Etipress Colombia And Omet A Strategic Partnership For The Development Of Both Organizationsnbspafter Purchasing The Third Omet Press Speaks Jorge Paboacuten General Director Of Etipress On The Competitive Advantages Of The Products Of Omet And How They Supported The Growth Of The Colombian Companyetipress Was Founded In October 1992 In Bogotaacute With The Objective To Offer Highvalue Selfadhesive Labels To The Colombian Market Also Taking Advantage Of The Trend Of Big Consumer Companies With The Highest Volumes To Replace Wet Glue Labels With Selfadhesive At That Time Etipress Worked With Letterpress Printing For Its Excellent Quality And Versatility Because Of The Frequent Modifications Of The Designs From Customers Successively It Enlarged Its Product Portfolio Introducing Screen Printing Waterbased Flexo And Digital Printingnbspwhen Flexo Technology Evolved Achieving Excellent Print Quality Etipress Dabbled In Uv Flexo Printing In 2007 Through Omet And Has Since Then Purchased Two More Of Their Presses The Most Recent Acquisition Is A Xflex X6 530 Mm Which Should Be Operational During The First Quarter Of 2013nbspcurrently Etipress With 106 Employees Is A Major Actor In The Supply Of Highvalue Labels In The Colombian Market And Countries In The Region To Which It Exports The Primary Market Is The Selfadhesive Labels While Five Years It Ventured Into The Shrink Sleeves Market The Main Market Segments Served By Etipress Are Cosmetics Pharmaceuticals Household Products Beverages And Lubricants Similarly It Has Ventured Into The Art Of Finishing Acquiring Equipment For Laser Cutting And Rewinders With Video Cameras For 100 Inspectionnbspthe Experience Of More Than Five Years With Omet Has Confirmed The Reliability And Confidence Etipress Has In The Brand In Recent Years The Expansion Of The Printing Capacity Has Been Achieved Through The Purchase Of Omet Equipment Reaching At The Same Time A Higher Level Of Quality Of Its Final Products And A Higher Productivity For The Organization The Support Provided By The Connection Of Machinery Over The Internet And Remote Diagnosis Have Shown How Omet Prizes The Early Response To Emergencies Notably The Fact That Omet Opened A Branch In North America Has Extended The Call Center Availability To Customers Of The American Continentnbspldquowe Saw The Opportunity To Expand Our Market Share Through A Midweb Machine So To Optimize The Printing Of Long Runs And Accept Jobs Of Larger Sleevesrdquo Informs Jorge Paboacutennbsp Ldquoamong The Advantages Of The Xflex X6 We Can Highlight Their High Speed Which Is Maintained Especially In Combination With Diecutting On Difficult Shapes It Is Also Very Convenient From The Point Of View Of Production The Quick Job Changeover Based On The Use Of Light Sleevesrdquonbspundoubtedly The Relationship That Has Developed Between The Two Organizations Through The Bond Of Customersupplier Has Been Overcome With The Acquisition Of The Third Equipment Since Omet Has Become A Strategic Partner For The Development And Growth Of Etipress The Latter Counts On The Experience And Technology Developed By Omet To Offer To The National And Regional Markets Products Of The Highest Quality With A Very High Degree Of Efficiency This Has Allowed Etipress To Build A Name And Reputation Among The Most Important Customers Of Selfadhesive Labels And Shrink Sleeves In Its Markets It Only Remains To Say That The Hope Is That This Relationship Is Maintained Over Time And Helps Achieving The Dreams Of Both Organizations