Chris Ellison said: “We are experiencing tremendous demand for our clever indexed multi-layer label design, Multi Dex. This innovative label solution offers designers the ability to communicate extensive information on a pack in a concise way.
“With increasing pressure on brands to find clever ways to cram in legal, health and safety requirements on packs for compliance, Multi Dex is proving particularly popular in the health, nutrition and beauty sectors with its unique structure offering multiple faces for the designer to use without compromising sustainability or graphic standout.”
A 10-colour Nilpeter FA22 press will then be installed in the US in the second half of 2022, enabling OPM to further meet demand for its patented TLC label closure system in the North American hygiene and wipes sectors.
“We are a European market leader in the supply of moist wipe packaging solutions as a result of the development of our European and US patented TLC – Thicker Label Closure,” said Ellison.
“TLC replaces the need for rigid flip top closure systems offering brands a lighter weight closure solution that can be printed to match their brand colours.
“TLC retains moisture for the full life cycle of the product which boosts consumer satisfaction, is lower cost, and is applied at higher speeds, driving further energy and production efficiencies for packers.”
He added: “With sustainability being a key issue in the wipes market, TLC also offers a lower carbon footprint, improves pack recyclability, and can be manufactured with recycled content.
“We’re therefore seeing significant demand from the US for this innovation and it’s only right we commit to production locally to ensure we can maintain the customer service and supply standards our customers have come to recognise us for.”
