Oktoflex Premium Flexografische drukpers by Laszlo Nemeth and Denes Varga

Oktoflex Premium Flexografische drukpers by Laszlo Nemeth and Denes Varga is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award in Goud in Productie- en Verwerkingsmachines Ontwerp Competition Category.

GoudMachines· 2021

Oktoflex Premium Flexografische drukpers

by Laszlo Nemeth and Denes Varga

Client: Varga-Flexo Ltd.

A' Design Award in Goud Winner in Machines Category

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The Design

About Oktoflex Premium Flexografische drukpers

Oktoflex Premium is een flexografische drukpers ontworpen voor het bedrukken van materialen op rollen, zoals papier, BOPP-, PET- en polyethyleenfolies. De pers biedt een drukbreedte van 500 tot 1200 millimeter en een druksnelheid tot 450 meter per minuut, en werkt met inkten op solventbasis of waterbasis. De machine is opgebouwd uit meer dan 22.000 onderdelen. Ergonomisch geplaatste bedieningspanelen en controlezones zijn met een hoog contrast in de behuizing geïntegreerd, zodat twee operators met vrije toegang kunnen werken. De verhoudingen volgen de gulden snede en symmetrie.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in Goud

Oktoflex Premium Flexografische drukpers is winnaar van de A' Design Award in Goud, een immens prestigieuze erkenning die wordt toegekend aan eersteklas, schitterende en uitmuntende ontwerpen. Winnaars in Goud zijn uiterst innovatieve, zeer visionaire en glamoureus verblindende creaties die het genie, de wijsheid en de bekwaamheid van hun ontwerpers weerspiegelen. Oktoflex Premium Flexografische drukpers wordt verwacht een zeer geprezen, trendzettende en monumentale uitvinding te zijn die ongekende waarde levert. Dit ontwerp dat de A' Design Award in Goud heeft gewonnen, is een spectaculair, gerespecteerd project dat enorm baat en de grenzen van kunst, wetenschap, ontwerp en technologie verlegt. Oktoflex Premium Flexografische drukpers wekt intense gevoelens van verlangen, roept passie op, moedigt creativiteit aan en fascineert ons.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The OKTOFLEX PREMIUM flexographic press is the result of a thoughtful and comprehensive design-based product development project. The final design reflects the 27 years of experience accumulated by Varga-Flexo Ltd. The objective of the design was to find an optimal connection between man and machine in regard to its operation, handling, maintenance and servicing. This formally, visually and functionally integrated system was created in accordance with the principles of Industry 4.0.
Dimensions & Packaging: MAIN PARAMETERS

Printing width: 500-1200 mm
Printing length: 300-900 mm
Printing speed: 300 / 450 m/min
Maximum reel diameter: 900 / 1000 mm
Ink system: Solvent based, or Water based
Materials: Reeling materials: PapEr, BOPP, metbopp, gbopp, pet, metpet, cpp, pa, hdpe, ldpe
Operators:2 peolpe - a foreman and an assistant printer
Tags: flexo, flexographic, printing, press, Varga-Flexo, oktoflex, premium, lasky
Production Technology: The machine consists of more than 22,000 parts, not including electronics. We use wide range of materials and manufacturing technologies.
Design Challenge: The purpose of the design

The goal is to implement a designed casing machine type, the appearance of which is in line with the high technical content and quality represented by our machines. The feeling of performance and quality can only be authentically conveyed with design tools and high aesthetic value, for this purpose we have designed our new machine. Within the printing industry, we want to offer a slightly forward-looking and attractive alternative for customers.
Research: The reason for the development

Within machine builders in general the same trends can be observed. The productivity, quality, and reliability of machines are similar and high, so manufacturers are increasing the automation of their machines, using Industry 4.0 solutions, and focusing on an ever-higher level of design. Design tools have become indispensable. This is also true in the field of industrial software, and now includes the design of related services with a special focus on service. Without design, there is no truly successful product in the industry either.
Inspiration: There were no inspirations. We used the golden ratio and the ergonomics rules, and we made lot of symmetry for getting more harmonic results.
Project Duration: The project started in 2015 in Budapest Hungary and finished in January 2019.
Operation Flow: In this industry it is all about optimal human machine collaboration. An industrial software is really good if it is almost invisible during use, so it is not a problem to use at all and the operator does not even think about the software itself, but can focus hundred percent on his or her job. The ergonomically arranged and clearly structured control panels together with the audit areas were neatly and with high contrast integrated into the housing. The system comes across as being generally very user friendly.
Team Members: Designer: Laszlo Nemeth senior industrial designer
Designer: Denes Varga ceo
Image Credits: Image #1 : Varga-Flexo Ltd, 2020
Image #2 : Varga-Flexo Ltd, 2020
Image #3 : Varga-Flexo Ltd, 2020
Image #4 : Varga-Flexo Ltd, 2020
Image #5 : Varga-Flexo Ltd, 2020
Video Credits: Varga-Flexo Ltd, 2020