Kluge Demonstrating OmniCoat UV Roller Coater at SGIA Expo
St. Croix Falls, WI, October 29, 2015 – Brandtjen & Kluge will be co-exhibiting with Stratojet at the SGIA Expo in Atlanta November 4-6 at booth # 1927. The Kluge team will be demonstrating the NEW Kluge OmniCoat 2000 UV Roller Coater and evaluating applications related to die cutting, foil stamping and folding and gluing.
In September Kluge announced that it had reached an agreement to acquire the Olec brand roller coater products from Fabcon. Based in Santa Ana, California, Fabcon’s roller coater business produces both wide-format and digital print roller coaters. The Olec brand of roller coaters includes designs from acquisitions of both Dorn SPA and Frank Matheus & Associates. The acquisition further broadens Kluge’s product offering to include cutting, coating, decorating and converting equipment solutions, which is in line with its on-going growth strategy.
“We are delighted to welcome the Olec roller coater business into the Kluge family. This acquisition supports our vision to become a leading global provider of print finishing solutions for the printing and package converting industry,” said Michael Aumann, CEO of Kluge. “Additionally, Kluge is well positioned to offer our full product line of diecutting, laser cutting, foil stamping, embossing and folder/gluer equipment to the expanding digital print market.”
The OmniCoat applies an ultra-violet (UV) protective coating extending the life of any printed product. Kluge UV Roller Coaters are available in multiple formats up to 84″ and feature quick changeovers and precision metering adjustments with multiple curing and conditioning options.
Kluge Participating in the Digital Packaging Summit
St. Croix Falls, WI October 2, 2015 – Brandtjen & Kluge is pleased to announce that we will be participating in the Digital Packaging Summit 2015 taking place November 9-11, 2015 at the Ponte Vedra Inn& Club in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. The Digital Packaging Summit is an invitation-only, hosted summit designed for senior managers and business executives who want to understand how current and future digital production printing, finishing technology, software and solutions will impact their business and investment decisions. This summit offers strategic level insights into what package printing and converting industry leaders must know to improve and optimize their business.
“I’m confident that the format of the Digital Packaging Summit will provide high value to all those in attendance,” said Michael Aumann, CEO of Kluge. “At Kluge we continue to leverage our 50 years of print finishing experience to develop new finishing solutions for the digital print workflow. We are looking forward to collaborating with attendees to find solutions that will address the challenges they experience daily in digital print finishing.”
The conference program is led by Kevin Karstedt, CEO, Karstedt Partners, LLC, and a team of key advisory board members and speakers. The conference program will cater to senior level decision-makers tasked with researching and understanding digital solutions and determining if the business case to invest or expand into digital makes sense for their respective organization.
Digital Packaging Summit 2015 takes place November 9-11, 2015 at the Ponte Vedra Inn & Club in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. For information on sponsoring and/or attending, please visit www.digitalpackagingsummit.com or contact David Pesko at [email protected]. or Brian Ludwick at [email protected].