Flint Group opens tech center in Shanghai

Flint Group, a manufacturer of printing equipment and consumables, celebrated the grand opening of its regional Technology Center Asia Pacific, located at the Shanghai Publishing and Printing College, in Shanghai, China. The Technology Center allows continued expansion of technical support and services and provides a location for development, plate manufacturing, training and education, according to Flint Group. The company has invested about 2 million euros ($2.2 million) in the technology center, where Flint Group technicians cooperate with SPPC members in a 400 square meter space.

“The ATC is an important milestone within our global innovation network to help our customers capturing the growth in the packaging market. We can not only showcase what can be done within the flexographic printing space, but more importantly provide a platform to develop solutions with and for our customers and the entire value chain,” said Friedrich von Rechteren, global commercial vice president.

The Technology Center features a complete solution of nyloflex, nyloprint, rotec and ThermoFlexX plate processing equipment as well as facilities for training, education and in-depth evaluation. It offers an environment for Flint Group customers to develop future packaging solutions, the company says.

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