Converting Magazine
MIRACLON

Excelsiorlaan, 32
1930 Zaventem, Belgium
Tel. +32 2 897 85 80
eamercustomercare@miraclon.com
www.miraclon.com
Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/company/miraclon-corporation/

MANAGEMENT

Chris Payne, CEO
Stephen McCartney, EAMER Regional Business Director
Michele Pioli, Regional Sales Manager, Italy

BUSINESS SECTORS

Packaging design and prepress | Software solutions and production workflow management

PRODUCT RANGE
  • FLEXCEL NX System.
  • FLEXCEL NX Ultra Solution.
  • FLEXCEL NX Print Suite for Flexible Packaging.
  • Shine LED Lamp Kit.
SALES NETWORK

Michele Pioli, Regional Sales Manager, Italy

REPRESENTED BRANDS
  • FLEXCEL Solutions.
  • Shine LED Lamp Kit.

THE INTERVIEW

Michele Pioli

Michele Pioli

Regional Sales Manager, Italy

How did 2025 go, and what successes did you celebrate at the end of the year?

2025 was a year of continued progress for Miraclon and for the wider flexographic printing industry. Across many markets, we saw converters and trade shops place even greater emphasis on consistency, efficiency and predictability in production.

That reflects the direction of modern flexo: not only achieving high print quality, but doing so with fewer variables, less waste and greater confidence from plate to press.

For Miraclon, the year reinforced the strength of FLEXCEL NX Technology and the value of working closely with customers to help them optimize performance.

We celebrated success through customer growth, strong examples of printers using FLEXCEL Solutions to improve pressroom outcomes, and continued recognition of flexo as a high-quality, productive and increasingly strategic print process for packaging.

What technologies are most appreciated by the market?

The market increasingly values technologies that help simplify complexity. Print quality remains important, but customers are looking beyond quality alone. They want solutions that support stable production, faster make-ready, predictable color, reduced waste and reliable repeatability across jobs, shifts and sites.

That is why FLEXCEL NX Technology continues to be highly appreciated. It supports consistent ink transfer, strong on-press performance and visual results that allow flexo to compete confidently with other print processes. Just as importantly, it helps customers move toward a more controlled and data-informed flexo environment, where efficiency and consistency are built into the process rather than corrected on press.

What projects did you launch in 2026, and what innovations do you have to share?

A key innovation for 2026 is the FLEXCEL Prime Plate, developed to deliver a meaningful step forward in press efficiency, plate handling and production consistency. FLEXCEL Prime has been designed to integrate smoothly into existing FLEXCEL NX workflows through Seamless Fit Printing, giving customers an easier path to improved performance without adding unnecessary complexity.

Alongside product innovation, Miraclon continues to strengthen its knowledge-based services. Our focus is not only on supplying plate technology, but on helping customers understand how to unlock its full value in their own production environments. That includes application support, process expertise and practical guidance to help converters and trade shops improve consistency, productivity and overall flexo performance.

THE PRODUCTS

FLEXCEL NX System

The renowned FLEXCEL NX System delivers consistently accurate 1:1 image reproduction based on patented imaging technology and includes imager, laminator, and FLEXCEL NX Central Software. It is available in five different configurations and supports printers’ choice of three plate types – solvent, water-wash and corrugated.

FLEXCEL NX Ultra Solution

The FLEXCEL NX Ultra Solution provides the same proven performance enabled by the FLEXCEL NX System, with the added benefit of solvent-free and VOC-free plate processing. Built for high volume plate production, it delivers press-ready plates in less than an hour, and is easy to operate and maintain.

Shine LED Lamp Kit

Supplied as a simple, fast retrofit to existing fluorescent exposure frames, the multi award-winning Shine LED Lamp Kit enables flexo trade shops and printers to gain all the efficiency and sustainability benefits of LED exposure technology at a fraction of the cost of a new system. Users benefit from consistent, predictable intensity over a much longer operating life (more than 5,000 hours compared to 800 hours for fluorescent tubes), faster exposures, and enhanced sustainability performance.