Products
Dry Offset / Digital
Flexo, Screen, Metallic
Dry Offset & Capping
Capping
Header & Capping
Tube Production Lines
Markets
Extruded plastic tubes
The goal of Polytype is to have the right solution for the different specific needs of the customer. Even in the production of plastic tubes, the requirements are varied, in relation to the different markets. With this in mind we conclude that there are 5 main different market sectors each with its own profile of individual needs.
Technologies
Dry offset technology
Polytype has nearly 100 years of experience in dry offset printing technology and is a leading company in the sector. Dry offset is an indirect letterpress printing process in which we print all colors wet-on-wet onto a rubber blanket. We assemble the complete image on this rubber blanket. The final image is then transferred to the tube/sleeve.
Waterless offset (Toray)
This technology is similar to dry offset technology, the main difference being the printing plates. These printing plates are silicon based. The dry offset printing plates are nylon based.
Flexo printing
Polytype offers the alternative of wet-on-dry printing technology on tubes/sleeves. This is the most common technology in printing paper/labels. This is a pure letterpress printing technology with between color UV drying of the ink. On the Linearis machine it is possible to decorate tubes or sleeves with flexo printing technology using up to 12 colors, resulting in a wide range of possibilities.
Screen printing
With rotary screen technology, Polytype enables high validated designs in a productive manner. With this technology we can run production on our Linearis machine at a speed of 120/min.
Hot-/cold stamping
Both hot and cold stamping technology are available on the Linearis machine. This option permits a wide range of possibilities in terms of metallic effect decoration with quality and productivity.
Digital
Polytype is also working on the development of digital printing on plastic tubes. Our goal is to achieve a stable level of quality with this printing technology, satisfying expectations in the cosmetic industry.
Laminate tube manufacturing
Securing your Business
Wifag-Polytype customer services are tailored to complement our machines and solutions in order to keep you operational and highly productive. They are also intended to support you in your endeavors to remain a reliable, high-quality supplier for your own customers.
Our services target:
- Consistency
- Uptime
- Productivity
- Quality
- Innovation
for the complete life cycle of our machines and solutions.
In all these areas over time your system will be positioned differently to the best achievable level due to development of technology and functionality, regular wear&tear, staff fluctuation or obsolescence of parts and components. By selecting the right service package, you can bring back your system on a better range.
Please refer to the specific customer service pages of our business units to get more information about their specific services and to see the corresponding contacts.
Customer Service
Offering the very best equipment and solutions alone is not enough! If the service and support level provided is not in accordance with customers' needs and expectations, we have not reached our goals. The installation and start-up of a new machine is just the beginning. After that it is all about:
Trainings
For high productivity and high quality production not being a matter of coincidence
Well trained and skilled employees allow you to be more responsive and to ensure a better product quality to your customers. Your machine operators are able achieve a higher productivity. A trained maintenance manager or crew will reduce downtime or help to avoid unexpected machine stops by an efficient maintenance program and by good trouble-shooting procedures.
Our training specialists are able to provide intensive training to your staff in the following fields:
- Equipment operation
- Application techniques
- Maintenance of electric and mechanic components
- Trouble shooting
The training can be conducted at your site or alternatively will be done at one of our training center locations.
We provide inividual training programs based on your specific requests. Don't hesitate to ask.
Contact / Hotline
Switzerland
Monday to Friday: 8:00 - 17:00
Phone: +41 26 426 13 84
Email: service.eu(at)polytype.com
USA:
Monday to Friday: 8:00 - 17:00
Phone: +1 (201) 962 95 80
Email: parts.na(at)polytype.com
Thailand:
Monday to Friday: 8:00 - 18:00
Phone: +66 899 680 027
Email: service.asia(at)polytype-th.com
Contacts
Headquarter
Polytype SA
26, rte de la Glâne
CH-1701 Fribourg / Switzerland
Subsidiaries
Polytype America Corp.
600 Ryerson Road
Unit M
Lincoln Park, NJ 07035 / USA
Phone +1 201 995 1000
Fax +1 201 995 1080
info(at)polytype.com
Polytype Asia Pacific Co. Ltd.
Wellgrow Industrial Estate
77 Moo 9, Bangna- Trad Road
T. Bangwua, A. Bangpakong
Chachoengsao 24180 / Thailand
Phone +66 38 98 90 45
Fax +66 38 98 90 55
service.asia(at)polytype-th.com
Sales Contacts
Asia (excluding India)
Australasia
Middle East
Northamerica
Southamerica