thinking about buying a Flexo printer (details inside) , advice please

[tom656]

My company packages products for Hotels in China. Hotels want our products rebranded with their packaging. We are just starting out so expect orders in the 5,000-10,000 quantity range. The problem we are running into is that no one wants to print off that amount of film and switch plates for our next customer. The only solution I can think of is to buy a Flexo printer myself and print out our own packaging. I'm not sure how huge of an undertaking this is. We would be switching the plates quite often. Most hotels would only want 1 extra color on their packaging. Our packaging is always the same size. If someone can give me some advice on what I am getting myself into jumping into this and doing it myself that would be great.

Thanks

 

[Dersu]

IMHO, HP Indigo will be perfect solution for you.

 

[tom656]

Interesting.. a digital press. If I just want to print on film for pillow packaging, what is the price range for one of these?

 

[tom656]

And if its extremely high, are there other digital press options?

 

[tom656]

And if its extremely high, are there other digital press options?

 

[tom656]

realistically my max capacity only needs to be 10,000 images a day which are roughly 12"x12". Maybe I should be looking at a different type of printer. Like a UV or sublimation roll printer.