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}\n .bd-post .bp-cta-end { padding: 32px 20px; }\n .bd-post .bp-cta-end .bp-cta-end-title { font-size: 20px; }\n .bd-post .bp-cta-end .bp-cta-end-icon { width: 21px; height: 21px; }\n .bd-post .rich-card-stats .rich-card-stats-num { flex: 0 0 100px; }\n }\n <\/style>\n <article class=\"bd-post-article\">\n\n <p>Type “plastic printing machine price” into a search engine and you’ll see everything from a $59.99 desktop unit to an $800,000 industrial press. The confusion isn’t random: “plastic printing machine” spans three different product categories, and much of what ranks is answering a different question than yours. This guide gives you one usable framework: by substrate, by price band, and by what actually drives a quote, so you can plan a budget instead of guessing.<\/p>\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ketegroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2-color-flexo-printing-machine-price-1.webp?ver=1783493716\" \n alt=\"plastic printing machine price\" \n style=\"width: 512px; height: 384px; max-width: 100%; object-fit: cover; border-radius: 12px; margin: 30px auto; display: block; box-shadow: 10px 10px 60px 0px rgba(210, 221, 224, 0.35); transition: all 0.3s ease; cursor: pointer;\"\n onmouseover=\"this.style.transform='translateY(-5px) scale(1.03)'; this.style.boxShadow='15px 25px 80px 0px rgba(210, 221, 224, 0.45)';\"\n onmouseout=\"this.style.transform='translateY(0) scale(1)'; this.style.boxShadow='10px 10px 60px 0px rgba(210, 221, 224, 0.35)';\">\n\n <h2>What “Plastic Printing Machine” Actually Means (and Why Prices Range from $60 to $800,000)<\/h2>\n\n <div class=\"rich-callout-warning\">\n <svg class=\"rich-callout-ico\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"m21.73 18-8-14a2 2 0 0 0-3.48 0l-8 14A2 2 0 0 0 4 21h16a2 2 0 0 0 1.73-3Z\"\/><path d=\"M12 9v4\"\/><path d=\"M12 17h.01\"\/><\/svg>\n <p class=\"rich-callout-txt\">A quick check of search results for “how much does a plastic printing machine cost” shows roughly half the top results are about 3D printers. You are not buying a 3D printers. Skip those articles entirely.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <p>Three different machines share this search phrase:<\/p>\n \n <ul>\n <li><strong>3D printers<\/strong>: filament-based prototyping machines, unrelated to packaging production. Skip.<\/li>\n <li><strong>Rigid-plastic printers<\/strong>: UV flatbed, screen, and pad printing machines for bottles, cups, and cards. Entry desktop units run $59.99\u20131,000, automatic production units $40,000\u201360,000+. Useful if you print rigid parts; irrelevant if you print film or bags.<\/li>\n <li><strong>Film and bag flexo\/gravure presses<\/strong>: the industrial category this guide covers. These machines print roll stock (PE, PP, BOPP film) and convert it into printed bags, pouches, and sacks. This is where the “price” question actually lives. Current marketplace listings span about $6,000 for a 2-color bag flexo unit to $800,000 for a 500 m\/min full-servo CI press.<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n\n <p>That 13,000× spread isn’t price gouging. It’s five different product categories being searched as one word. The next section is the map.<\/p>\n\n <div class=\"bp-spread-stat bd-reveal\">\n <p class=\"bp-spread-stat-badge\">The 13,000× price spread<\/p>\n <p class=\"bp-spread-stat-num\">13,000×<\/p>\n <p class=\"bp-spread-stat-line\">A $59.99 desktop printer on one end, an $800,000 full-servo CI press on the other.<\/p>\n <p class=\"bp-spread-stat-sub\">The table below maps the five forms in between.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <h2>Plastic Printing Machine Types by Substrate: Five Forms, Five Price Bands<\/h2>\n\n <p>The single most useful way to think about this market is by what you print. Your substrate decides your technology, and your technology decides your price band.<\/p>\n\n <div class=\"rich-table-wrapper\">\n <table class=\"rich-table\">\n <thead>\n <tr>\n <th>What you print<\/th>\n <th>\u0422\u0435\u0445\u043d\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0433\u0438\u0438<\/th>\n <th>New-machine price (USD)<\/th>\n <th>Typical buyer<\/th>\n <\/tr>\n <\/thead>\n <tbody>\n <tr><td>Rigid parts (bottles, cups, cards)<\/td><td>UV flatbed \/ screen \/ pad printing<\/td><td>$1,000\u201360,000<\/td><td>Sign shops, decorators (outside this guide)<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>Film rolls, entry (2\u20134 colors)<\/td><td>Stack flexo<\/td><td>$9,000\u201320,000<\/td><td>Small bag makers, first-time buyers<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>Film rolls, high-spec (4\u20138 colors)<\/td><td>CI flexo<\/td><td>$40,000\u2013150,000<\/td><td>Film converters, food packaging<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>Plastic bags (shopping, water, daily-use)<\/td><td>Stack flexo (2\u20136 colors); CI for food-contact<\/td><td>$6,000\u201320,000; CI $60,000\u201380,000<\/td><td>Bag producers, startups<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>Flexible pouches (food, stand-up)<\/td><td>CI flexo \/ rotogravure<\/td><td>$100,000\u2013267,000<\/td><td>\u041f\u0440\u043e\u0438\u0437\u0432\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u0438 \u0433\u0438\u0431\u043a\u043e\u0439 \u0443\u043f\u0430\u043a\u043e\u0432\u043a\u0438<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>Woven sacks, heavy-duty, FFS<\/td><td>CI full-servo flexo<\/td><td>$130,000\u2013800,000<\/td><td>High-volume plants, exporters<\/td><\/tr>\n <\/tbody>\n <\/table>\n <\/div>\n <p>Price data from current listings on Chinese B2B marketplaces (Made-in-China, 2026).<\/p>\n\n <h3>Rigid Plastic Parts<\/h3>\n <p>If you print bottles, cups, or cards, the UV\/screen\/pad route is your world. Its prices ($59.99 desktops to $420,000 automatic multi-color lines) have nothing to do with packaging printing. One line, then we move on.<\/p>\n\n <h3>Film Rolls<\/h3>\n <p>Roll-to-roll film printing is where most “plastic printing machine price” searches actually land. At the entry level, a 2\u20134 color stack flexo for PE\/PP\/BOPP film lists around $9,200\u201311,800, and a 2-color unit with automatic tension control and EPC runs $13,000\u201316,000. These machines print simple patterns (solid colors, one or two logos) and they do it at 100\u2013120 m\/min.<\/p>\n <p>The step up is central impression (CI) flexo, where all print stations share one drum and the film never leaves it, which is why registration holds tighter. It’s also why 4\u20138 color CI units for food film start around $40,000\u201360,000 and reach $101,400 (6-color, 1,200 mm) to $130,000\u2013150,000 for 8-color configurations. The hidden cost driver on film is drying: water-based inks need real drying capacity, and underpowered dryers are the most common reason cheap film printers fail.<\/p>\n\n <h3>\u041f\u043b\u0430\u0441\u0442\u0438\u043a\u043e\u0432\u044b\u0435 \u043f\u0430\u043a\u0435\u0442\u044b<\/h3>\n <p>Shopping bags, water sachets, and daily-use bags are the cheapest legitimate entry into plastic printing. A 2-color flexo unit for plastic film shopping bags lists around $6,000\u20136,500; a 6-color stack unit for film, paper, and non-woven runs $9,500\u201315,000. Buyers in the mid-tier report paying $30,000\u201340,000 for a new bag printer with used units under $15,000 (r\/CommercialPrinting, 2023); the difference is registration control and drying.<\/p>\n <p>Food-contact bags change the math. Any bag that touches food requires water-based, food-safe inks, which means drying capacity and a tighter machine: 4\u20136 color CI units for food-grade bags list at $60,000\u201380,000.<\/p>\n\n <h3>Flexible Pouches<\/h3>\n <p>Stand-up pouches and food pouches are printed on CI flexo or rotogravure. CI flexo for pouch film lists $100,000\u2013150,000 (6-color 1,200 mm at $101,400; 4\/6\/8-color units at $130,000\u2013150,000). Rotogravure, the engraving-based process used for high-volume BOPP pouch work, starts around $252,000\u2013267,000 for 8-color machines. At this tier the price drivers are color count, web width, and tension control. Registration errors that cost pennies on a bag line cost a whole batch on a food pouch line.<\/p>\n\n <h3>Woven Sacks and Heavy-Duty Film<\/h3>\n <p>PP woven sacks, heavy-duty bags, and FFS (form-fill-seal) film are a different league. CI flexo units for woven sack and BOPP film list at $130,000\u2013150,000, and a 500 m\/min full-servo gearless CI press for FFS bags reaches $800,000. This is the tier where automation stops being an option and becomes the product.<\/p>\n\n <h2>Which Price Tier Fits Your Operation?<\/h2>\n\n <p>If you’re in the $6,000\u2013800,000 range, the bracket you belong in is set by three things: your product (mapped above), your daily volume, and your color\/quality requirement.<\/p>\n\n <div class=\"rich-card-stats\">\n <p class=\"rich-card-stats-title\"><svg class=\"rich-card-stats-ico\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M22 7 13.5 15.5 8.5 10.5 2 17\"\/><path d=\"M16 7h6v6\"\/><\/svg>Three budget anchors<\/p>\n <div class=\"rich-card-stats-row\"><p class=\"rich-card-stats-num\">Under $20,000<\/p><p class=\"rich-card-stats-txt\">2\u20136 color stack flexo, entry film and bag work.<\/p><\/div>\n <div class=\"rich-card-stats-row\"><p class=\"rich-card-stats-num\">$20,000\u201380,000<\/p><p class=\"rich-card-stats-txt\">4\u20136 color stack or entry CI, food-contact and multi-color bags.<\/p><\/div>\n <div class=\"rich-card-stats-row\"><p class=\"rich-card-stats-num\">$80,000+<\/p><p class=\"rich-card-stats-txt\">CI flexo or rotogravure, pouches, wide film, high-volume color work.<\/p><\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <p>Three market signals are worth knowing before you commit:<\/p>\n <ul>\n <li><strong>The entry band is commoditizing.<\/strong> Dozens of suppliers list 2\u20136 color stack flexo units in the same $6,000\u201320,000 band. When every quote lands in the same range, the machine stops being the differentiator; service and delivery become it.<\/li>\n <li><strong>Food-grade compliance is becoming a hard gate, not a premium.<\/strong> Export markets increasingly require water-based inks, CE certification, and ISO 9001 quality systems for food-contact packaging. Machines built for solvent-only work are getting harder to place.<\/li>\n <li><strong>Servo CI precision has come down to $130,000\u2013150,000.<\/strong> Registration quality that used to require $200,000+ presses is now available in the mid band. Worth checking if you’re weighing a 4-color stack against a 6-color CI at similar money.<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n\n <p>And an honest boundary: if your volume doesn’t justify a machine, don’t buy one yet. Printing through a converter until volume is real is cheaper than owning an idle press, and it gives you a reference point for quality when you do buy.<\/p>\n\n <h2>What Drives the Price \u2014 and How to Compare Quotes<\/h2>\n\n <p>Once you know your tier, the question becomes: why does the same “6-color flexo” cost $28,000 from one supplier and $130,000 from another? The answer is in six factors.<\/p>\n\n <div class=\"rich-table-wrapper\">\n <table class=\"rich-table\">\n <thead>\n <tr>\n <th>\u0414\u0440\u0430\u0439\u0432\u0435\u0440<\/th>\n <th>What changes<\/th>\n <th>Observed magnitude<\/th>\n <\/tr>\n <\/thead>\n <tbody>\n <tr><td>Color count<\/td><td>Each added color adds a print station and controls<\/td><td>Roughly +15\u201330% per step; 2-color to 8-color CI multiplies price 20×+<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>Web width<\/td><td>Wider frames, rollers, and drying<\/td><td>600 mm to 2,400 mm can multiply price 2\u20133×<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>Drive and speed<\/td><td>Gearless servo vs. geared transmission<\/td><td>Full-servo CI costs 2\u20134× a geared unit at same width<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>\u0421\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0435\u043c\u0430 \u0441\u0443\u0448\u043a\u0438<\/td><td>Hot air\/IR vs. UV\/EB<\/td><td>UV\/EB is a structural add, often $10,000s<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>\u0410\u0432\u0442\u043e\u043c\u0430\u0442\u0438\u0437\u0430\u0446\u0438\u044f<\/td><td>EPC, auto-tension, auto-registration<\/td><td>$5,000\u201320,000 depending on scope<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>Origin and brand<\/td><td>Same configuration, Chinese vs. European-built<\/td><td>Roughly 2\u20135×<\/td><\/tr>\n <\/tbody>\n <\/table>\n <\/div>\n\n <p>Magnitudes are order-of-magnitude observations from current marketplace listings, not universal quotes, which is exactly why you need the checklist below.<\/p>\n\n <h3>New vs. Used, and Total Cost of Ownership<\/h3>\n <p>Used machines look like the obvious saving, and sometimes they are, with the right checks. Converters report paying $120,000\u2013150,000 for a refurbished 2-color flexo (r\/CommercialPrinting, 2016). A small bag printer that’s $30,000\u201340,000 new goes used for under $15,000 (r\/CommercialPrinting, 2023). Used saves capital and risks running costs: drum wear, anilox condition, and tension-system age show up as registration drift that no refurbisher’s video will reveal. Check central drum and anilox condition, plate-cylinder runout, and whether the original manufacturer still supplies parts before you sign.<\/p>\n <p>Either way, purchase price is half the story. Total cost of ownership adds shipping, installation and training, then consumables (inks, plates, anilox rollers, doctor blades), maintenance and parts, and downtime. A machine that saves $20,000 at purchase and costs $40,000 in downtime pays for the difference twice over. One manufacturer’s published flexo price guide walks through the same cost components (new vs. used tradeoffs and TCO) if you want the framework in more depth: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ketegroup.com\/ru\/%d1%84%d0%bb%d0%b5%d0%ba%d1%81%d0%be%d0%b3%d1%80%d0%b0%d1%84%d1%81%d0%ba%d0%b0%d1%8f-%d0%bf%d0%b5%d1%87%d0%b0%d1%82%d0%bd%d0%b0%d1%8f-%d0%bc%d0%b0%d1%88%d0%b8%d0%bd%d0%b0-%d1%86%d0%b5%d0%bd%d0%b0\/\">flexo printing machine price guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n <h3>How to Compare Quotes Like a Buyer<\/h3>\n\n <div class=\"rich-card-checklist\">\n <p class=\"rich-card-checklist-title\"><svg class=\"rich-card-checklist-ico\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"m3 17 2 2 4-4\"\/><path d=\"m3 7 2 2 4-4\"\/><path d=\"M13 6h8\"\/><path d=\"M13 12h8\"\/><path d=\"M13 18h8\"\/><\/svg>Quote comparison checklist<\/p>\n <ul class=\"rich-card-checklist-list\">\n <li class=\"rich-card-checklist-item\"><svg class=\"rich-card-checklist-item-ico\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><path d=\"m9 12 2 2 4-4\"\/><\/svg><p class=\"rich-card-checklist-item-txt\">Send the same written spec to every supplier: colors, web width, speed, drying type, electrical standard.<\/p><\/li>\n <li class=\"rich-card-checklist-item\"><svg class=\"rich-card-checklist-item-ico\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><path d=\"m9 12 2 2 4-4\"\/><\/svg><p class=\"rich-card-checklist-item-txt\">Ask what the price includes: installation, operator training, trial printing, packaging and shipping, drying system.<\/p><\/li>\n <li class=\"rich-card-checklist-item\"><svg class=\"rich-card-checklist-item-ico\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><path d=\"m9 12 2 2 4-4\"\/><\/svg><p class=\"rich-card-checklist-item-txt\">Verify certifications, not logos: CE certificate numbers are checkable; ISO 9001 systems are auditable.<\/p><\/li>\n <li class=\"rich-card-checklist-item\"><svg class=\"rich-card-checklist-item-ico\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><path d=\"m9 12 2 2 4-4\"\/><\/svg><p class=\"rich-card-checklist-item-txt\">Demand a trial print with your own material before shipment.<\/p><\/li>\n <li class=\"rich-card-checklist-item\"><svg class=\"rich-card-checklist-item-ico\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><path d=\"m9 12 2 2 4-4\"\/><\/svg><p class=\"rich-card-checklist-item-txt\">Confirm delivery and milestones: 30\u201340 days is normal for standard machines; progress updates at 1%, 30%, 60%, 90% of production are a reasonable ask.<\/p><\/li>\n <li class=\"rich-card-checklist-item\"><svg class=\"rich-card-checklist-item-ico\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><path d=\"m9 12 2 2 4-4\"\/><\/svg><p class=\"rich-card-checklist-item-txt\">Pin down after-sales: spare parts availability, response time, remote support, engineer dispatch.<\/p><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n\n <h2>Supplier Verification: What to Check Before You Buy<\/h2>\n\n <p>Every supplier claims quality. Verifiable evidence is narrower. Before committing, check these five:<\/p>\n <ul>\n <li><strong>Certifications with numbers<\/strong>: CE certificate (number verifiable online), ISO 9001 quality system.<\/li>\n <li><strong>Manufacturing evidence<\/strong>: factory tour video, CNC machining and assembly process, not renderings.<\/li>\n <li><strong>Trial-print commitment<\/strong>: a free test print on your own material before shipment, with the results sent to you.<\/li>\n <li><strong>Delivery transparency<\/strong>: a written delivery window and milestone updates through production.<\/li>\n <li><strong>After-sales that’s on paper<\/strong>: spare parts policy, response time, remote and on-site support, training materials.<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n\n <div class=\"rich-card-checklist\">\n <p class=\"rich-card-checklist-title\"><svg class=\"rich-card-checklist-ico\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"m3 17 2 2 4-4\"\/><path d=\"m3 7 2 2 4-4\"\/><path d=\"M13 6h8\"\/><path d=\"M13 12h8\"\/><path d=\"M13 18h8\"\/><\/svg>Five verifiable checks<\/p>\n <ul class=\"rich-card-checklist-list\">\n <li class=\"rich-card-checklist-item\"><svg class=\"rich-card-checklist-item-ico\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><path d=\"m9 12 2 2 4-4\"\/><\/svg><p class=\"rich-card-checklist-item-txt\">CE certificate number, checkable online.<\/p><\/li>\n <li class=\"rich-card-checklist-item\"><svg class=\"rich-card-checklist-item-ico\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><path d=\"m9 12 2 2 4-4\"\/><\/svg><p class=\"rich-card-checklist-item-txt\">ISO 9001, auditable system.<\/p><\/li>\n <li class=\"rich-card-checklist-item\"><svg class=\"rich-card-checklist-item-ico\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><path d=\"m9 12 2 2 4-4\"\/><\/svg><p class=\"rich-card-checklist-item-txt\">Factory evidence, video\/CNC process.<\/p><\/li>\n <li class=\"rich-card-checklist-item\"><svg class=\"rich-card-checklist-item-ico\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><path d=\"m9 12 2 2 4-4\"\/><\/svg><p class=\"rich-card-checklist-item-txt\">Trial print on your material, free, before shipment.<\/p><\/li>\n <li class=\"rich-card-checklist-item\"><svg class=\"rich-card-checklist-item-ico\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><path d=\"m9 12 2 2 4-4\"\/><\/svg><p class=\"rich-card-checklist-item-txt\">After-sales terms, on paper: parts, response time, engineer dispatch.<\/p><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n\n <p>All five are checkable with one email and one video call. A supplier that can’t produce any of them is costing you risk, not money.<\/p>\n\n <div class=\"bp-cta-mid bd-reveal\">\n <p class=\"bp-cta-mid-text\">Quotes in hand? Hold them to the six drivers and the checklist above \u2014 then compare against a spec-matched quotation.<\/p>\n <a class=\"bp-cta-mid-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ketegroup.com\/ru\/%d1%81%d0%b2%d1%8f%d0%b7%d0%b0%d1%82%d1%8c%d1%81%d1%8f-%d1%81\/\" target=\"_self\">\u041f\u043e\u043b\u0443\u0447\u0438\u0442\u0435 \u0440\u0430\u0441\u0447\u0435\u0442 \u0441\u0442\u043e\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u0441 \u0443\u0447\u0435\u0442\u043e\u043c \u0442\u0435\u0445\u043d\u0438\u0447\u0435\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u0445\u0430\u0440\u0430\u043a\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0438\u043a<svg class=\"bp-cta-mid-ico\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M5 12h14\"\/><path d=\"m12 5 7 7-7 7\"\/><\/svg><\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <h2>When the Cheap Machine Stops Being Cheap: Cost Traps<\/h2>\n\n <p>The four most expensive ways to save money on a plastic printing machine:<\/p>\n <ul>\n <li><strong>Registration drift on entry stack machines.<\/strong> “Cheaper by ten times” stack flexo units often lack the tension control and frame rigidity to hold registration beyond two colors. Benchmark a decent stack flexo at ±0.15 mm registration, and test it on your own material at speed.<\/li>\n <li><strong>Underpowered drying.<\/strong> On film, water-based inks need real drying capacity. A dryer that’s too small means blocked ink, smearing, and re-runs. It’s also the hardest defect to spot in a demo.<\/li>\n <li><strong>Consumable lock-in.<\/strong> Some low-price machines use non-standard anilox rollers, plates, and doctor blades, so every consumable is a custom order at custom prices. Ask which consumables are standard and who supplies them.<\/li>\n <li><strong>Quote traps.<\/strong> Price that excludes installation, trial printing, drying system, or shipping; electrical standards that don’t match your region; “CE certified” with no certificate number. Every exclusion is a negotiation point you already paid for.<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n\n <div class=\"rich-callout-warning\">\n <svg class=\"rich-callout-ico\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"m21.73 18-8-14a2 2 0 0 0-3.48 0l-8 14A2 2 0 0 0 4 21h16a2 2 0 0 0 1.73-3Z\"\/><path d=\"M12 9v4\"\/><path d=\"M12 17h.01\"\/><\/svg>\n <p class=\"rich-callout-txt\">A $6,000 machine is only cheap if it holds registration, dries your ink, and uses standard consumables. Verify all three on your material before you pay: the demo runs on their film, not yours.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <h2>The Business Case: Line Costs and Margins for Resellers and Converters<\/h2>\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ketegroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/gravure-printing-machine.jpg?ver=1748069083\" \n alt=\"plastic printing machine price\" \n style=\"width: 512px; height: 384px; max-width: 100%; object-fit: cover; border-radius: 12px; margin: 30px auto; display: block; box-shadow: 10px 10px 60px 0px rgba(210, 221, 224, 0.35); transition: all 0.3s ease; cursor: pointer;\"\n onmouseover=\"this.style.transform='translateY(-5px) scale(1.03)'; this.style.boxShadow='15px 25px 80px 0px rgba(210, 221, 224, 0.45)';\"\n onmouseout=\"this.style.transform='translateY(0) scale(1)'; this.style.boxShadow='10px 10px 60px 0px rgba(210, 221, 224, 0.35)';\">\n\n <p>If you’re buying to resell or running a converting operation, the machine price matters less than the line math. A printing press sits inside a line (film or bag printing, plus bag making or slitting), and the line is what earns. The buyers who make money on plastic printing aren’t the ones who bought the cheapest press; they’re the ones who matched the press to the substrate they actually sell.<\/p>\n\n <p>The arithmetic is straightforward. Take the mid band: a 4-color CI flexo at $60,000\u201380,000, printing 1,200 mm film at production speed for two shifts. The contribution per printed roll (processing margin minus ink, plates, and energy) pays back the machine in months, not years, as long as the orders are there. The same machine idle for a week is a bigger loss than a $5,000 price difference on purchase.<\/p>\n\n <p>There’s a structural reason the entry band is dangerous for resellers. With dozens of suppliers quoting the same $6,000\u201320,000 stack flexo, buyers can compare prices in one afternoon, and price-comparable machines leave no margin for the middleman. The margin lives in what can’t be price-compared: a matched line (printing plus bag making plus slitting), spare parts, and after-sales response. That’s where a supplier relationship pays.<\/p>\n\n <p>That’s the basis of our business at KETE: stack and CI flexo presses from entry film work to full-servo CI. We build them with ±0.15 mm registration, 2\u201310 color configurations, and water-based ink systems for food-contact work. Every day we see that the machine that fits the substrate is the machine that earns. We back that with a 1-year standard warranty (2 years on select models) and free replacement parts, including shipping, for non-human-error failures. Support includes 24-hour technical response and engineer dispatch for installation and training. See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ketegroup.com\/ru\/%d1%84%d0%bb%d0%b5%d0%ba%d1%81%d0%be%d0%b3%d1%80%d0%b0%d1%84%d1%81%d0%ba%d0%b0%d1%8f-%d0%bf%d0%b5%d1%87%d0%b0%d1%82%d0%bd%d0%b0%d1%8f-%d0%bc%d0%b0%d1%88%d0%b8%d0%bd%d0%b0\/\">our flexo printing machines<\/a> \u0438 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ketegroup.com\/ru\/%d1%81%d0%b2%d1%8f%d0%b7%d0%b0%d1%82%d1%8c%d1%81%d1%8f-%d1%81\/\">warranty and after-sales terms<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n <div class=\"rich-card-stats\">\n <p class=\"rich-card-stats-title\"><svg class=\"rich-card-stats-ico\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M22 7 13.5 15.5 8.5 10.5 2 17\"\/><path d=\"M16 7h6v6\"\/><\/svg>Line math anchors<\/p>\n <div class=\"rich-card-stats-row\"><p class=\"rich-card-stats-num\">Mid-band CI flexo<\/p><p class=\"rich-card-stats-txt\">$60,000\u201380,000.<\/p><\/div>\n <div class=\"rich-card-stats-row\"><p class=\"rich-card-stats-num\">Typical standard delivery<\/p><p class=\"rich-card-stats-txt\">30\u201340 days.<\/p><\/div>\n <div class=\"rich-card-stats-row\"><p class=\"rich-card-stats-num\">Contribution per printed roll<\/p><p class=\"rich-card-stats-txt\">Driven by uptime, not purchase price.<\/p><\/div>\n <div class=\"rich-card-stats-row\"><p class=\"rich-card-stats-num\">Reseller margin<\/p><p class=\"rich-card-stats-txt\">In line configuration, parts, and service, not in price-comparable machines.<\/p><\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <p>The pattern holds at every tier: buyers who match the machine to the substrate print cheaper and run longer. They grow into the next tier with a supplier who knows the line, not just the price list. Start with the substrate table above, work through the price drivers, and take the quote checklist to every conversation. For a quote matched to your substrate and volume, with our sales engineers and technicians walking through the specification with you, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ketegroup.com\/ru\/%d1%81%d0%b2%d1%8f%d0%b7%d0%b0%d1%82%d1%8c%d1%81%d1%8f-%d1%81\/\">request a free quote from KETE<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n <hr>\n\n <h2>\u0421\u0441\u044b\u043b\u043a\u0438<\/h2>\n <ul>\n <li>Made-in-China. “Plastic Printing Machine Price \u2014 Product Listings.” 2026. <br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.made-in-china.com\/products-search\/hot-china-products\/Plastic_Printing_Machine_Price.html\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.made-in-china.com\/products-search\/hot-china-products\/Plastic_Printing_Machine_Price.html<\/a><\/li>\n <li>Reddit r\/CommercialPrinting. “How much do used Flexo presses cost?” 2016. <br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/CommercialPrinting\/comments\/4gxk0k\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/CommercialPrinting\/comments\/4gxk0k\/<\/a><\/li>\n <li>Reddit r\/CommercialPrinting. “Mylar Bag Printing.” 2023. <br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/CommercialPrinting\/comments\/10poxwq\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/CommercialPrinting\/comments\/10poxwq\/<\/a><\/li>\n <li>KETE. “Flexo Printing Machine Price: Buy Smart, Save Big.” 2025. <br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ketegroup.com\/ru\/%d1%84%d0%bb%d0%b5%d0%ba%d1%81%d0%be%d0%b3%d1%80%d0%b0%d1%84%d1%81%d0%ba%d0%b0%d1%8f-%d0%bf%d0%b5%d1%87%d0%b0%d1%82%d0%bd%d0%b0%d1%8f-%d0%bc%d0%b0%d1%88%d0%b8%d0%bd%d0%b0-%d1%86%d0%b5%d0%bd%d0%b0\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.ketegroup.com\/flexo-printing-machine-price\/<\/a><\/li>\n <li>KETE. “Flexo Printing Machines.” <br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ketegroup.com\/ru\/%d1%84%d0%bb%d0%b5%d0%ba%d1%81%d0%be%d0%b3%d1%80%d0%b0%d1%84%d1%81%d0%ba%d0%b0%d1%8f-%d0%bf%d0%b5%d1%87%d0%b0%d1%82%d0%bd%d0%b0%d1%8f-%d0%bc%d0%b0%d1%88%d0%b8%d0%bd%d0%b0\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.ketegroup.com\/flexo-printing-machine\/<\/a><\/li>\n <li>KETE. “Bag Making Machines.” <br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ketegroup.com\/ru\/bag-making-machine\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.ketegroup.com\/bag-making-machine\/<\/a><\/li>\n <li>KETE. “Case Studies.” <br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ketegroup.com\/ru\/case-studies\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.ketegroup.com\/case-studies\/<\/a><\/li>\n <li>KETE. “Contact.” <br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ketegroup.com\/ru\/%d1%81%d0%b2%d1%8f%d0%b7%d0%b0%d1%82%d1%8c%d1%81%d1%8f-%d1%81\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.ketegroup.com\/contact\/<\/a><\/li>\n <li>KETE. Homepage. <br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ketegroup.com\/ru\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.ketegroup.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n\n <div class=\"bp-cta-end bd-reveal\">\n <svg class=\"bp-cta-end-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"m22 2-7 20-4-9-9-4Z\"\/><path d=\"M22 2 11 13\"\/><\/svg>\n <p class=\"bp-cta-end-title\">Ready to price the machine that fits your substrate?<\/p>\n <p class=\"bp-cta-end-sub\">Send your substrates, color counts, and yearly volume \u2014 we’ll match the press configuration to the line and run a free sample print on your material before shipment.<\/p>\n <a class=\"bp-cta-end-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ketegroup.com\/ru\/%d1%81%d0%b2%d1%8f%d0%b7%d0%b0%d1%82%d1%8c%d1%81%d1%8f-%d1%81\/\" target=\"_self\">Request your free quote<svg class=\"bp-cta-end-ico\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M5 12h14\"\/><path d=\"m12 5 7 7-7 7\"\/><\/svg><\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/body><\/html>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plastic Printing Machine Price Guide: Five Substrates, Five Price Bands Type “plastic printing machine price” into a search engine and you’ll see everything from a $59.99 desktop unit to an $800,000 industrial press. 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}\n .bd-post .bp-cta-end { padding: 32px 20px; }\n .bd-post .bp-cta-end .bp-cta-end-title { font-size: 20px; }\n .bd-post .bp-cta-end .bp-cta-end-icon { width: 21px; height: 21px; }\n .bd-post .rich-card-stats .rich-card-stats-num { flex: 0 0 100px; }\n }\n <\/style>\n <article class=\"bd-post-article\">\n\n <p>Type “plastic printing machine price” into a search engine and you’ll see everything from a $59.99 desktop unit to an $800,000 industrial press. The confusion isn’t random: “plastic printing machine” spans three different product categories, and much of what ranks is answering a different question than yours. This guide gives you one usable framework: by substrate, by price band, and by what actually drives a quote, so you can plan a budget instead of guessing.<\/p>\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ketegroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2-color-flexo-printing-machine-price-1.webp?ver=1783493716\" \n alt=\"plastic printing machine price\" \n style=\"width: 512px; height: 384px; max-width: 100%; object-fit: cover; border-radius: 12px; margin: 30px auto; display: block; box-shadow: 10px 10px 60px 0px rgba(210, 221, 224, 0.35); transition: all 0.3s ease; cursor: pointer;\"\n onmouseover=\"this.style.transform='translateY(-5px) scale(1.03)'; this.style.boxShadow='15px 25px 80px 0px rgba(210, 221, 224, 0.45)';\"\n onmouseout=\"this.style.transform='translateY(0) scale(1)'; this.style.boxShadow='10px 10px 60px 0px rgba(210, 221, 224, 0.35)';\">\n\n <h2>What “Plastic Printing Machine” Actually Means (and Why Prices Range from $60 to $800,000)<\/h2>\n\n <div class=\"rich-callout-warning\">\n <svg class=\"rich-callout-ico\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"m21.73 18-8-14a2 2 0 0 0-3.48 0l-8 14A2 2 0 0 0 4 21h16a2 2 0 0 0 1.73-3Z\"\/><path d=\"M12 9v4\"\/><path d=\"M12 17h.01\"\/><\/svg>\n <p class=\"rich-callout-txt\">A quick check of search results for “how much does a plastic printing machine cost” shows roughly half the top results are about 3D printers. You are not buying a 3D printers. Skip those articles entirely.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <p>Three different machines share this search phrase:<\/p>\n \n <ul>\n <li><strong>3D printers<\/strong>: filament-based prototyping machines, unrelated to packaging production. Skip.<\/li>\n <li><strong>Rigid-plastic printers<\/strong>: UV flatbed, screen, and pad printing machines for bottles, cups, and cards. Entry desktop units run $59.99\u20131,000, automatic production units $40,000\u201360,000+. Useful if you print rigid parts; irrelevant if you print film or bags.<\/li>\n <li><strong>Film and bag flexo\/gravure presses<\/strong>: the industrial category this guide covers. These machines print roll stock (PE, PP, BOPP film) and convert it into printed bags, pouches, and sacks. This is where the “price” question actually lives. Current marketplace listings span about $6,000 for a 2-color bag flexo unit to $800,000 for a 500 m\/min full-servo CI press.<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n\n <p>That 13,000× spread isn’t price gouging. It’s five different product categories being searched as one word. The next section is the map.<\/p>\n\n <div class=\"bp-spread-stat bd-reveal\">\n <p class=\"bp-spread-stat-badge\">The 13,000× price spread<\/p>\n <p class=\"bp-spread-stat-num\">13,000×<\/p>\n <p class=\"bp-spread-stat-line\">A $59.99 desktop printer on one end, an $800,000 full-servo CI press on the other.<\/p>\n <p class=\"bp-spread-stat-sub\">The table below maps the five forms in between.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <h2>Plastic Printing Machine Types by Substrate: Five Forms, Five Price Bands<\/h2>\n\n <p>The single most useful way to think about this market is by what you print. Your substrate decides your technology, and your technology decides your price band.<\/p>\n\n <div class=\"rich-table-wrapper\">\n <table class=\"rich-table\">\n <thead>\n <tr>\n <th>What you print<\/th>\n <th>\u0422\u0435\u0445\u043d\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0433\u0438\u0438<\/th>\n <th>New-machine price (USD)<\/th>\n <th>Typical buyer<\/th>\n <\/tr>\n <\/thead>\n <tbody>\n <tr><td>Rigid parts (bottles, cups, cards)<\/td><td>UV flatbed \/ screen \/ pad printing<\/td><td>$1,000\u201360,000<\/td><td>Sign shops, decorators (outside this guide)<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>Film rolls, entry (2\u20134 colors)<\/td><td>Stack flexo<\/td><td>$9,000\u201320,000<\/td><td>Small bag makers, first-time buyers<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>Film rolls, high-spec (4\u20138 colors)<\/td><td>CI flexo<\/td><td>$40,000\u2013150,000<\/td><td>Film converters, food packaging<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>Plastic bags (shopping, water, daily-use)<\/td><td>Stack flexo (2\u20136 colors); CI for food-contact<\/td><td>$6,000\u201320,000; CI $60,000\u201380,000<\/td><td>Bag producers, startups<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>Flexible pouches (food, stand-up)<\/td><td>CI flexo \/ rotogravure<\/td><td>$100,000\u2013267,000<\/td><td>\u041f\u0440\u043e\u0438\u0437\u0432\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u0438 \u0433\u0438\u0431\u043a\u043e\u0439 \u0443\u043f\u0430\u043a\u043e\u0432\u043a\u0438<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>Woven sacks, heavy-duty, FFS<\/td><td>CI full-servo flexo<\/td><td>$130,000\u2013800,000<\/td><td>High-volume plants, exporters<\/td><\/tr>\n <\/tbody>\n <\/table>\n <\/div>\n <p>Price data from current listings on Chinese B2B marketplaces (Made-in-China, 2026).<\/p>\n\n <h3>Rigid Plastic Parts<\/h3>\n <p>If you print bottles, cups, or cards, the UV\/screen\/pad route is your world. Its prices ($59.99 desktops to $420,000 automatic multi-color lines) have nothing to do with packaging printing. One line, then we move on.<\/p>\n\n <h3>Film Rolls<\/h3>\n <p>Roll-to-roll film printing is where most “plastic printing machine price” searches actually land. At the entry level, a 2\u20134 color stack flexo for PE\/PP\/BOPP film lists around $9,200\u201311,800, and a 2-color unit with automatic tension control and EPC runs $13,000\u201316,000. These machines print simple patterns (solid colors, one or two logos) and they do it at 100\u2013120 m\/min.<\/p>\n <p>The step up is central impression (CI) flexo, where all print stations share one drum and the film never leaves it, which is why registration holds tighter. It’s also why 4\u20138 color CI units for food film start around $40,000\u201360,000 and reach $101,400 (6-color, 1,200 mm) to $130,000\u2013150,000 for 8-color configurations. The hidden cost driver on film is drying: water-based inks need real drying capacity, and underpowered dryers are the most common reason cheap film printers fail.<\/p>\n\n <h3>\u041f\u043b\u0430\u0441\u0442\u0438\u043a\u043e\u0432\u044b\u0435 \u043f\u0430\u043a\u0435\u0442\u044b<\/h3>\n <p>Shopping bags, water sachets, and daily-use bags are the cheapest legitimate entry into plastic printing. A 2-color flexo unit for plastic film shopping bags lists around $6,000\u20136,500; a 6-color stack unit for film, paper, and non-woven runs $9,500\u201315,000. Buyers in the mid-tier report paying $30,000\u201340,000 for a new bag printer with used units under $15,000 (r\/CommercialPrinting, 2023); the difference is registration control and drying.<\/p>\n <p>Food-contact bags change the math. Any bag that touches food requires water-based, food-safe inks, which means drying capacity and a tighter machine: 4\u20136 color CI units for food-grade bags list at $60,000\u201380,000.<\/p>\n\n <h3>Flexible Pouches<\/h3>\n <p>Stand-up pouches and food pouches are printed on CI flexo or rotogravure. CI flexo for pouch film lists $100,000\u2013150,000 (6-color 1,200 mm at $101,400; 4\/6\/8-color units at $130,000\u2013150,000). Rotogravure, the engraving-based process used for high-volume BOPP pouch work, starts around $252,000\u2013267,000 for 8-color machines. At this tier the price drivers are color count, web width, and tension control. Registration errors that cost pennies on a bag line cost a whole batch on a food pouch line.<\/p>\n\n <h3>Woven Sacks and Heavy-Duty Film<\/h3>\n <p>PP woven sacks, heavy-duty bags, and FFS (form-fill-seal) film are a different league. CI flexo units for woven sack and BOPP film list at $130,000\u2013150,000, and a 500 m\/min full-servo gearless CI press for FFS bags reaches $800,000. This is the tier where automation stops being an option and becomes the product.<\/p>\n\n <h2>Which Price Tier Fits Your Operation?<\/h2>\n\n <p>If you’re in the $6,000\u2013800,000 range, the bracket you belong in is set by three things: your product (mapped above), your daily volume, and your color\/quality requirement.<\/p>\n\n <div class=\"rich-card-stats\">\n <p class=\"rich-card-stats-title\"><svg class=\"rich-card-stats-ico\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M22 7 13.5 15.5 8.5 10.5 2 17\"\/><path d=\"M16 7h6v6\"\/><\/svg>Three budget anchors<\/p>\n <div class=\"rich-card-stats-row\"><p class=\"rich-card-stats-num\">Under $20,000<\/p><p class=\"rich-card-stats-txt\">2\u20136 color stack flexo, entry film and bag work.<\/p><\/div>\n <div class=\"rich-card-stats-row\"><p class=\"rich-card-stats-num\">$20,000\u201380,000<\/p><p class=\"rich-card-stats-txt\">4\u20136 color stack or entry CI, food-contact and multi-color bags.<\/p><\/div>\n <div class=\"rich-card-stats-row\"><p class=\"rich-card-stats-num\">$80,000+<\/p><p class=\"rich-card-stats-txt\">CI flexo or rotogravure, pouches, wide film, high-volume color work.<\/p><\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <p>Three market signals are worth knowing before you commit:<\/p>\n <ul>\n <li><strong>The entry band is commoditizing.<\/strong> Dozens of suppliers list 2\u20136 color stack flexo units in the same $6,000\u201320,000 band. When every quote lands in the same range, the machine stops being the differentiator; service and delivery become it.<\/li>\n <li><strong>Food-grade compliance is becoming a hard gate, not a premium.<\/strong> Export markets increasingly require water-based inks, CE certification, and ISO 9001 quality systems for food-contact packaging. Machines built for solvent-only work are getting harder to place.<\/li>\n <li><strong>Servo CI precision has come down to $130,000\u2013150,000.<\/strong> Registration quality that used to require $200,000+ presses is now available in the mid band. Worth checking if you’re weighing a 4-color stack against a 6-color CI at similar money.<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n\n <p>And an honest boundary: if your volume doesn’t justify a machine, don’t buy one yet. Printing through a converter until volume is real is cheaper than owning an idle press, and it gives you a reference point for quality when you do buy.<\/p>\n\n <h2>What Drives the Price \u2014 and How to Compare Quotes<\/h2>\n\n <p>Once you know your tier, the question becomes: why does the same “6-color flexo” cost $28,000 from one supplier and $130,000 from another? The answer is in six factors.<\/p>\n\n <div class=\"rich-table-wrapper\">\n <table class=\"rich-table\">\n <thead>\n <tr>\n <th>\u0414\u0440\u0430\u0439\u0432\u0435\u0440<\/th>\n <th>What changes<\/th>\n <th>Observed magnitude<\/th>\n <\/tr>\n <\/thead>\n <tbody>\n <tr><td>Color count<\/td><td>Each added color adds a print station and controls<\/td><td>Roughly +15\u201330% per step; 2-color to 8-color CI multiplies price 20×+<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>Web width<\/td><td>Wider frames, rollers, and drying<\/td><td>600 mm to 2,400 mm can multiply price 2\u20133×<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>Drive and speed<\/td><td>Gearless servo vs. geared transmission<\/td><td>Full-servo CI costs 2\u20134× a geared unit at same width<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>\u0421\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0435\u043c\u0430 \u0441\u0443\u0448\u043a\u0438<\/td><td>Hot air\/IR vs. UV\/EB<\/td><td>UV\/EB is a structural add, often $10,000s<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>\u0410\u0432\u0442\u043e\u043c\u0430\u0442\u0438\u0437\u0430\u0446\u0438\u044f<\/td><td>EPC, auto-tension, auto-registration<\/td><td>$5,000\u201320,000 depending on scope<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>Origin and brand<\/td><td>Same configuration, Chinese vs. European-built<\/td><td>Roughly 2\u20135×<\/td><\/tr>\n <\/tbody>\n <\/table>\n <\/div>\n\n <p>Magnitudes are order-of-magnitude observations from current marketplace listings, not universal quotes, which is exactly why you need the checklist below.<\/p>\n\n <h3>New vs. Used, and Total Cost of Ownership<\/h3>\n <p>Used machines look like the obvious saving, and sometimes they are, with the right checks. Converters report paying $120,000\u2013150,000 for a refurbished 2-color flexo (r\/CommercialPrinting, 2016). A small bag printer that’s $30,000\u201340,000 new goes used for under $15,000 (r\/CommercialPrinting, 2023). Used saves capital and risks running costs: drum wear, anilox condition, and tension-system age show up as registration drift that no refurbisher’s video will reveal. Check central drum and anilox condition, plate-cylinder runout, and whether the original manufacturer still supplies parts before you sign.<\/p>\n <p>Either way, purchase price is half the story. Total cost of ownership adds shipping, installation and training, then consumables (inks, plates, anilox rollers, doctor blades), maintenance and parts, and downtime. A machine that saves $20,000 at purchase and costs $40,000 in downtime pays for the difference twice over. One manufacturer’s published flexo price guide walks through the same cost components (new vs. used tradeoffs and TCO) if you want the framework in more depth: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ketegroup.com\/ru\/%d1%84%d0%bb%d0%b5%d0%ba%d1%81%d0%be%d0%b3%d1%80%d0%b0%d1%84%d1%81%d0%ba%d0%b0%d1%8f-%d0%bf%d0%b5%d1%87%d0%b0%d1%82%d0%bd%d0%b0%d1%8f-%d0%bc%d0%b0%d1%88%d0%b8%d0%bd%d0%b0-%d1%86%d0%b5%d0%bd%d0%b0\/\">flexo printing machine price guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n <h3>How to Compare Quotes Like a Buyer<\/h3>\n\n <div class=\"rich-card-checklist\">\n <p class=\"rich-card-checklist-title\"><svg class=\"rich-card-checklist-ico\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"m3 17 2 2 4-4\"\/><path d=\"m3 7 2 2 4-4\"\/><path d=\"M13 6h8\"\/><path d=\"M13 12h8\"\/><path d=\"M13 18h8\"\/><\/svg>Quote comparison checklist<\/p>\n <ul class=\"rich-card-checklist-list\">\n <li class=\"rich-card-checklist-item\"><svg class=\"rich-card-checklist-item-ico\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><path d=\"m9 12 2 2 4-4\"\/><\/svg><p class=\"rich-card-checklist-item-txt\">Send the same written spec to every supplier: colors, web width, speed, drying type, electrical standard.<\/p><\/li>\n <li class=\"rich-card-checklist-item\"><svg class=\"rich-card-checklist-item-ico\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><path d=\"m9 12 2 2 4-4\"\/><\/svg><p class=\"rich-card-checklist-item-txt\">Ask what the price includes: installation, operator training, trial printing, packaging and shipping, drying system.<\/p><\/li>\n <li class=\"rich-card-checklist-item\"><svg class=\"rich-card-checklist-item-ico\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><path d=\"m9 12 2 2 4-4\"\/><\/svg><p class=\"rich-card-checklist-item-txt\">Verify certifications, not logos: CE certificate numbers are checkable; ISO 9001 systems are auditable.<\/p><\/li>\n <li class=\"rich-card-checklist-item\"><svg class=\"rich-card-checklist-item-ico\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><path d=\"m9 12 2 2 4-4\"\/><\/svg><p class=\"rich-card-checklist-item-txt\">Demand a trial print with your own material before shipment.<\/p><\/li>\n <li class=\"rich-card-checklist-item\"><svg class=\"rich-card-checklist-item-ico\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><path d=\"m9 12 2 2 4-4\"\/><\/svg><p class=\"rich-card-checklist-item-txt\">Confirm delivery and milestones: 30\u201340 days is normal for standard machines; progress updates at 1%, 30%, 60%, 90% of production are a reasonable ask.<\/p><\/li>\n <li class=\"rich-card-checklist-item\"><svg class=\"rich-card-checklist-item-ico\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><path d=\"m9 12 2 2 4-4\"\/><\/svg><p class=\"rich-card-checklist-item-txt\">Pin down after-sales: spare parts availability, response time, remote support, engineer dispatch.<\/p><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n\n <h2>Supplier Verification: What to Check Before You Buy<\/h2>\n\n <p>Every supplier claims quality. Verifiable evidence is narrower. Before committing, check these five:<\/p>\n <ul>\n <li><strong>Certifications with numbers<\/strong>: CE certificate (number verifiable online), ISO 9001 quality system.<\/li>\n <li><strong>Manufacturing evidence<\/strong>: factory tour video, CNC machining and assembly process, not renderings.<\/li>\n <li><strong>Trial-print commitment<\/strong>: a free test print on your own material before shipment, with the results sent to you.<\/li>\n <li><strong>Delivery transparency<\/strong>: a written delivery window and milestone updates through production.<\/li>\n <li><strong>After-sales that’s on paper<\/strong>: spare parts policy, response time, remote and on-site support, training materials.<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n\n <div class=\"rich-card-checklist\">\n <p class=\"rich-card-checklist-title\"><svg class=\"rich-card-checklist-ico\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"m3 17 2 2 4-4\"\/><path d=\"m3 7 2 2 4-4\"\/><path d=\"M13 6h8\"\/><path d=\"M13 12h8\"\/><path d=\"M13 18h8\"\/><\/svg>Five verifiable checks<\/p>\n <ul class=\"rich-card-checklist-list\">\n <li class=\"rich-card-checklist-item\"><svg class=\"rich-card-checklist-item-ico\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><path d=\"m9 12 2 2 4-4\"\/><\/svg><p class=\"rich-card-checklist-item-txt\">CE certificate number, checkable online.<\/p><\/li>\n <li class=\"rich-card-checklist-item\"><svg class=\"rich-card-checklist-item-ico\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><path d=\"m9 12 2 2 4-4\"\/><\/svg><p class=\"rich-card-checklist-item-txt\">ISO 9001, auditable system.<\/p><\/li>\n <li class=\"rich-card-checklist-item\"><svg class=\"rich-card-checklist-item-ico\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><path d=\"m9 12 2 2 4-4\"\/><\/svg><p class=\"rich-card-checklist-item-txt\">Factory evidence, video\/CNC process.<\/p><\/li>\n <li class=\"rich-card-checklist-item\"><svg class=\"rich-card-checklist-item-ico\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><path d=\"m9 12 2 2 4-4\"\/><\/svg><p class=\"rich-card-checklist-item-txt\">Trial print on your material, free, before shipment.<\/p><\/li>\n <li class=\"rich-card-checklist-item\"><svg class=\"rich-card-checklist-item-ico\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><path d=\"m9 12 2 2 4-4\"\/><\/svg><p class=\"rich-card-checklist-item-txt\">After-sales terms, on paper: parts, response time, engineer dispatch.<\/p><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n\n <p>All five are checkable with one email and one video call. A supplier that can’t produce any of them is costing you risk, not money.<\/p>\n\n <div class=\"bp-cta-mid bd-reveal\">\n <p class=\"bp-cta-mid-text\">Quotes in hand? Hold them to the six drivers and the checklist above \u2014 then compare against a spec-matched quotation.<\/p>\n <a class=\"bp-cta-mid-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ketegroup.com\/ru\/%d1%81%d0%b2%d1%8f%d0%b7%d0%b0%d1%82%d1%8c%d1%81%d1%8f-%d1%81\/\" target=\"_self\">\u041f\u043e\u043b\u0443\u0447\u0438\u0442\u0435 \u0440\u0430\u0441\u0447\u0435\u0442 \u0441\u0442\u043e\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u0441 \u0443\u0447\u0435\u0442\u043e\u043c \u0442\u0435\u0445\u043d\u0438\u0447\u0435\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u0445\u0430\u0440\u0430\u043a\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0438\u043a<svg class=\"bp-cta-mid-ico\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M5 12h14\"\/><path d=\"m12 5 7 7-7 7\"\/><\/svg><\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <h2>When the Cheap Machine Stops Being Cheap: Cost Traps<\/h2>\n\n <p>The four most expensive ways to save money on a plastic printing machine:<\/p>\n <ul>\n <li><strong>Registration drift on entry stack machines.<\/strong> “Cheaper by ten times” stack flexo units often lack the tension control and frame rigidity to hold registration beyond two colors. Benchmark a decent stack flexo at ±0.15 mm registration, and test it on your own material at speed.<\/li>\n <li><strong>Underpowered drying.<\/strong> On film, water-based inks need real drying capacity. A dryer that’s too small means blocked ink, smearing, and re-runs. It’s also the hardest defect to spot in a demo.<\/li>\n <li><strong>Consumable lock-in.<\/strong> Some low-price machines use non-standard anilox rollers, plates, and doctor blades, so every consumable is a custom order at custom prices. Ask which consumables are standard and who supplies them.<\/li>\n <li><strong>Quote traps.<\/strong> Price that excludes installation, trial printing, drying system, or shipping; electrical standards that don’t match your region; “CE certified” with no certificate number. Every exclusion is a negotiation point you already paid for.<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n\n <div class=\"rich-callout-warning\">\n <svg class=\"rich-callout-ico\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"m21.73 18-8-14a2 2 0 0 0-3.48 0l-8 14A2 2 0 0 0 4 21h16a2 2 0 0 0 1.73-3Z\"\/><path d=\"M12 9v4\"\/><path d=\"M12 17h.01\"\/><\/svg>\n <p class=\"rich-callout-txt\">A $6,000 machine is only cheap if it holds registration, dries your ink, and uses standard consumables. Verify all three on your material before you pay: the demo runs on their film, not yours.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <h2>The Business Case: Line Costs and Margins for Resellers and Converters<\/h2>\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ketegroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/gravure-printing-machine.jpg?ver=1748069083\" \n alt=\"plastic printing machine price\" \n style=\"width: 512px; height: 384px; max-width: 100%; object-fit: cover; border-radius: 12px; margin: 30px auto; display: block; box-shadow: 10px 10px 60px 0px rgba(210, 221, 224, 0.35); transition: all 0.3s ease; cursor: pointer;\"\n onmouseover=\"this.style.transform='translateY(-5px) scale(1.03)'; this.style.boxShadow='15px 25px 80px 0px rgba(210, 221, 224, 0.45)';\"\n onmouseout=\"this.style.transform='translateY(0) scale(1)'; this.style.boxShadow='10px 10px 60px 0px rgba(210, 221, 224, 0.35)';\">\n\n <p>If you’re buying to resell or running a converting operation, the machine price matters less than the line math. A printing press sits inside a line (film or bag printing, plus bag making or slitting), and the line is what earns. The buyers who make money on plastic printing aren’t the ones who bought the cheapest press; they’re the ones who matched the press to the substrate they actually sell.<\/p>\n\n <p>The arithmetic is straightforward. Take the mid band: a 4-color CI flexo at $60,000\u201380,000, printing 1,200 mm film at production speed for two shifts. The contribution per printed roll (processing margin minus ink, plates, and energy) pays back the machine in months, not years, as long as the orders are there. The same machine idle for a week is a bigger loss than a $5,000 price difference on purchase.<\/p>\n\n <p>There’s a structural reason the entry band is dangerous for resellers. With dozens of suppliers quoting the same $6,000\u201320,000 stack flexo, buyers can compare prices in one afternoon, and price-comparable machines leave no margin for the middleman. The margin lives in what can’t be price-compared: a matched line (printing plus bag making plus slitting), spare parts, and after-sales response. That’s where a supplier relationship pays.<\/p>\n\n <p>That’s the basis of our business at KETE: stack and CI flexo presses from entry film work to full-servo CI. We build them with ±0.15 mm registration, 2\u201310 color configurations, and water-based ink systems for food-contact work. Every day we see that the machine that fits the substrate is the machine that earns. We back that with a 1-year standard warranty (2 years on select models) and free replacement parts, including shipping, for non-human-error failures. Support includes 24-hour technical response and engineer dispatch for installation and training. See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ketegroup.com\/ru\/%d1%84%d0%bb%d0%b5%d0%ba%d1%81%d0%be%d0%b3%d1%80%d0%b0%d1%84%d1%81%d0%ba%d0%b0%d1%8f-%d0%bf%d0%b5%d1%87%d0%b0%d1%82%d0%bd%d0%b0%d1%8f-%d0%bc%d0%b0%d1%88%d0%b8%d0%bd%d0%b0\/\">our flexo printing machines<\/a> \u0438 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ketegroup.com\/ru\/%d1%81%d0%b2%d1%8f%d0%b7%d0%b0%d1%82%d1%8c%d1%81%d1%8f-%d1%81\/\">warranty and after-sales terms<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n <div class=\"rich-card-stats\">\n <p class=\"rich-card-stats-title\"><svg class=\"rich-card-stats-ico\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M22 7 13.5 15.5 8.5 10.5 2 17\"\/><path d=\"M16 7h6v6\"\/><\/svg>Line math anchors<\/p>\n <div class=\"rich-card-stats-row\"><p class=\"rich-card-stats-num\">Mid-band CI flexo<\/p><p class=\"rich-card-stats-txt\">$60,000\u201380,000.<\/p><\/div>\n <div class=\"rich-card-stats-row\"><p class=\"rich-card-stats-num\">Typical standard delivery<\/p><p class=\"rich-card-stats-txt\">30\u201340 days.<\/p><\/div>\n <div class=\"rich-card-stats-row\"><p class=\"rich-card-stats-num\">Contribution per printed roll<\/p><p class=\"rich-card-stats-txt\">Driven by uptime, not purchase price.<\/p><\/div>\n <div class=\"rich-card-stats-row\"><p class=\"rich-card-stats-num\">Reseller margin<\/p><p class=\"rich-card-stats-txt\">In line configuration, parts, and service, not in price-comparable machines.<\/p><\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <p>The pattern holds at every tier: buyers who match the machine to the substrate print cheaper and run longer. They grow into the next tier with a supplier who knows the line, not just the price list. Start with the substrate table above, work through the price drivers, and take the quote checklist to every conversation. For a quote matched to your substrate and volume, with our sales engineers and technicians walking through the specification with you, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ketegroup.com\/ru\/%d1%81%d0%b2%d1%8f%d0%b7%d0%b0%d1%82%d1%8c%d1%81%d1%8f-%d1%81\/\">request a free quote from KETE<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n <hr>\n\n <h2>\u0421\u0441\u044b\u043b\u043a\u0438<\/h2>\n <ul>\n <li>Made-in-China. “Plastic Printing Machine Price \u2014 Product Listings.” 2026. <br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.made-in-china.com\/products-search\/hot-china-products\/Plastic_Printing_Machine_Price.html\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.made-in-china.com\/products-search\/hot-china-products\/Plastic_Printing_Machine_Price.html<\/a><\/li>\n <li>Reddit r\/CommercialPrinting. “How much do used Flexo presses cost?” 2016. <br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/CommercialPrinting\/comments\/4gxk0k\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/CommercialPrinting\/comments\/4gxk0k\/<\/a><\/li>\n <li>Reddit r\/CommercialPrinting. “Mylar Bag Printing.” 2023. <br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/CommercialPrinting\/comments\/10poxwq\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/CommercialPrinting\/comments\/10poxwq\/<\/a><\/li>\n <li>KETE. “Flexo Printing Machine Price: Buy Smart, Save Big.” 2025. <br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ketegroup.com\/ru\/%d1%84%d0%bb%d0%b5%d0%ba%d1%81%d0%be%d0%b3%d1%80%d0%b0%d1%84%d1%81%d0%ba%d0%b0%d1%8f-%d0%bf%d0%b5%d1%87%d0%b0%d1%82%d0%bd%d0%b0%d1%8f-%d0%bc%d0%b0%d1%88%d0%b8%d0%bd%d0%b0-%d1%86%d0%b5%d0%bd%d0%b0\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.ketegroup.com\/flexo-printing-machine-price\/<\/a><\/li>\n <li>KETE. “Flexo Printing Machines.” <br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ketegroup.com\/ru\/%d1%84%d0%bb%d0%b5%d0%ba%d1%81%d0%be%d0%b3%d1%80%d0%b0%d1%84%d1%81%d0%ba%d0%b0%d1%8f-%d0%bf%d0%b5%d1%87%d0%b0%d1%82%d0%bd%d0%b0%d1%8f-%d0%bc%d0%b0%d1%88%d0%b8%d0%bd%d0%b0\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.ketegroup.com\/flexo-printing-machine\/<\/a><\/li>\n <li>KETE. “Bag Making Machines.” <br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ketegroup.com\/ru\/bag-making-machine\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.ketegroup.com\/bag-making-machine\/<\/a><\/li>\n <li>KETE. “Case Studies.” <br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ketegroup.com\/ru\/case-studies\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.ketegroup.com\/case-studies\/<\/a><\/li>\n <li>KETE. “Contact.” <br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ketegroup.com\/ru\/%d1%81%d0%b2%d1%8f%d0%b7%d0%b0%d1%82%d1%8c%d1%81%d1%8f-%d1%81\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.ketegroup.com\/contact\/<\/a><\/li>\n <li>KETE. Homepage. <br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ketegroup.com\/ru\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.ketegroup.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n\n <div class=\"bp-cta-end bd-reveal\">\n <svg class=\"bp-cta-end-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"m22 2-7 20-4-9-9-4Z\"\/><path d=\"M22 2 11 13\"\/><\/svg>\n <p class=\"bp-cta-end-title\">Ready to price the machine that fits your substrate?<\/p>\n <p class=\"bp-cta-end-sub\">Send your substrates, color counts, and yearly volume \u2014 we’ll match the press configuration to the line and run a free sample print on your material before shipment.<\/p>\n <a class=\"bp-cta-end-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ketegroup.com\/ru\/%d1%81%d0%b2%d1%8f%d0%b7%d0%b0%d1%82%d1%8c%d1%81%d1%8f-%d1%81\/\" target=\"_self\">Request your free quote<svg class=\"bp-cta-end-ico\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M5 12h14\"\/><path d=\"m12 5 7 7-7 7\"\/><\/svg><\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/body><\/html>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plastic Printing Machine Price Guide: Five Substrates, Five Price Bands Type “plastic printing machine price” into a search engine and you’ll see everything from a $59.99 desktop unit to an $800,000 industrial press. 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