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Comexi remains on the rise in the Spanish and Portuguese markets

Comexi, specialist in solutions for the printing and converting industry of flexible packaging, closed 2018, consolidating its strategic position in the Spanish and Portuguese markets, in which the company has doubled its sales targets in each of the last four exercises. "In general terms, 2018 has been an excellent year for us," says David Morera, Comexi's Area Manager for the Iberian zone, emphasizing that sales have focused mainly on flexographic machinery, and the Morera rolling and cutting lines. He affirms that these lines "have helped us achieve the objectives set during the last period".

The significant growth of Comexi in 2018 is based mainly on the increase of the market share of the company against the competition. "This has been possible thanks to the new Comexi F2 family that has been launched in recent years, and the new Digital Services Platform, the Comexi Cloud, a digital tool that allows customers to analyze their production, make purchases of spare parts online (COOL), among other services. A clear novelty and that differentiates us from our competitors, "says Morera.

 

Efficient and quality service

The good results of the company in Spain and Portugal are also due to the fast and efficient quality of service offered by Comexi. "In the last four years we have doubled the service staff to improve customer service," says the Area Manager, who believes that Comexi has generated a good image of reliability in the market thanks to the news that has contributed in recent years in all existing lines, and also for having demonstrated an innovative spirit thanks to technologies such as central drum offset (Comexi CI8), robotic systems that allow to have more productive plants, as well as laser technology that allow a better use of the container with applications open easy, micro and perforated macros or holographic applications that give an added value to the design of the container. "All this has generated a great interest for customers. At the moment two units of CI8 Offset printers have been sold in the Iberian Peninsula and there are currently two and three quite advanced projects ".

The technologies of Comexi

Comexi Ordering On Line

COOL, or Comexi Ordering On Line, is a platform for the sale of spare parts through 3D, electrical diagrams or a list of materials. It is an easy to use, reliable system that works 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The advantages provided by COOL are the automation of orders, the optimization of time, the rapid identification of the necessary spare part and the acceleration of the order process, as well as access to a record of all the requests made.

Comexi F2

With the set of flexographic printers F2, Comexi has a wide range of solutions for printing on flexible material that stands out for its efficiency in medium and long runs of high quality. For the printing requirements of medium runs of the flexible packaging sector, Comexi has the F2 MB and the F2 MC, while for long runs it is possible to opt for the F2 MC or the F2 MP. The Comexi F2 WB is the perfect solution for sustainable printing, medium and long runs, in water-based inks without sacrificing speed and / or quality, while the Comexi F2 ML is the ideal answer for the demands of the polyethylene market . An unbeatable machine from the point of view of profitability, designed to achieve the best quality at high speeds and with great developments.

Comexi CI8

Undoubtedly, offset printing with central drum is an innovative Comexi solution that adapts to the demanding  time to market , since it offers a reduction of the cost per impression and reduces the environmental impact thanks to EB offset inks without solvents. This technology is the ideal answer for those customers who need short runs in flexible packaging.

Holography

The company has also made an important advance in the rolling unit with the Comexi Futura, a versatile machine that guarantees a holographic finish thanks to the Cast & Cure technology. It allows the application of Cold-foil, UV lamination and various coatings to give an attractiveness to the product, as well as the possibility of lamination without solvents.

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The laser processing system, on the other hand, can be integrated into any of the Comexi cutters. It is a key technology to make a difference and optimize production following the demands and trends of the market. It is characterized by control, precision and speed, and allows to customize, differentiate and perform a wide gamma of applications and finishes.

Automation

Another of the strengths of Comexi is the application of automation or robotization in their plants, to make them more productive and able to respond to the current demanding market, which is characterized by fierce competition and a tendency towards maximum personalization in the products. Reducing the duration of work and minimizing the loss of time between one and another has been one of the company's workhorses, which revolutionized the market with the new Comexi F1, the flexographic printing machine with an automatic device for change of shirts that allows a significant increase in production. The cutting unit has also advanced in this aspect with value-added solutions such as double turret rewinders, automatic blade positioning, automatic positioning of cores and automatic wrapping, among others. By reducing cycles and downtime, jobs are done in much less time than before.

Source: Comexi

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