Wipak UK, a company specializing in the production of sophisticated, high barrier films for food products, has purchased a Comexi S1 DT slitter with double-sided laser scoring. The new capabilities resulting from this investment will allow the family-owned company to further develop its sustainable packaging portfolio.

Andrew Newbold, Wipak’s managing director, says that the inclusion of this machine in Wipak’s largest project investment in the United Kingdom, which was announced in 2020, is key to the production of packaging that has a low carbon footprint, contains recycled content and is kerbside recyclable. He further explains that Comexi was chosen as the supplier due to its technical expertise and track record of supplying machines for the wider Wipak Group.

Ramon Jonama, area manager, United Kingdom region, Comexi, explains, “This innovative technology patented by the company not only allows for saving costs regarding the addition of labels but simultaneously makes the perforation laser on both sides of the film. This results in cost reduction, plastic savings, and increased productivity. The S1 DT slitter, which is already in operation at Wipak UK’s site in Welshpool (Powys, Wales), is one of the few machines installed around the world that can perform these sophisticated applications.”

Wipak UK is part of the Wipak Group, a Finnish global supplier of premium quality, sustainable, and innovative flexible packaging solutions for food, medical devices, and pharmaceutical products.