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New EVO XD Eight-Color Flexo Press Ordered by Seydaco Packaging
Superior, gearless, sleeved, central impression flexo printing press will be installed in Canada
To maintain its fast growth and to offer maximum flexibility to its customers, a new KBA-Flexotecnica EVO
XD eight-color flexo press will be delivered to Seydaco Packaging Corp., an innovative packaging firm
located in Mississauga, Canada, later this year.
“The entire flexo web-line including the new KBA-Flexotecnica eight-color CI plus two downstream units
as well as double roll stands with auto splicer and festoon and flatbed diecutter with rotary stripper, belt
askew, and delivery will be unique in North America,” says David Seychell, president of Seydaco.
“Flexotecnica is known world-wide for its superior, gearless, sleeved, central impression flexographic
printing presses. We’re excited to be operating one of these fine presses in our facility. It will be miles
ahead of anything in its class considerations.”
Seychell says that the installation of the KBA-Flexotecnica press will complement its sheetfed arsenal,
and will allow them to offer competitive long-run carton production possibly for export markets. Plus the
new press will continue to support Seydaco’s motto of flexibility and assist the sales staff with additional
resources that they can offer to potential customers in the consumer package goods market. The new
press will boost production at the Seydaco facility providing two sheetfed printing press lines and two
high-speed diecutters plus the new flexo web line giving the firm the capability of handling sheets and
rolls.
Seydaco and its sister firms, Groupe Ecco,a folding carton manufacturer based in Quebec; Miramont
Labels, based in Quebec; and National Carton & Coating, a mid-to-large volume manufacturer of custom
printed folding cartons, stock chipboard boxes, and mailers based in Dayton, OH; all pride themselves on
offering maximum flexibility to all of their market segments including a wide variety of folding carton and
pressure sensitive label services. That, says Seychell, is its main differentiator from its competitors.
Whether a customer requires small, medium or long run capabilities, low key and high value-added carton
capabilities, multiple substrate availability, and the added geographical reach for sales and deliveries,
Seydaco and its sister firms offer the flexibility to do it all.
Once the new press is installed, Seydaco’s intention is to use it to support mid- to long-run requirements
at all Seydaco related locations. Initially, the firm will target paperboard foodservice packaging
requirements, which is where Seydaco and Groupe Ecco are already well positioned. Through invitations
and demonstrations, the firm also intends to attract private label owners and consumer packaged goods
companies. Seydaco will also be exhibiting at private label shows, consumer packaged goods shows, and
food service shows. The firm is also preparing an invitation for its target customers to learn more about
the firm and its capabilities and send test jobs to be produced after the KBA-Flexotecnica/Zerand line is
installed.
“The EVO XD will allow us to develop new skills and expertise in longer run orders, and one-pass printing
on the front and back of substrates,” says Seychell. “Throughout the history of Seydaco, Groupe Ecco
and National Carton & Coating, we have used only sheetfed equipment and sheeters. Our only exposure
and experience with flexo printing/in-line diecutting and flexo plate materials is at our Miramont facility
where we use a 13” flexo press to produce pressure sensitive labels.”
While flexo printing is new to Seydaco, its partnership with KBA is not. The firm currently operates two
six-color KBA Rapida 105 41-inch press, a seven-color KBA Rapida 105 41-inch press, and one 10-color
KBA Rapida 130 press with two coating stations---all equipped with UV coating/curing. Its press
operators, says Seychell, like the ease of operation on the presses and the consistency and quality of the
results. Its printing departments, says Seychell, are constantly meeting and exceeding estimated overall
speeds.
It was four years ago when Seychell began thinking about acquiring a flexo press to augment his
sheetfed production. In early 2013, he found a new location that was suitable to house both the sheetfed
operation and the future KBA-Flexotecnica equipment along with roll storage and other equipment
requirements. “We inked a 15 year occupancy lease for a 115,000 sq ft building,” says Seychell, “giving
us a dedicated 45,000 sq ft for the new flexo equipment and supporting ergonomic options. We have now
completely settled in this new building. In anticipation of the extra carton blanks intended to be produced
from the EVO XD press line, we have already increased our gluing capacity with an additional Bobst gluer
and an automatic case packer. We are continuing to automate the gluing packing lines with additional
conveyors and eventually a robotic skid loader.”
During the next six months as the firm awaits the KBA-Flexotecnica press, the entire sales staff at all
companies and all locations is being cross-trained and empowered to sell all of its existing and upcoming
capabilities and represent all the companies. The manufacturing team will decide where the work gets
produced, considering individual company strengths, and of course, cost of transport to destination.
“The past two years have been exciting for our company,” says Seychell. “In 2014 my vision was to
finalize all the options of the Flexotecnica CI web press line and to establish a presence in the U.S. By
January 2015 I had finalized the purchase of the entire web line, and in early April 2015, I was also
successful in buying National Carton & Coating Co., near Dayton OH. It is a great location with excellent
warehouse capacity. I’m sure that 2016 will be equally exciting as we ramp up the new KBA-Flexotecnica
into full production mode.”
Seydaco Packaging Corp. is a privately-held corporation specializing in the manufacturing of stock and
specialty paperboard products. Headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, Seydaco has become one of the
largest suppliers of critical high-quality graphics for leading manufacturers of cake, pie, pastry and pizza
cartons.
Along with this innovative press series’ winning technology, the order was down to the
company’s good business relationship with sales and service company KBA North America Inc.,
located in Dallas, Texas. For more information visit the company's web site at www.kba.com/us/
Related website:
www.seydaco.com
Photo 1:
David Seychell, president of Seydaco Packaging Corp., eagerly awaits the delivery of his new KBAFlexotecnica EVO XD eight-color flexographic press later this year
Photo 2:
The configuration of the EVO XD for Seydaco Packaging Corp in will set new standards in Canada