——Discussion on the Gap between China’s Miscellaneous Can Printing and Coating Industry and European and American Peers in Equipment Utilization and Management Modes The gift box in the miscellaneous cans has become a wonderful gift in metal packaging in the past 10 years, thanks to the low labor cost in China and the rapid development of the mold manufacturing industry in Dongguan, Guangdong. However, with the significant increase in labor costs in the past two years and further fierce competition in the market, as a labor-intensive industry, the profit margin is gradually decreasing. How to reduce costs has become a problem that companies need to solve urgently. Stones from other hills: advanced hardware equipment combined with effective management patterns <br> Over the past six or seven years, many European and American companies engaged in the printing of miscellaneous cans, aerosol cans, lids, and barrels have gradually developed and have modernized. Printing production equipment and management models. For example, the Print Service printing service company located in Neuhaus-Schierschnitz, Germany. The company is currently equipped with two KBA's MetalStar UV ink metal color printing lines and two high-speed coating lines. The normal production speed for printing and coating is between 6500 and 7200 sheets/hour. 2 Ink lined with trays to achieve the logistics of program control. One of the 6 color lines also comes with an on-line UV coater. The other 4-color line and the 6-color line operating face are in the same direction. A printer can operate two MetalStar color lines at the same time, plus one assistant for each line. Three operators have realized the control and management of two multi-color lines, thereby greatly reducing labor costs. This is due to the high degree of automation of the MetalStar, automatic plate change, automatic cylinder cleaning, automatic web size and sheet thickness adjustments, and automatic ink feed adjustment of the CIP3 link from the CTP to the press. The above operations are touch-screen human-machine dialogues, completely free from the dependence of the traditional iron presses on the captain’s experience. Conclusion From the above two examples, it can be concluded that the development of a company really requires the following two important factors: First, mature and most advanced equipment, that is, what we call hardware; second is a reasonable, effective and practical enterprise management model. That is what we call software. The two complement each other and are indispensable! The development of the above two European and American companies, PrintService and Independent Can, is worth learning from and learning from. At the same time, it must be pointed out that the tinplate used by the above-mentioned companies is not what we think of as high-grade iron. It is learned that in order to reduce the cost of raw materials, Print Service is also using tinplates that are domestically produced and ranked in China. This shows how important a company's internal management is. T Shape Post,Impact Crusher,T Post Galvanized,Metal T Post Anping Xinlong Wire Mesh Manufacture Co.,Ltd. , https://www.hbzhaoxuan.com
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We have noticed that the printing and coating equipment used by printing and canning companies that currently produce domestic miscellaneous cans, aerosol cans, food cans, and chemical cans still use traditional two-color printing machines. The shortcomings are obvious: low speed, more waste sheets, and difficult to control printing quality. The performance of the printing press depends entirely on the long-term operating experience of the printing engineer. In particular, the multi-color printing products must be repeatedly printed. Energy consumption and labor costs are greatly increased.
High-speed, high-quality and high-automation, Indystar performs high efficiency. In comparison, European and American companies started using KBA-MetalPrint's most advanced multi-color continuous printing metal color printing machines as early as the beginning of this century to reduce operating costs, especially labor costs, energy consumption and the growing trend. Expensive floor space. This is because with the economic development, the appearance requirements of metal packaging have been synchronized with the development of paper packaging, and the market is increasingly interested in the appearance of multi-color and multi-pattern packaging. In order to meet this requirement, the use of the most advanced equipment is an essential path for companies to upgrade and advance and not lag behind market competition. The KBA-MetalPrint multi-color continuous printing metal color printing machine is based on the world's first and most advanced KBA large-format printing machine. Comparing with the so-called 4-color or 6-color printing machine, which is formed by superposition of the conventional traditional printing machine or the traditional two-color machine, it is totally different from the two concepts.
The first generation of MetalStar 1 was put into use in 1995, and at the 2014 Essen Metal Packaging Exhibition in Germany, it has been upgraded to the third generation of MetalStar 3 (MetalStar 3). As of 2016, over 600 Indianstar printing units have been installed and put into operation worldwide, including four-color, six-color, eight-color machines and even ten printing machines (currently being installed in Jamestrong, Australia). If we use 6 color printing machines as the statistics, there should be an average of more than 100 Metalstars operating at high speed around the world. The current contribution of the Chinese market is about 15%, but the users are mainly long-term three-piece beverage can manufacturing enterprises. The Indianstar's strengths lie in its high speed, high quality, and high degree of automation. However, at present, only high-speed and high-quality products have been realized in our country. However, the highly automated function is rarely used. 
Figure 1 The gift box in the cans, with its low labor costs and the rapid development of the mold manufacturing industry in Dongguan, Guangdong, has become a wonderful gift in metal packaging.
The main printing products of Print Service Printing Services are aerosol cans, crown caps, unscrewing covers, chemical cans and various kinds of olive oil cans. The average is 5,000 sheets per sheet, the maximum batch size is not more than 10,000 sheets, and the minimum batch size is only 300 sheets. Because of the highly automated features of the MetalStar, printing preparation time is greatly reduced, with an average replacement time of only about 20 minutes, and up to 50 one-day (3 shifts/24 hours) exchanges at the peak of the short-term.
Similar companies include Independent Can of the United States and Litalsa of Spain. Independent Can of the United States specializes in providing various metal packaging products for New York-based Elizabeth Arden cosmetics and skin care products. In order to meet the different requirements of different users and consumers, and to greatly improve the product quality, it is more important to face the challenges of the market. Independent Can put a 6-color and a 4-color Indian Star in 2009. (MetalStar) UV ink metal color printing line, and LTG energy-saving incinerator drying room.
Independent Can's sales team worked closely with Elizabeth Arden's product design company to achieve a one-stop product management model from product design solutions to pre-press look-to-end products. Throughout the process, the high speed, high quality, and high degree of automation of the MetalStar have played an integral role.
With the sustained and rapid development of the national economy in the past 30 years, the printing and canning enterprises have reached a crucial period of transition, that is, the time when equipment needs upgrading, and the level of technology and management needs urgent improvement. In the next five years, the survival of the inferior, the selection of advanced equipment and technology, and a reasonable modern management model will enable companies to reduce costs and increase profits in the fierce competition, and thus remain invincible.
Press Title Diagram Note: The Indian Iron Star 3 launched by KBA Metal Printing Co., Ltd. combines high speed, high quality, and high automation.
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