Roll preprint in flexo and digital printing for corrugated packaging as well as paper coating

Christiansen Print GmbH

Ilsenburg (DE) · Garancières-en-Beauce (FR)New on Amplifa

2005Founded

~110Employees

2Locations (DE, FR)

~300 million m²Printing capacity per year

60–400 g/m²Printable grammages

About Christiansen Print

Christiansen Print prints paper rolls in flexo and digital printing and supplies roll preprint to corrugated board manufacturers and the branded goods industry in Europe and beyond. The company produces on two identical Bobst (Fischer & Krecke) 96 S CI central-impression flexo printing presses and one HP PageWide T1100S digital printing machine at the Ilsenburg site, as well as on a CONPRINTA belt flexo press in Garancières-en-Beauce (France). Kraftliner, testliner, FSC-certified papers and solid board with grammages from 60 to 400 g/m² are printed; in addition, the company offers PFAS-free barrier coatings (ComBa Liner), varnishing and smart printing solutions such as codes, track & trace and RFID chips in paper rolls. Annual printing capacity is approximately 300 million m². Christiansen Print was founded in 2005 by Lars Christiansen, has been wholly owned by the THIMM Group since 2016 and employs around 110 staff. The head office is at Trift 4 in Ilsenburg in the northern Harz.

Site: Ilsenburg
Processes: Flexo printing (roll preprint), Digital printing (roll preprint, multi-lane), Paper coating (ComBa Liner, barrier coating, varnish application), Varnishing/finishing (gloss, matt, effects, protective varnish, anti-slip varnish), Smart printing (invisible security features, ID codes, track & trace, RFID chips in, Flexo preprint on paper rolls (central-impression/CI flexo printing), Belt flexo printing (CONPRINTA), Digital roll preprint (HP PageWide T1100S)
Materials: Kraftliner, Testliner, Brown kraftliner, Solid board/board, FSC-certified papers, ComBa Liner (PFAS-free barrier-coated paper), Kraftliner (uncoated/coated), Testliner (uncoated/coated)
Certificates: ISO 9001, ISO 50001 (energy management), FSC Chain-of-Custody, BRC Global Standard Packaging (BRCGS), ISO 50001, BRCGS (packaging materials)
Founded: 2005
Employees: ~110
Industries: Corrugated board industry, Branded goods industry (FMCG), Retail/trade, Food packaging, E-commerce, Agriculture (paper sacks)

01
Paper storage (capacity of 1,100 rolls)
02
Repro and job preparation in a cloud-based digital workflow
03
Flexo or digital printing on paper rolls
04
Varnishing or coating (ComBa Liner, barrier coating)
05
Quality control via 100% real-time scanning
06
Roll finishing with RFID chips (optional)
07
Shipping to corrugated board plants and branded goods manufacturers

Papers & Printing Processes

Kraftliner (uncoated/coated)

Primary-fibre paper for high-quality flexo and digital preprint on corrugated linerboard.

Testliner (uncoated/coated)

Recycled-content linerboard for economical preprint in medium to large volumes.

Brown kraftliner

Natural brown kraft paper for packaging with a brown substrate.

Solid board/board

Printable in digital printing from 60 to 400 g/m², among other things for folding cartons and displays.

FSC-certified papers

Recycled and primary-fibre papers with FSC Chain-of-Custody certification for sustainable paper management.

ComBa Liner

PFAS-free barrier coating

Water-based coated paper with barrier effect against water, grease and acid for food packaging.

Flexo

Central-impression flexo printing (CI)

8 colours plus varnish, sleeve technology, stepless print lengths up to 206 cm for large volumes.

Belt

Belt flexo printing (CONPRINTA)

Print lengths from 1,177 to 4,572 mm without cylinder change, minimal set-up effort even for small batch sizes.

Digital

Digital roll printing (HP PageWide T1100S)

260 print heads CMYK, 1,200 dpi, register accuracy 0.1 mm, volumes from a single copy up to 50,000 m².

Lack

Varnishing/finishing

Gloss, matt, protective and anti-slip varnishes as well as effects; in digital printing with an integrated coating unit.

Locations

Ilsenburg

Head office; flexo and digital printing production

Part weight / size: Web width up to 2.75 m; print length up to 2.06 m (CI flexo)
Lot size: Large volumes (flexo); single copy up to 50,000 m² (digital)
Materials: Kraftliner, testliner, solid board, FSC papers, ComBa Liner

2× Bobst (Fischer & Krecke) 96 S CI central-impression flexo printing press
HP PageWide T1100S multi-lane digital printing machine (260 print heads, 1,200 dpi)
Integrated coating unit
Paper warehouse with capacity of 1,100 rolls

Garancières-en-Beauce

Flexo printing production (belt technology)

Part weight / size: Paper width up to 250 cm; print length up to 4,572 mm
Lot size: Continuous printing process, also small batch sizes (preprint volume on demand)
Materials: Kraftliner, testliner, FSC papers

CONPRINTA belt flexo printing press (8/7 colours + varnish, IMD technology)

Print Products

**ComBa Liner – coated paper with barrier effect**Paper coating · food packaging

**Printed paper sacks and bags**Roll preprint · agriculture/food

**Printed solid board**Digital printing · branded goods

**Anti-counterfeiting protection in the print image**Digital printing · track & trace

Inside the production

HP PageWide T1100S digital printing machine in Ilsenburg

Sustainable printing with FSC-certified papers

Production at the Ilsenburg site in the Harz

Industries

Corrugated board industryBranded goods industry (FMCG)Retail/tradeFood packagingE-commerceAgriculture (paper sacks)Corrugated board industry/corrugated board manufacturers

Processes & technical limits

Processes	Tolerance	Max. part	Weight	Lot size	Materials
Flexo printing (roll preprint)Printing	–	2.06 m print length × 250 cm paper width	60 g/m² – 250 g/m²	–	Kraftliner, Testliner, recycled papers, primary-fibre papers, FSC-certified papers
Digital printing (roll preprint, multi-lane)Printing	Register accuracy 0.1 mm	2.75 m web width	60 g/m² – 400 g/m²	single copy/one-copy – 50,000 m² (personalised printing)	paper (coated/uncoated), recycled and primary-fibre papers, solid board/board up to 400 g/m²
Paper coating (ComBa Liner, barrier coating, varnish application)Surface	–	–	–	–	paper, corrugated linerboard
Varnishing/finishing (gloss, matt, effects, protective varnish, anti-slip varnish)Surface	–	–	–	–	paper
Smart printing (invisible security features, ID codes, track & trace, RFID chips inPrinting	–	–	–	–	paper, corrugated board

3 Anlagen & Maschinen

Machine	Manufacturer / model	Quantity	Working area	Year built	Site
Central-impression flexo printing press (8 colours + varnish, sleeve technology, SteppedHex anilox	Bobst (Fischer & Krecke) 96 S CI	2	Paper width 250 cm, stepless print lengths up to 206 cm	–	Ilsenburg
Belt flexo printing press (8/7 colours + varnish, IMD technology)	CONPRINTA Belt	–	Paper width up to 250 cm, print lengths from 1,177 mm to 4,572 mm	–	Garancières-en-Beauce, France
Multi-lane digital printing machine (260 CMYK print heads, integrated coating unit, 1,200 dpi)	HP PageWide T1100S	1	Web width 2.75 m, speed up to 183 m/min	2017	Ilsenburg

Additional services

Flexo preprint on paper rolls (central-impression/CI flexo printing)Belt flexo printing (CONPRINTA)Digital roll preprint (HP PageWide T1100S)Paper coating (ComBa Liner, PFAS-free barrier coatings)Varnishing/finishing (including integrated coating unit in digital printing)Personalised printing, segmentation, versioningSmart printing (codes, Digimarc, track & trace, RFID chips in paper rolls)Anti-counterfeiting protection in the print imageLarge-format printing on paperPrinting on solid board (60–400 g/m²)Printing for paper sacks and bagsCloud-based digital workflow, central planning

Reference customers

flaconiGEMELLiiLuicella's Ice Cream

Quality & Certifications

All printed webs are inspected by 100% inspection in real-time scanning (line and matrix cameras) across the full width and length; the reference and print image are continuously compared and deviations are detected immediately. The Ilsenburg site is certified to ISO 9001, ISO 50001 and BRCGS; both locations carry the FSC Chain-of-Custody seal; most recently, Ilsenburg passed an unannounced BRCGS audit with the top grade AA+.

Evidence	Ilsenburg	Garancières-en-Beauce
ISO 9001
ISO 50001
BRCGS (packaging materials)
FSC Chain-of-Custody

Company History

2005
Founded by Lars Christiansen at the Ilsenburg site; commissioning of the first central-impression press with servo motors on the printing units (Fischer & Krecke 96 S)
2009
Commissioning of the CONPRINTA belt printing press at France-Flexo in Garancières-en-Beauce
2010
Strategic partnership with THIMM; expansion of the position as Europe's largest flexo preprinter for the corrugated board industry
2011
Alliance with the preprint specialist France-Flexo; installation of the second CI flexo press BOBST F&K 96 S in Ilsenburg
2015
ISO 50001 certification of the Ilsenburg site
2016
Full acquisition into the THIMM Group with the locations Ilsenburg, Northeim and Garancières-en-Beauce; installation of the first HP PageWide T1100S digital printing machine in Germany
2017
Commissioning of the digital HP PageWide T1100S roll printing machine in Ilsenburg
2018
Completion of the new paper warehouse in Ilsenburg with a capacity of 1,100 rolls
2019
Membership in the Digital Pack network (co-founded by HP)
2025
20th anniversary of Christiansen Print
2026
Saica Group acquires the THIMM Group including Christiansen Print; EU Commission approves in July, closing in August