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etailers
change, so must technologies for prinng on them. PACK EXPO
Internaonal opened end users’ eyes to them 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 the corrugated tray. But as the packaging materials
Clog-Proof Printhead Doesn’t Require Cleaning
Leibinger introduced the Jet 3 inkjet printer, featuring a printhead the company says requires no cleaning
and is virtually clog-proof. A mechanical movement retracts the ink guer into the nozzle, creang an air-­‐
ght seal that keeps the ink wet within the system when not in use. This significantly reduces maintenance
and makes performance more reliable than convenonal heads, the 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-the-shelf paperboard, met-­allized
board and plascs.
HP says this press offers the breakthrough offset-matching soluon that the 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 the 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
the 30000, this press uses ElectroInk technology, has no make-ready and minimum waste. As with the folding carton market, HP
sees the global flexible packaging market growing steadily, alongside higher demand for shorter run lengths, shorter lead mes,
and higher print quality. HP claims the press delivers the high print quality required by brand owners who set gravure as their 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 the 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 they see an imminent change coming in
glass decorang, and noted their 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 the use of compressed air. The unit prints labels in a next-out mode, automacally re-­moves
them from the liner and then retains them by vacuum on an integrated swing arm-mounted
pad. Unlike most convenonal label printer-applicators, the 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 the system, the pad applies a label to the front panel and around its corner, wiping the remaining poron of
the label onto the adjacent side. The system handles labels up to 4 inches wide and 12 inches long, and prints and applies labels at
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