There are many different ink grinding, print technologies and packaging options available on the market today. Folding boxes, labels, pouches, liddings or blister packaging made of a wide range of different materials, such as cardboard, films or aluminum, are in turn printed using different printing methods for a broad range of applications. Of course that means that print and finishing processes are just as varied.

We want to help you make your workflows more time- and resource-efficient. To this end we work with you to analyze your processes from pre-press to finishing. Thus, we focus on both material usage and materials or machinery handling. Also we consider providing and handling of printing inks and coatings before, during and after printing. Increasing printing ink inventory efficiency is an issue where we can offer a high degree of expertise.

This enables you to increase your productivity and cut out the hassle.

A high-class packaging design combined with a high degree of packaging functionality requires innovative printing inks. We work with you to develop custom ink portfolios to match your requirements. Our experts provide ink formulations, which have exactly the right properties and the functionality you need for your applications.

We will assist you as quickly as possible in case of new challenges or if problems occur with your printing presses. Your personal contact will provide you with solutions and enhancements on site. We are not satisfied until everything runs like clockwork. Tests and regular quality checks by our experts ensure your print operations run smoothly.

We also help your employees get up to speed with current quality assurance methods. The result is minimum downtimes and a high degree of profitability.

We don't keep our knowledge to ourselves. On the contrary, we are very happy to pass our ink expertise on to our customers – because these ultimately enable to produce excellent printing results. To this end we provide on-press training to your employees and turn them into experts of their own.

That includes knowledge transfer about the materials used in the packaging production process – inks, adhesives and substrates. Just as important is knowledge of topics such as color management and colorimetry. Last but not least product safety plays a key role in food or pharmaceutical packaging. We train your employees specifically to match your requirements and packaging products in this area as well.

We are also happy to visit your site, because an on-press workshop enables plenty of questions to be answered and processes to be improved.

Studies have shown that most printers working with flexo printing technology do not utilize the full capacity of their machines.

Over 70% of all errors are directly related to the process. These guidelines are intended to help you solve any printing problems that arise: For improved error detection in the print shop, we have compiled illustrated explanations that will help you define the problem more specifically.

'Identifying causes and remedying the problem' lists the causes of and settings to rectify the most important corrections. This should allow you to recognize your problem. For additional details, please get in touch with your point of contact at XLink.

The flexo printing advisor from XLink enables you to quickly recognize problems and resolve them, thereby increasing productivity in printing.

Inks and coatings play a vital role in brand communication, to differentiate products and to elevate brand recognition and trust. But Siegwerk’s inks and coatings also serve to enhance packaging functionalities and to meet your unique needs. We don’t believe in template solutions, but work with you to design the solution your business needs to align with your strategy.

We have unrivaled expertise and hands-on support, providing solutions to help your packaging perform – in conversion (materials, format and filling), on the shelf, in consumer usage and post consumption in the waste-to-material process.

We are committed to helping brands cover the final mile to achieve the complex goals that are necessary to make sustainability claims.

Not only offers self-manufactured products, XLink also provides the supporting related accessory products, including additives, color management instruments, water-based ink detecting device and automatic ink preparation device. In addition, we also provide semi-finished products such as water-based color pastes and varnishes, and professional blending ratio recommendations for customers to toning by themselves.