The recently rebranded IM Group (formerly Inkmaker Group) has completed a double ink-mixer installation at Samograph’s international headquarters in Sant’Anastasia, Campania, Italy.

The two mixing stations, commissioned through Samograph, were purchased specifically to automate and speed production and come complete with IM Group’s ‘Polare Offset’ dosing heads controlled by the group’s proprietary software, Inkpro. The dosing heads — capable of dispensing up to 20 colorants and additive components — have an output of up to 30 liters of offset inks, distributable across pails or drums, using a 30 kg scale of up to 0,1g resolution with a precision of detecting weights as low as 0.1g.

The automated production line also comes equipped with full traceability conforming to ISO Food certifications, registration of formulas and processing history —with optional customization of dosage parameters to optimize production times and conditions when required — and production reports throughout the process. Powered by IoT and state-of-the-art industry 4.0 technology, fourteen pumps are explicitly dedicated to food packaging, while another fourteen are aimed at conventional inks.

“We are very proud of this installation; it is a remarkably flexible and efficient system made all the more powerful due to the sophisticated technology that drives it. Thanks to the efforts of our award-winning software team, Inkpro has distinguished itself as a leader in the industry,” said Alessandro Tallone, area sales manager from IM Group, responsible for securing the project.

Samograph is a leading manufacturer and distributor of inks and materials for the graphic arts for over two decades, specializes in various printing techniques such as offset, UV, flexo, and food in both commercial and technical-scientific industries.

“The precision of the automated dosing combined with the production speed and traceability of work-orders of the two IM Group mixing stations has given us the advantage we were looking for,” said Salvatore Montella, director of Samograph. “IM Group’s quality and service has always put them in a league above their competitors, and with the expertise of so many companies within one group, which inevitably benefits most from this synergy is us — the clients.”