Introduction

Edale Ltd are the UK-based manufacturer of narrow web printing and converting presses specialising in Flexographic Printing, Digital Printing, Commercial Security and Converting Solutions.

 

All Edale machines are designed in-house and the design team are responsible for all concept and detail design ensuring that we create value for our clients by combining our technical expertise and engineering know-how with in-depth knowledge of our customers’ products.

 

Our product range includes a complete range of flexo presses from the entry level stack press,  fully servo driven plug & play machines ideal for packaging applications, flexible converting machines for commercial security applications, as well as our digital printing machines which we produce in collaboration with our partners in digital print AGFA Graphics.  

 

Each machine is custom built to our customers’ exact specification, and designed to be upgradeable

News and Products

Alpha & Alpha-Multi

With over 150 installations worldwide, the award-winning Alpha is Edale’s compact flexographic printing press.

The Alpha is now also available in ‘Multi’ format, essentially featuring two ‘stacks’ rather than one. The Alpha Multi has all the benefits of the original Alpha including the same short web path and quick job change, yet can print up to 9 colours in a footprint of just 5m2. The unique twin stack arrangement has the added benefit of allowing one stack to be in production whilst the second is being made-ready.

The Alpha Multi can be purchased as an upgrade to an existing Alpha or as a brand new press. Both the Alpha and the Alpha ‘Multi’ are capable of converting a wide variety of label, packaging and ticketing substrates and are available with an extensive range of options designed to enhance their already high specifications.

The Alpha and the Alpha ‘Multi’ offer all the benefits of a conventional modular press but at a fraction of the price, making both machines ideal for those new to the flexographic process,
as well as companies looking for improved productivity and profitability from today’s short run lengths.

VLS-650

The fully servo driven variable length sheet cutter VLS-650 is an in-line or offline variable sheet cutting, delivery and stacking solution.

It features two modes of operation, both set through the user friendly touch screen control panel:

• Fixed repeat – Desired cut length is entered and the length of each sheet remains constant
• On demand – The cut is triggered by an optical sensor reading a register mark

The VLS-650 allows for jumbo rolls of plain or pre-printed materials to be fed through, and converted to sheets resulting in a delivery of shingle or deep pile stacks. One of the many
features of this machine is that it allows a wide range of substrate types and thicknesses to be cut into variable lengths, on the fly, without the need to change the tooling.

Primarily designed to convert digitally printed web but can be run in-line with almost any web fed machinery, both on demand and fixed repeat.

Lambda

Developed through years of experience in the manufacture of value-added printing and converting machinery, the Edale Lambda has become the most flexible converting solution on the market.

The ‘plug & play’ technology allows almost any process or web path configuration which, when combined with Edale’s extensive inventory of special converting options, makes the Lambda the ultimate solution for any specialist converter. The Lambda enables the end user to change any sequence of modules or the position of any idler or winder, allowing for creativity and flexibility.

As customers’ demands change so can the method of production, meaning that investment in a Lambda is a low risk, future-proof and safe option.

Gamma

The Edale Gamma is a dual servo flexographic printing and converting system combining the finest print quality with innovative features ensuring high speed changeovers, minimum downtime and minimum wastage.

The Gamma features servo drives on each print head, providing pre-register, auto-register and print length control features. This, combined with the revolutionary print head design, ensures job change times and setup wastage are kept to a minimum with the ability to perform a print head colour change in under 1 min 30 seconds. The Gamma’s ‘Plug & Play’ converting section allows the user to swap in and out different converting, laminating, winding or printing options to facilitate the production of added-value products.

Categories

This company supplies products in the following categories:

Label & narrow web printing machinery

• Digital printing
• Flexo presses

Radio Frequency Identificaton

• Insertion Systems

Security solutions

• Security printing

Substrates & adhesives

• Speciality coating/converting

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