Flagship · Multi-substrate flexo press
Nova A8
Flexible packaging · Shrink sleeves · Lamitube · IML · Self-adhesive labels · Monocartons · Wrap-around labels
The pinnacle of the Alliance range, and the best return on investment in it. The Nova A8 features the latest high-tech dual-servo architecture with individual drives for both print and web, delivering ultra-stable web control and maximising features like Pre-Register and Automatic Register. A truly multi-substrate press for printers who want the highest quality and performance in one platform.
Why the Nova A8
The whole range's engineering, in one press
The Nova A8 is the pinnacle of the Alliance range — a single platform that prints labels, shrink sleeve, lamitube, IML and flexible packaging to the highest quality, so you don't need a separate machine for each job you win.
- NovaPUREDOT — friction-reducing plate/substrate design for the clearest possible print
- Single Gear Technology — one gear per unit, versus a traditional four-gear setup
- Dual-servo architecture — individual drives for print and web
- One-click Pre-Register, Auto Register, Re-Pass and variable-length printing
- In-line web treatment: corona, web cleaner, anti-static
- Rail-mounted movable turnbar, DeLam-ReLam, cold foil, multi-layer labels, VDP
- Combination drying: UV, LED, IR, hot air and chill roll in any format
- Die-station customisation, hydraulic pressure knob, sheeting, slitting, double rewind
- Industry 4.0 features with advanced recipe saving
- Roll lift, servo infeed and full safety interlocks
Inside the press
Follow the web through a Nova A8
An 8-colour Nova A8, photographed at our Faridabad plant in October 2026, from the unwind to the die-cut stations.
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Web treatment
A Softal corona treater and a Kelva web cleaner prepare the material before it reaches the first print unit.
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Infeed
The infeed nip and the unwind brake each have their own pressure gauge.
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Print units
Each of the eight print units has its own touch panel.
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Curing
Hybrid LED and UV curing from GEW cures each colour before the next one is printed.
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Cold foil
The cold foil unit rides on an overhead rail, so it can move along the press.
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Die-cutting
This press has two die-cut stations, each with its own pressure gauges.
The numbers
Nova A8 technical specifications
| Working width | 370 / 450 / 550 / 670 mm (14.5″–26.3″) |
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| Mechanical speed | 200 m/min |
| Substrate range | 8 µ – 450 µ |
| Repeat range | 8″ – 36″ |
| Max unwind & rewind dia. | Up to 1000 mm |
| Max matrix dia. | Up to 650 mm |
| Multi-substrate capability | Chill drums available |
| Die-cut stations | 1 – 3 |
Nova A7, Nova AXL, Nova A8
One dual-servo family, three names
The Alliance Nova A8 is the latest version of the Nova A7, the dual-servo flexo press Alliance launched at Labelexpo India 2024. The Nova AXL is the 670 mm wide version of the Nova A7 and the Nova A8. All three share the dual-servo architecture the Nova family is built on, so if you have seen a Nova A7 or a Nova AXL running, you have seen the base the Nova A8 builds on.
FAQ
Nova A8 — common questions
What is the Alliance Nova A8?
The Nova A8 is Alliance Printech's flagship multi-substrate flexo printing press. It runs self-adhesive labels, shrink sleeves, lamitube, in-mould labels (IML), wrap-around labels, monocartons and flexible packaging on one line, in working widths of 370, 450, 550 and 670 mm at up to 200 m/min.
What can the Nova A8 print?
Self-adhesive labels, shrink sleeves, lamitube, in-mould labels (IML), wrap-around labels, monocartons and flexible packaging — across a substrate range of 8 to 450 microns.
What web widths does the Nova A8 come in?
370, 450, 550 and 670 mm (about 14.5 to 26.3 inches), so it can be sized for label work or for wider film and flexible-packaging jobs.
Is the Nova A8 servo-driven?
Yes. It uses a dual-servo architecture with individual drives for both print and web, plus Alliance's Single Gear Technology (one gear per unit instead of the traditional four) for cleaner print and lower makeready waste.
What makes the Nova A8 different?
NovaPUREDOT print clarity, dual-servo web control with one-click Pre-Register and Auto Register, combination drying (UV, LED, IR, hot air and chill roll), inline embellishment (cold foil, DeLam-ReLam, multi-layer labels, VDP) and Industry 4.0 recipe saving — a genuinely multi-substrate platform in a single machine.
Is the Nova A8 the same as the Nova A7?
The Nova A8 is the latest version of the Alliance Nova A7, which launched at Labelexpo India 2024. Both share the same dual-servo architecture that the Nova family is built on, and the Nova A8 brings the newest specification: 8–450 µ substrates and up to 200 m/min.
What is the Alliance Nova AXL?
Nova AXL is the name of the 670 mm (26.3 inch) wide version of the Nova A7 and the Nova A8. It is the same dual-servo multi-substrate flexo press at its widest web, for wider film and flexible-packaging jobs.
Who makes the Nova A8?
Alliance Printech, a family-run flexographic printing press manufacturer in Faridabad, India, with presses running in 25+ countries.
Ready to talk Nova A8?
Tell us what you print and we'll configure the right Nova A8 — web width, stations, drying and finishing — and bring you honest numbers.