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DURST TAU
Durst has the 510mm-wide Tau
510 RSCi, printing at speeds up
to 100m/min (80m/min at full resolution). The press can be configured with flexo decks both before and after the 1200 dpi print engine. The RSCi prints at 1200 x 1200dpi, producing the equivalent of 1580sqm an hour. Durst says the new Tau RSCi eight-colour single pass UV printer delivers reliability, speed and cost effectiveness, with new features including ink savings of up to 12 per cent, a maintenance management system, and protection against cyber attacks.
Workflow automation is
another key trend in digital press technology, and latest software from Durst includes pre-press process automation and features like Save- Ink mode.
Working with industry OEM partners, Durst has also developed hybrid digital-flexographic print systems alongside its own digital print ecosystem.
EPSON SUREPRESS
Epson says the SurePress digital label press range has been designed for printers seeking to move into the digital age, either for the first time, or as an expansion, with enhanced customer service, marketability and operational profit.
It says SurePress devices combine digital image processing with the latest ink and drop-on-demand print technologies to facilitate flexible production with print quality. They produce labels on a wide range of industry standard substrates, without the need for special coatings or pre-treatment.
The latest version of its established SurePress is the L-4733 water-based inkjet press. It says the six-colour Surepress L-4733A/AW uses new inks with improved wettability, to expand substrate and application versatility and new print modes
for higher productivity and print quality. It has a focus on greater
Production
power: The new generation of digital label presses from Durst Tau (top left), HP Indigo (top right), Epson SurePress (below) and Konica Minolta AccurioLabel 230 (below right)
automation, including a new head cleaning system which reduces maintenance activity and minimises downtime.
HP INDIGO 6K
HP Indigo launched the new 6K label and flexible packaging press last year, with the company saying it took the proven features of the Series 3 label presses to “the next level” with new brand protection/ security features, and the addition of technology such as Spot Master, which uses an internal X-Rite
system and workflow and DFE enhancements to hit any spot colour within three minutes, and in just three metres of waste.
HP Indigo is market leader is digital label presses. It is supplied in Australia by Currie Group.
The HP Indigo 6K will print in 175, 180, 196, or 210 lpi, with a maximum web width of 340mm, and has 2438 x 2438dpi high definition imaging. It will print at 30mpm in four colour mode, and 40mpm in enhanced product- ivity mode.
The press can be run with digital embellishment systems, including print-over-foil with the inline Kurz DM Jetliner, and digital foil, tactile and spot varnish using an offline ABG DS3 with digital modules.
KONICA MINOLTA ACCURIOLABEL 230
The Konica Minolta AccurioLabel 230, is a 23 metres a minute digital label press. It has a 2000 metres roll length, non-stop printing capability, 1200dpi quality, which the company says is 3600 dpi equivalent, and +/- 0.5mm
register tolerance.
Ease of use is a key concept,
with no makeready, a rip on the press, and an on-press roll slitter
for the 330mm wide machine. It
is designed to print up to 70,000 metres a month. No specialised paper is required, it prints onto most uncoated media
Konica Minolta has just partnered with Grafisk Maskinfabrik (GM), a global player in the label market, to offer its ultra-compact DC350Nano and DC330Mini label finishers to customers in Australia and New Zealand.
The two label finishers will complement the AccurioLabel 230, enabling Konica Minolta to now offer a complete end-to-end label solution in the market. It says the GM units’ compatibility with the AL230 offer speed, quality, better registration, productivity, and stability.
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