Interprint Selects Faustel to Help Create New Premeer™ Product Line
Interprint breaks into the oriented polypropylene (OPP) market for décor printing
GERMANTOWN, WI – (June 12, 2012) – Faustel, a manufacturer of high-tech web processing equipment for the converting industry, helped client Interprint, a global décor printer from Pittsfield, MA, revolutionize the furniture industry by providing the coater for its new Premeer™ product line. Premeer is a decorative overlay comprised of a specially formulated oriented polypropylene (OPP) with décor printing and electron beam (EB) coating on the front side, and a surface that accepts adhesion to various substrates on the reverse. It is used for the manufacture of beautiful mill-worked products.
Premeer™ is available with a substrate base thickness of 0.9 to 2.2 mil, Premeer can be profile wrapped, mitre folded, bladder pressed or flat laminated without creasing, cracking or distortion. It does not shrink, stretch, distort or creep under 180° C of heat and is compatible with all EVA and PUR adhesive systems.
Back in 2010, Interprint realized the best way to break into the OPP business would be to put the printing and coating in-line for the most efficient and least costly production. Early in 2011, Interprint had a goal of producing the new product within one year. With the ability to print OPP already, their press #3 emerged as the best candidate to receive the $2 million upgrade. According to Interprint’s Technical Manager, Dave Murray, “We needed a partner that could provide a fully engineered turnkey solution.” Faustel proved to be more than up to the task. Faustel, well-known in many printing industries for its high-quality in-register coaters, agreed to manage the installation for Interprint. Equipment began arriving in October 2011 and construction began shortly thereafter. A steel mezzanine was constructed over Press #3 in November and two critical pieces came together in December – a Faustel coater and an electron beam (EB) curing system from ESI. Soon the system was commissioned and Premeer was born!
Faustel, well-known in many printing industries for its high-quality in-register coaters, agreed to manage the installation for Interprint. ~ Dave Murray, Technical Manager, Interprint
About Interprint
The Interprint group is one of the worldwide leading decor printers. Decors from Interprint decorate the surfaces of numerous materials employed for residential and commercial use. Applications range from furniture for kitchens, for all types of living-rooms and offices to store fixtures and decorations for train carriages, busses, ships and aircrafts.
About Faustel
Founded in 1956, Faustel is a manufacturer of high-tech web processing equipment for the paper, film and foil coating and converting industry including complete lines, components and control systems for a wide range of coated or laminated products. Products manufactured on Faustel machines are used in the consumer, aerospace, medical, automotive, electronics, textile industries and more. Faustel has a well-equipped coating and web handling process development facility including two complete pilot coating lines, solvent, aqueous or radiation curable coating capability, including an ESI electron beam curing system. Faustel has production facilities in the US and China and provides 24-hour parts and service. For more information, contact our Sales Department at 262-253-3333 or sales@faustel.com.
