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(07/21/2025 / sbr)

Spirit Packaging Premedia GmbH: Efficient plate production meets e-business

Spirit Packaging Premedia GmbH, based in Würselen near Aachen, Germany, is a well-established provider of prepress services and flexographic printing plates for the packaging industry. For over ten years, the company has also operated the cloud-based platform PrintConnect, which enables packaging manufacturers, brand owners, retailers, and repro service providers to efficiently manage both technical and commercial workflows related to reprographics, printing plates, and tools.

Recently, Spirit has significantly optimised its cost- and material-saving flexo plate production process for corrugated printing. The process uses laser imaging in a single step to expose precisely cut flexo plate segments mounted on carrier foil. This enhancement has further improved the already proven benefits: outstanding print quality, increased machine efficiency, and reduced polymer usage.

New Spirit FairPlate online shop with user-friendly plate cost calculator

A key innovation is the ability to process even the smallest polymer areas without compromising quality, such as registration accuracy. This technological advancement is the foundation for a new online tool: the FairPlate Cost Calculator, which will be available in the upcoming Spirit FairPlate online shop.

“Reprographics and flexo plate production are still largely manual processes – labour- and cost-intensive,” says Mattijs Mennens, Partner and COO of Spirit Packaging Premedia GmbH. “Our vision is to digitalise, standardise, and streamline both technical and administrative workflows – always with the goal of delivering real added value to our clients. In close cooperation with customers, we’ve developed new concepts that we’re now implementing step by step.”

The new online shop will be available 24/7 and will offer features such as an intuitive cost calculator, direct plate ordering, and full access to all relevant technical and commercial information – with maximum transparency and ease of use. This solution is designed not only for technical departments but also for purchasing teams and customer service. The principle is simple: log in, upload artwork, select machine, calculate costs, place order – done.

Discover more – Experience it first-hand

To learn more about Spirit’s innovations, visit the company’s new website at www.spirit-gmbh.de/en. There, the virtual assistant Ben presents two short videos explaining the benefits of FairPlate flexo plates and the key features of the new Spirit FairPlate online shop.