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BOBST THQ FLEXOCLOUD

“THANKS TO A RIGOROUS CHECKING PROCESS AND WORKING ONLY WITH CERTIFIED PLATE MAKERS,
CONVERTERS CAN BE ASSURED OF THE END RESULT.”
DIDIER GUENU, OWNER OF GRAPHILABEL

a methodology that allows an operator new Bobst flexo Rapidset printing
to create some simply breath- machine and it can also be retrofitted
taking results, the likes of which are to a Bobst machine that might be a
directly comparable to litho offset. few years old. The physical changes to
It is still flexo printing, however. the printing machine are minimal; the
You do not need new operators, or to system does have to run on a fixed type
radically change your factory. THQ machine, as having space for a dryer
FlexoCloud can be supplied on any between each print unit is preferable.

L to R: David Arnaud, Product Marketing Director,
Bobst Lyon, Didier Guenu, owner of Graphilabel and
Francois Chaume, THQ Project Manager, Bobst Lyon.

What is THQ?
THQ stands for ‘Très Haute Qualité’
(translated from French as ‘very high
quality’) – a phrase coined by its
developer, Didier Guenu, owner of
Graphilabel. Based in Reims, France,
Graphilabel is a business that was
set up over 35 years ago, specialising
in security printing. Having started
out producing sequential numbered
documents, the company started to
work with banks for the production
of cheque books and during this time,
pushed the boundaries in what could
be done with security features.
From cheque book printing,
the company expanded into the
production of flexo plates for narrow
web labels. It was the first company
in France to be certified by Esko
as an HD flexo plate producer
back in 2010. Since that time, the
company has continued to push the
boundaries of what can be achieved
with flexo print, even developing a
print method that allows printers
to create 3D effects in 2D print.

REPRINTED FROM NOVEMBER 2018 ISSUE OF INTERNATIONAL PAPER BOARD INDUSTRY