62 | Practimax330 digital UV inkjet press in Malaysia. This high-speed, high-quality and high-reliability technology allows the company to produce outstanding quality images with a vivid superior color appearance. This Durst technology delivers consistency in quality from the frst to the last label and from the frst run to subsequent runs, produced over a more extended period.‘We have been using Durst technology for the last decade. We currently have three Durst machines. The consistent results and the speed of the Durst machines are fantastic,’ says Yap. ‘The resolution of the printing is also excellent. It is a digital machine, so we do not need to spend signifcant time setting it up, which conventional printing requires. There are no printing plates, flms and some mixture of colors. With a digital machine, it is just a click away. The quality and color Practimax CEO Kate Yap and EP Digital regional manager Sean Yapconsistency that the Durst can produce makes our life better as owners of a label converting business.’ “We have been using Durst technology for the Before purchasing the frst Durst Tau 330, Practimax was an entirely last decade and we currently operate three conventional printer, operating two of digital machines. The consistent results and its Gallus EM280 fexo presses. After the Durst Tau installation, digital label the speed of the Durst machines are fantastic”printing could take up to 50 percent of the company’s production. According to Yap, digital printing today wide range of high-quality graphics art print different copies when you go digital - has become increasingly popular. She equipment but specializes in digital printing this is especially helpful for product labels thinks it might have even outpaced fexo presses and related consumables. that require running or serial numbers. This printing in Practimax’s operations despite Yap notes that both companies are makes it easy for people to track and trace digital and fexo having their pros and cons. businesses that rely on one another. As a the products - boxes, bottles, etc.’Specifc jobs, which Practimax client, Practimax receives round-the-clock Sean Yap highlights that with the previously ran on silkscreen, needed technical support from EP Digital. outstanding support from Durst service high-density ink and had a particular ‘The after-sales service and support we team leader Manuel Gruber and his team, technical requirement, such as using a receive from EP Digital are excellent. The EP Digital was able to build a team of rotary block. Durst Tau can handle these company has a dedicated team and gives us factory-trained engineers in the Southeast jobs with a press of a button, and the 24-hour technical support. We just need to Asia region, available 24 hours a day and company does not have to allow three call them for assistance, and they will come seven days a week to support Practimax to four hours of set-up time. According to our facilities within hours to resolve the and other customers in the area.to the company’s management, all issue,’ she adds. He believes that the availability of the silk screen jobs were converted to EP Digital regional manager Sean technical support from EP Digital and the digital print shortly after the new machine Yap describes Practimax as a company Durst branding is what attracted Practimax installation. that understands the industry’s future, to choose EP Digital as its business partner.‘We cannot compare an apple to an especially in digital printing. It is a company ‘Being Durst’s SEA partner, EP Digital orange. Both have different types of quality, determined to differentiate its selling value supports printers in the region by having but digital printing can cater not only to from other competitors. our trained engineers in Indonesia, Thailand, short-run jobs but also to medium and ‘It is the pioneer of digital printing, the Malaysia and Vietnam,’ he adds. long run, thanks to the cost effciency and frst to own a digital inkjet machine in Kate Yap reveals that the company fast turn-around. Many of our customers Malaysia, back in 2013. Now, it operates recently almost doubled the size of its also require special features such as the three different Durst machines, which are factory by moving from a 13,000 sqft to a silk-screen-like effect and additional running 24/7 and offer different resolutions 24,000 sqft production facility, refecting security features on the print that the Durst and speeds,’ comments Sean Yap, adding its signifcant growth. machines can produce,’ emphasizes Yap. that digital printing is defnitely a growing She also touches on Practimax’s near market in the region. future, where she can see potential Supporting one another Sean Yap continues: ‘What makes investments and is convinced it will be Practimax secured all its Durst machines Practimax particularly special is the another unit from Durst’s portfolio.through the company’s Southeast Asia utilization of digital printing technology to partner - EP Digital (EP means to print in provide product authentication and offer Chinese), which has over three decades security printing. Compared to conventional For more information about of experience in the professional printing machines, digital machines can produce Practimax, visit practimax.com.myindustry. It offers sales and services of a variable printing in a single pass. You can labelsandlabeling.com