High-speed digital printing systems for closures, caps and plastic packaging components
CAPrint AG
Brügg BE, SwitzerlandNew on Amplifa
About CAPrint
CAPrint AG is a 100% Swiss-owned manufacturer of high-speed digital printing systems for the plastics and packaging industry. Based in Brügg BE, the company develops, manufactures and supports digital printing systems for the direct printing of closures, caps, seals and flat or slightly curved plastic components – not for fully cylindrical objects. The CAPrinter systems achieve up to 2'300 parts per minute, i.e. over 3 million parts per day, and deliver photorealistic print quality, artwork changes in seconds and variable-data printing (serial numbers, batch codes, QR codes, expiry dates) with no loss of speed. Printed substrates include PP, PE, PET, aluminium and coated packaging surfaces. The systems can be integrated inline into existing production lines, support 24/7 operation with inline inspection and can be configured for GMP environments in the pharmaceutical industry. CAPrint was founded in 2020 as a spin-off of the printing division of IMD Ltd and builds on more than 10 years of experience in developing this digital printing technology; sales and service are provided worldwide through partners in Europe, North America and Asia.
- Site
- Brügg BE
- Processes
- Inline inspection (24/7 inline operation with inspection), Installation and commissioning, Training for operators and administrators, 24/7 hotline & remote support, Maintenance and lifecycle optimization, Intervention, maintenance and travel planning, Variable Data Printing (serial numbers, batch codes, QR codes, expiry dates), Inline integration into production lines
- Materials
- PP (polypropylene), PE (polyethylene), PET (polyethylene terephthalate), Aluminium, Coated surfaces (packaging), Polypropylene, Polyethylene, Polyethylene terephthalate
- Certificates
- GMP-compliant configuration (pharma), Inline inspection, ISO 9001
- Founded
- 2020
- Industries
- Packaging industry, Pharmaceutical/medical technology packaging, Food & Beverage, Cosmetics, Consumer goods
- 01
Planning & feasibility assessment
- 02
Development & manufacture of printing systems
- 03
Installation & commissioning
- 04
Training of operators & administrators
- 05
24/7 hotline & remote support
- 06
Maintenance & lifecycle optimization
Printable Materials & Processes
Polypropylene
Plastic substrate for closures and caps in the packaging sector.
Polyethylene
Printable plastic for flat and slightly curved packaging components.
Polyethylene terephthalate
Substrate for caps, seals and packaging parts.
Aluminium
Printable metal substrate for closure and packaging applications.
High-speed digital printing (CAPrinter CP1.5)
Plateless direct printing up to 2'300 parts/min with variable data per part.
Inline inspection
Continuous inspection in 24/7 inline operation to reduce scrap.
Locations
Brügg BE
CHHeadquarters, development, manufacturing and support
- Lot size
- Short runs to large series (multi-SKU, just-in-time)
- Materials
- PP, PE, PET, aluminium, coated surfaces
- CAPrinter CP1.5 high-speed digital printing machine
- Inline inspection system
- 24/7 support infrastructure
Applications & Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surface | photorealistic print quality | – | – | – | PP, PE, PET, Aluminium, coated surfaces |
| Surface | – | – | – | Short runs / just-in-time / multi-SKU | PP, PE, PET, Aluminium, coated surfaces |
| Inline inspection (24/7 inline operation with inspection)Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
1 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High-speed digital printing machine (CAPrinter) | CAPrint CAPrint CP1.5 | – | Closures, caps, flat or slightly curved surfaces; no fully cylindrical objects | – | Brügg BE, Switzerland |
Additional services
Quality
The systems are designed for 24/7 inline operation with integrated inspection, reducing scrap and manual effort. For regulated sectors such as pharmaceuticals, the systems can be configured in compliance with GMP and support serialization, batch coding and expiry date printing.
| Evidence | Brügg BE |
|---|---|
| GMP-compliant configuration (pharma) | |
| Inline inspection | |
| ISO 9001 |
History
- 2020
Founding of CAPrint as a spin-off of the printing division of IMD Ltd; the technology had previously been developed at IMD for over 10 years.