Labelexpo Europe 2023 Technology Preview | 145different production stages. The modular system scales to various production volume needs from one to eight lanes with one to fve stations per lane, handling lane speeds up to 200m/min. Wampolet Hi-Tech Co offers 68gsm – 185gsm direct thermal face paper, 54um – 195um direct thermal face flm, 54um – 195um matte synthetic paper/quick-drying matte synthetic paper, 38/60um pearlescent flm, 50um transparent BOPP flm, 40G, 50G, 57G white/blue glassine release liner. Xeikon introduces Cheetah 3.0, a new iteration of the Tecnocutcompany’s successful Cheetah technology. Xeikon premieres its new Titon toner technology, developed for paper-based fexible packaging applications. The frst press featuring Titon technology is the Xeikon TX-500, which prints in up to fve colors at a resolution of 1200 dpi. The press will also be showcased running live in line with a digital embellishment module from Kurz. Xeikon also shows its food-safe Eco toner is formulated with over 60 percent high-grade recycled PET, ideal for environmentally conscious packaging. This toner will be available for the Xeikon CX300 and Xeikon CX500 presses. The company also has developed Quality Measurement Module (QMM), which ensures high-quality printing output while reducing waste. Xeikon has enhanced the capabilities of its Panther Series of inkjet presses with new PantherCure LED inks, which offer improved image quality, lower energy use and reduced ink consumption. X-Rite Pantone , in collaboration with Esko and AVT, presents an ecosystem of color measurement hardware and software. This includes the eXact 2 handheld spectrophotometer, the frst color measurement instrument to use X-Rite’s patented video targeting technology. The device’s speed, 10x zoom capabilities and ease of use help printers and converters increase effciency, reduce production time and improve color accuracy. XSYS presents products including Catena platemaking, ThermoFlexX imaging equipment, plates, sleeves and adapters. For the tag and label market, the company offers fat-top dot fexographic plates, the nylofex FTV solvent washable plate, the nylofex XVH thermal plate, and the nyloprint WF Sharp 80 letterpress plate. Its ThermoFlexX TFxX Imagers combined with Woodpecker Surface Screening can help increase quality and effciency while reducing costs. YG Group brings experts in adhesive labels who will present popular products like wood-free paper labels and direct thermal labels. The company’s offerings are compatible with both inkjet and laser printers. In addition, the company’s expansive product line Voyanticfeatures adhesive papers, flms, tapes and stretch flms. YuanMingJie Technology presents its RDSR20 RFID label quality assurance system, which detects HF and UHF chips in fnished label reels, replacing bad labels with good ones and checking for appearance defects. It can work with different thicknesses and widths of reel labels. Zeller+Gmelin presents an expanded ink product range for LED-UV applications. It has launched two new offset ink series: Uvalux U540 LED UV and Uvalux LED FCM U581 for food packaging printing. The company has also introduced Uvafex UV-LED FCM Y581 and NON-FCM Y580, two ink series for fexographic printing, and the latest generation UV and UV-LED inkjet inks for packaging and industrial applications. Zhejiang Fulai New Materials showcases its label facestock materials such as PP/BOPP/PE/PET, base flm series, water-based inkjet series, UV inkjet series, direct thermal Series and Recycling series. Zhejiang TNME will be available to discuss its stamping foils.Labelexpo Europe will be 11-14 September. For more, visit www.labelexpo-europe.comUPM RafatacJul - Sep 2023