86 | Labelexpo India 2022 reviewVisitors at Arrow Digital stand learned about Visitors at DuPont stand learned about the benefts of Cyrel the latest ArrowJet Aqua 330r Hybrid Pro press Fast thermal platemaking technology for fexographic printing- AniCAM HD and FlexoCAM [new]), Alphasonics, UK (advance “We were impressed with how ultrasonic cleaning systems) and ALE, UK (laser engraving systems). Eltech showed a new corona treater for fexographic printing busy it has been and have seen machine, along with static eliminators and ionizers. Atik Chauhan, director, technical and sales at Eltech, says: ‘Most many really good customers and label producers now understand the importance of corona treater requirements on their presses. Narrow web corona treater is the prospects”most economical technique to increase the surface energy of any simplify the product management and reordering processes. substrate for better bonding of ink with the substrate. Ink bonding Kiran Consultants showcased Flexibiz ERP – a printing and with the surface is a serious problem during printing the label, packaging industry specifc ERP for fexibles, labels, cartons and and thus, inline corona treatment is an effective and economical flm/paper stock. solution for increasing the surface energy of the base substrate The ERP system offers end to end business process mapping for prior to printing.’ a fexo label converter with multiple presses and plants/locations. IEEC promoted its corona treatment systems that ensure The company also launched Advanced BI Tool, which eliminates that ink is anchored to substrates irrespective of the type of face the need to write SQL queries. It analyses big data (multiple material. The company displayed its double-sided compact corona companies, plants, years data) to fnd data patterns and plot treatment system to enable front and back-side treatment of the meaningful charts. It has prebuilt interactive dashboards for substrates in a single pass. sales, production, accounts to compare year to year, quarter to The company also launched Ozonash, which neutralizes toxic quarter performance. ozone gas using a metal oxide catalyst. Ozone is a by-product of Esko demonstrated AVT print inspection technologies. Esko the corona treatment process and this unit can be retroftted on emphasized the beneft of automated processes by demonstrating existing corona treatment systems. the AVT Helios system that inspects the printed web for defects. Maxcess promoted its new fully automated RotoMetrics AccuAdjust Dual Adjust anvil control and FIFE-500 Max web Dies and tooling guiding system. Academi a. promoted Flexo Concepts USA’s polymer New player in the Indian market, Vetaphone, had several corona doctor blades. treatment units on display and announced at the show that it Acme Rolltech launched its ACE (Advance Channel Engraving) will partner with Indian narrow web fexo press manufacturer UV roll/sleeve engraving technology. Graphics. At the show, UV Graphics Technologies showcased two The manufacturer showcased special ATAC rolls used Vetaphone VE-A 520 models on its narrow web Ultrafex fexo line, for Screen-type raised effects and AHDW for high-density and two VE-A 460 models on its Ultrafex hybrid line, where the white. The company promoted its cleaning solutions and digital element is powered by Domino.refurbishment program. On display at the BST booth was its Tube Scan Eagle View Apex International showed GTT anilox technology and inspection camera for 100 percent print inspection and detailed explained its Flexokite knowledge center. viewing. The AI learning camera can reduce false error reports and Spilker Germany joined its partner Weldon Celloplast at the works on refective material. show. Spilker covers the entire tooling spectrum from fexible dies, Erhardt+Leimer promoted its Smartscan 200 percent inspection a wide range of rotary tools, magnetic cylinders, print cylinders, system for narrow web printing and fnishing machines. The sleeves, hot stamping/embossing/punching dies and complex inspection system detects print defects, damage to the material rotary machines with integrated automation technology for labels and missing labels. The company also highlighted Smartscan MIS2 and packaging. Generation II inspection system. The UFlex Printing Cylinders business division displayed its EyeC ProofRunner in-line inspection system was also promoted range of products including fexo plates, elastomer plates, and at the E+L stand.photopolymer plates. GEW emphasized its latest LED-UV curing system, AeroLED for Vintex Rubber Industries launched plate mounting equipment full cure printing, coating and converting applications. It works by and laser engraved sleeves. On display were rubber rollers, plate the air being extracted by a single centralized fan sited away from mounting sleeves, laser engraved elastomer plate, polymer plate the press. There is no need for integrated fans or electronics in the and ink chamber seals. individual lampheads.Ancillary equipmentAcademi a. promoted Polymount, Netherlands (self-adhesive To read more on the Label market in India, turn to page 105sleeves, flm cleaning system), Troika Systems, UK (QC devices labelsandlabeling.com