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The machine has been developed through a collaboration between Gravtech Srl, Italy, and UFlex India
UFlex, a flexible packaging and solutions company, unveiled the CERUFLEX 500, its next-generation high-speed gravure printing machine, at PLASTINDIA 2026.
The machine has been developed through a collaboration between Gravtech Srl, Italy, and UFlex India. Gravtech designed a completely new and innovative rotogravure model, while UFlex built the machine by leveraging its engineering expertise and deep market understanding. Gravtech also drew upon the expertise of Dr Giancarlo Cerutti and a technical team of mechanical and electronic engineers with long-standing and proven experience in the sector. This close collaboration between Italian design excellence and UFlex’s manufacturing capabilities offers the printing market a product that is better suited to the increasingly demanding needs of end users.
CERUFLEX 500 delivers printing speeds of up to 500 metres per minute. It features a shaftless cylinder system with chucking and a furnishing roller, ensuring accurate ink application and high print quality. The machine is equipped with a trolley-based system for faster job changeovers, allowing flexible swapping of printing cylinders and inking systems, along with semi-automatic operations that reduce downtime and free operators for critical tasks such as doctor blade setting and colour matching.
CERUFLEX 500 also offers automatic register alignment, advanced servo mechanisms for repeatability, and an intelligent inking system capable of handling a wide range of ink and solvent combinations without compromising speed or consistency, making it suitable for both short and long production runs.
Designed with sustainability at its core, the CERUFLEX 500 incorporates drying hoods to reduce thermal energy consumption, integrated viscosity control with cooling to minimise ink and solvent usage, and remote monitoring capabilities via mobile and tablet devices.