26 "I’m looking for innovative packaging that reduces material use, new product dispensers and for product design firms. I’m particularly interested in finding out what is possible to achieve with current technologies and PACK EXPO has been a constant source of inspiration." — Javier Contreras, The Clorox Company PACK EXPO INTERNATIONAL 2012
R etailers change, so must technologies for prinng on <strong>the</strong>m. PACK EXPO Internaonal opened end users’ eyes to <strong>the</strong>m all. are demanding more and more retail-ready packaging (RRP), and packagers can happily oblige, choosing from an expanding array of opons that goes beyond <strong>the</strong> corrugated tray. But as <strong>the</strong> packaging materials Clog-Proof Prin<strong>the</strong>ad Doesn’t Require Cleaning Leibinger introduced <strong>the</strong> Jet 3 inkjet printer, featuring a prin<strong>the</strong>ad <strong>the</strong> company says requires no cleaning and is virtually clog-proof. A mechanical movement retracts <strong>the</strong> ink guer into <strong>the</strong> nozzle, creang an air-‐ ght seal that keeps <strong>the</strong> ink wet within <strong>the</strong> system when not in use. This significantly reduces maintenance and makes performance more reliable than convenonal heads, <strong>the</strong> company adds. – RCC More informaon Greg Jenkins, regional sales manager, Leibinger: 847.533.6442, gjenkins@leibingerusa.com. HP Indigo 30000 (top) and HP Indigo 20000 Digital Sheet-Fed Press Targets Short-Run Cartons The HP Indigo 300000 incorporates Indigo’s unique ElectroInk technology, for 7-color quality indisn-guishable from offset, and prints on any substrate up to 24 pt., including off-<strong>the</strong>-shelf paperboard, met-allized board and plascs. HP says this press offers <strong>the</strong> breakthrough offset-matching soluon that <strong>the</strong> packaging industry has been seeking for years: zero setup, minimal waste and easy versioning capabilies. The company notes that shorter, more frequent print runs that have challenged <strong>the</strong> economics and producvity of exisng systems folding carton converter systems. HP also showed examples of flexible packaging produced on its 30-inch digital web prinng press. Like <strong>the</strong> 30000, this press uses ElectroInk technology, has no make-ready and minimum waste. As with <strong>the</strong> folding carton market, HP sees <strong>the</strong> global flexible packaging market growing steadily, alongside higher demand for shorter run lengths, shorter lead mes, and higher print quality. HP claims <strong>the</strong> press delivers <strong>the</strong> high print quality required by brand owners who set gravure as <strong>the</strong>ir col-or quality benchmark for flexible packaging. The 30-inch press can handle substrates from .4 to 10 pt., including film, paper, and aluminum. – JES More informaon Chrisan Menegon, business development manager, Labels & Packaging, Indigo Digital Press Division, Graphics Soluons Business: chrisan.menegon@hp.com; HP North America Hewle-Packard North America customer service: 800.289.5986; www.hp.com/go/graphic-arts. Revolutions in Bottle Printing Hints of a coming deco-revoluon were evident at PACK EXPO 2012, parcularly at <strong>the</strong> booth of Hartness Internaonal. Hartness showed a bole of New Belgium’s Lips of Faith beer, screen-printed with UV Hartness Ink. The Hartness process runs faster and uses less energy than a tradional ap-plied ceramic labeling line. Company representaves said <strong>the</strong>y see an imminent change coming in glass decorang, and noted <strong>the</strong>ir soluons address brand owners’ challenges, including product differenaon, sustainability and product quality. — BDM More informaon Sean Hartness, vice president of Innovaon, Hartness Internaonal: 864.297.1200; shartness@hartness.com. Dan Schmidt, business development manager, 800.628.6787 Ext. 1520; dschmidt@itwmuller.com. Corner-Wrap Labeler Swaps Compressed Air for Electric Fans Weber Packaging’s Model 5300 All-Electric Corner-Wrap label printer-applicator saves energy by eliminang <strong>the</strong> use of compressed air. The unit prints labels in a next-out mode, automacally re-moves <strong>the</strong>m from <strong>the</strong> liner and <strong>the</strong>n retains <strong>the</strong>m by vacuum on an integrated swing arm-mounted pad. Unlike most convenonal label printer-applicators, <strong>the</strong> new Model 5300 All-Electric system uses electrically-operated fans, instead of external piped-in compressed air, to create that vacuum. PRINTING, LABELING & RETAIL-READY PACKAGING Screen printed with UV ink from Hartness As a case approaches <strong>the</strong> system, <strong>the</strong> pad applies a label to <strong>the</strong> front panel and around its corner, wiping <strong>the</strong> remaining poron of <strong>the</strong> label onto <strong>the</strong> adjacent side. The system handles labels up to 4 inches wide and 12 inches long, and prints and applies labels at 27 PRINTING-LABELING
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