Labelexpo Mexico 2023 | 73“Feedback garnered from the show foor was uniformly positive, with exhibitors frequently describing how the event had exceeded their expectations”CMYK printing at 1,200 DPI and can be complemented by a fexo unit before and after digital print to allow, for example, a fexo white to be laid down followed by a fexo spot color, or cold foil, or lamination. Mark Andy closed ‘several deals’ on the show foor.Nilpeter demonstrated its FA-17 fexo press at a booth that was constantly packed with visitors. The press features reduced waste and shorter job changeover times, as well as higher performance in terms of production speed and registration. The automation ensures the performance of the press and its optimal performance for short runs, without adding additional costs to the production process. At Labelexpo Mexico, the press was equipped with eight printing units with UV curing, and a rail system for the application of value-added processes such as cold stamping and lamination. The press ran shrink sleeves with cold foil applied in-line.Pulisi, a Chinese manufacturer known for its inspection systems, demonstrated its new AOBEAD DPIM UV inkjet press in a 6-color confguration. The press has a 330mm web width and in-line compact design integrating all the functions required for inspection system. The company is represented in the US and production, such as corona treatment, white ink, digital varnish, Mexico by SM Investments, a new venture from Ajay Mehta and web cleaner, ionizer and an additional UV curing unit, all as Rohit Mehta, respectively former founder and managing director, standard. and corporate director, of Indian labelstock manufacturer SMI Etirama was promoting its various fexo presses in a market that Coated Products, which was acquired by Jindal Poly Films last year.is second only to its native Brazil in terms of installations. The press SET Industry represents a number of Chinese and Thai suppliers manufacturer signed a distribution deal with local agent Jetrix at in Mexico. Among the equipment on its stand was Han Global’s Label Summit Latin America 2015, and has since sold 42 presses in LabStar 3305 inkjet press and a Hontec fnishing system. CEO Mexico. Jorge Diaz reported high visitor numbers to the stand and noted Flora showed its 5-color UV inkjet label press J330-S, designed the number of converters from Central America, Ecuador and as a compact and fully integrated single-pass platform. It uses the Colombia.Epson S3200 600 DPI printhead and can run with speeds up to Sun Digital, HP Indigo’s exclusive channel partner in Mexico, 60m/min. The 350mm print width can support a wide range of promoted HP Indigo’s digital technology and its own brand of applications. fnishing equipment, Suntek. ‘We’ve experienced strong growth in China, so in the past year Uteco promoted its Onyx Go central impression (CI) fexo press, we have increased our focus on international markets, exhibiting which was launched last year. The Onyx Go is claimed to offer at both Labelexpo Southeast Asia and Labelexpo Mexico,’ says the fastest printing speed in the short-run fexo segment at up to director Victor Xu. ‘International markets recognize that Chinese 400m/min, which enables users to print up to 50 million square technology is high quality.’ meters annually across three print widths: 820, 1,020 or 1,320mm.Heidelberg was promoting the new Gallus One hybrid press, launched this year. Gallus presses are sold directly by Heidelberg Converting equipment Mexico, whose head of marketing Fernando Menendez says: ‘There AB Graphic showed its Omega Ti200 and DigiLite systems. is a lot of opportunity in the local market. Gallus is a premium The Omega Ti200 is an entry-level machine that enables the brand, so we have to demonstrate to local converters that they production of RFID and electronic article surveillance (EAS) labels. can afford the presses thanks to our fnancing options. The gap is Designed to take rolls of printed die-cut labels and insert smart closing between the perception of the machines as expensive and RFID or EAS tags (or a range of other inserts) in a single pass, the the reality.’ Omega Ti200 is described as single-lane, low cost and easy to Konica Minolta demonstrated its AccurioLabel 230 and use. The DigiLite is a versatile, compact digital fnishing system, AccurioPrint C4065 on its stand. German Farrugia, director of sales available in both rotary and semi-rotary confgurations. and marketing for Konica Minolta Mexico, was impressed by the Brotech demonstrated its SDF-E digital converting system, number of visitors from the wider region. ‘We’ve had a good fow of equipped with semi-rotary fexo and semi-rotary die-cutting. prospects. There are lots of high-level visitors. We are growing our Additional options, such as cold foil, can be added to the modular presence in the market as digital receives more interest.’ machine. The company had sold fve SDF-E systems from the show Mark Andy’s Latin America sales manager John Vigna described foor at the time of L&L’s visit, with a sixth about to be confrmed, the event as ‘outstanding’. ‘It has surpassed our expectations,’ he according to managing director Ramon Lee. Also on display was a says. ‘It shows that the market here is active and growing.’ The seaming machine for shrink sleeves, which had attracted a further company showed its Digital Pro 3 fexo/toner hybrid machine, an two sales. Lee said that the company plans to set up a demo center entry-level to mid-market system that offers a low cost-to-print in Querétaro, Mexico, next year. Brotech has sold into the Latin ratio from its compact footprint. The digital toner engine offers American market for nearly 10 years. It has two technicians based Jul - Sep 2023