ukraine&ndash the strict regulations that govern all aspects of pharmaceutical packaging place an enormous responsibility upon the supply chain to ensure that the level and quality of production achieves the highest possible standards &ndash not least in folding carton applications, for which it is mandatory that there is no deviation in the physical properties of the board as it passes through the print, diecutting, folding and gluing stages.legal and financial sanctions can be punitive in the event of error, whether due to a faulty structural specification or a discrepancy in colour consistency onpack the consequences of falling short of the mark acting as an effective filtering process for converters entering the pharma sector.established in 2005, sistemainvest has consistently fulfilled all the requirements of the ukranian pharmaceuticals industry to which it is now the country&rsquos leading supplier of folding cartons, selfadhesive labels and patient information literature. the kievbased converter is now aiming to accelerate its 20 per annum growth rate within the pharma and food & beverage sectors through the installation of a state of the art omet varyflex v2 530 mm width flexo press to compete head on with the offset process that is more customarily used for folding cartons and commercial print.incorporating six uv flexographic printing units a cold foiling unit that can be sited at any position along the press and two diecutting units to perform both cutting and creasing as well as braille embossing with further shingling delivery, the varyflex v2 is equipped with the italian press manufacturer&rsquos vision1 automatic register control system by omet. indicative of its improved costeffectiveness, the only operation carried out offline is the gluing of the boxes.contributed by des king 
