Plastic tube decoration

Offset Printing and Varnishing incl. Capping

The compact and flexible dry offset printing and varnishing machine for plastic tubes incl, capping operations or dry offset printing and varnishing machine for sleeve.

Operations:

  • Membrane punching and sealing
  • Cap screwing and tightening or Cap snap on
  • Print orientation to flip top cap
  • Dry Offset Printing and Varnishing

Highlights:

  • Quick change option for a fast design change
  • Surface pre-treatment by gas or by corona
  • Printing units with up to 8 colors
  • Hybrid printing unit for Prime offset with 4 colors for CMYK and 4 colors for separate Pantone
  • Pre-Print option for strong colours with transparent tubes
  • TS grip system, which holds the tubes or sleeves firmly on the mandrel. Less set-up time, better print quality
  • UV ink curing with progressive power regulation
  • Squeezing roller or anilox varnishing unit

Technical Data

RDA-X
RDA 24-165
Min./max. diameter
(16) 19-50 (60) mm
(16) 19-50 (60) mm
Skirt length
60-215 mm
50-215 mm
Max. printing width
205 mm
205 mm
Cap diameter
(16) 19-50 mm
(16) 19-50 mm
Max. printing speed
130/min.*
165/min.*
Weight of main machine
~10,000 kg
~12,000 kg
*(depending on configuration)

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Visit us at Booth T30

@ Paris Packaging Week 2025, in Paris / France (28.01. ‑ 29.01.2025)

Our Highlights:
// NEW: Shoulderless tube making on our RHM 240+
// NEW: “Direct to shape” digital beverage can printing on our DigiCan – beverage cans
// NEW: Photorealistic Prime decoration of tubes on our RDA 16-240 Prime
// NEW: Photorealistic decoration of cans utilizing Prime offset printing unit