Labelexpo Americas 2022 / Press Technology | 111“WITH SO MUCH FOCUS ON INKJET, IT IS EASY TO OVERLOOK THE ADVANCES BEING MADE IN DRY TONER TECHNOLOGY. XEIKON LAUNCHED A SWATHE OF NEW PRODUCTS WHICH WILL REVOLUTIONIZE WHAT CAN BE ACHIEVED WITH ITS CHEETAH-SERIES TONER PRESSES”Labelexpo Americas 2022 is seen as a ‘digital transformation’The N730i is confgurable with up to sensitive applications such as pharma labels seven colors (CMYK+OV+W), which and food packaging, and this has become Digital in briefcovers up to 92 percent of the Pantone more practical with the development of • Dilli showed its Neo Picasso UV color range. Roll lifts at the unwind and pigment-based ink systems. inkjet press with an upgraded web rewind support media rolls up to one Labelexpo Americas 2022 saw a number control system for more precise meter in diameter. of new water-based systems launched using registration. With CMYK plus two Flexo stations can be retroftted before these inks. spot colors (orange and violet) and and after the digital print engine. The frst Arrow Systems launched a new digital double white as options, maximum station could be applying a primer for more press using Memjet’s established Durafex print width of 330mm, it covers a diffcult media types and the post-digital pigmented water-based ink technology. wide range of labels and fexible unit applying varnish, a brand spot color, or The ArrowJet Aqua 330 is designed to print packaging applications. The latest food white for shrink sleeve applications. labels, fexible packaging, blister foils and version of Neo Picasso is equipped The established N610i continues to be shrink sleeves at 1,600x1,600 DPI resolution with a corona treater, chiller, sold, and was present on the Domino stand, and speeds of 150ft/min. For print-and-cut pin-curing system and full-color alongside the K600i dual bar digital UV applications, the company showed its variable data printing capability.inkjet printer. The K600i allows variable data ArrowJet Nova 330R, which can use either • Epson showcased its SurePress printing at speeds of 492 ft/min. blade or laser-cutting technology. L-6534VW UV press available with JetFX launched a ground-breaking Anytron launched its Any-Jet III, a 13in digital varnish or orange ink. The 30in-wide print bar at the show, printing (330mm) press also using Memjet aqueous digital varnish offers spot varnish, at 100m/min using both eBeam and inkjet technology, which is confgured inline simulated foiling, and embossing, UV inks. JetFX was showing examples of with laser die-cutting and an optional all in-line with label production. embellishments on pouches and shrink thermal lamination unit. Print speed is Orange ink has a 92 percent Pantone sleeves as well as PS labels. 45m/min at 1,600 x 1,600 DPI resolution. coverage certifcation within Delta E Also launched was the JetFX Visualizer Colordyne Technologies specializes in of 1.5. An in-line spectrophotometer software, which allows users to preview the retroft inkjet modules for fexo presses, is included. Epson also promoted effects of the embellishment in detailed full and its major introduction at this show was its ColorWorks color inkjet desktop relief. The system holds a pre-loaded library the 3800 Series water-based inkjet module, label printers, ftted with the same of embellishment effects, including both targeted at food and pharmaceutical Precision Core printheads as the foiling and varnishing. packaging applications and using Kyocera company’s production presses. The digital foil is of exceptionally printhead technology. • INX showed its established NW350 high-quality due to a two-step process Expanding its strategic partnership with UV inkjet press, printing on a with a pre- and post-cure using a cocktail Kao Collins, the 3800WB module leverages 350mm (13.78in) web at 160ft/min. of different photoinitiators at different Colordyne’s proven 3800 Series UV engine • Screen showcased the Truepress Jet wavelengths. This results in excellent edge design and Kao Collins’ LunaJet inks to L350UV SAI, the latest model from cure, avoiding the edge lift, which often create a system capable of printing on the L350UV series with a resolution characterizes digital cold foil applications. labels, plastic fexible flm packaging and of 600x600 DPI and speeds up to Varnish can be applied in multiple other non-porous substrates. 60m/min. The Truepress Jet L350UV thicknesses in a single pass. Colordyne was also promoting its new SAI series prints in CMYK plus white Xeikon also had a major inkjet LED-UV inkjet integration module and with blue and orange options. announcement at the show. Xeikon/Flint announced a tie-up with Fiery to use its • Chinese manufacturer HanGlobal Group is claiming a frst for its LED-UV inks, Fiery Impress server to drive both UV-LED showed its LabStar330S UV inkjet which can be used on any Panther inkjet and water-based retroft modules.press printing at 50m/min printing press installed since 2017 after an LED lamp Epson showed its SurePress L-4733AW at 600 DPI resolution. The company retroft. Xeikon says this reduces energy water-based resin inkjet press, the successor claims 90 percent of the Pantone consumption by 20 percent during printing to the highly successful L-4533AW. color gamut can be achieved using and more during standby when the lamp is Konica Minolta had a technology only CMYK, while the single white switched off. preview of its PKG-1300 digital achieves 75 percent opacity. The corrugated/carton box printer, targeted press is confgured as a hybrid WATER-BASED INKJETmainly at the e-commerce packaging machine with added fexo and There are enormous potential benefts market. The press prints at 27m/min converting modules. in using water-based inkjet in migration- at 1,200 x 1,200 DPI with pigmented Oct - Dec 2022