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DURST'S new Tau 330 digital UV inkjet label press
OMET JetPlus UV inkjet module
widths from 36mm to 352mm. IIJ, which
has a technical partnership with KM, also
launched the XYPrint 200 stand-alone
module fitted with either KM512 or
KM1024 printheads. It is a type of test
rig for process development for product
decoration or materials deposition, or for
investigating UV curing properties, with
an option for LED pinning.
Memjet's printheads are associated with
wide-format inkjet printer/cutters, such
as the Roland VersaUV series. They also
feature on Colordyne Technologies' new
CDT-1600 PC Sprint label press. It has
five printheads – CMYK plus spot color –
stacked in a row, rather than across the
web to give a single-pass speed up to
49 m/min (160 ft/min) on a 10-inch web.
Each printhead contain 70,400 nozzles
and print with water-based inks to give a
claimed resolution of 1,600 x 1,200dpi.
The roll-to-roll press uses an AzTech web
platform and can run with pre-die-cut
labels.
Reflecting the wider acceptance of
single-pass inkjet printing, Agfa has
LABELS&LABELING
revamped its Agora and Altamira
UV-curable inks to cover a broader range
of label and packaging applications.
The different formulations involve
partnerships with piezoelectric printhead
manufacturers to meet the demands
of system integrators and OEMs for
specific market sectors. In a similar
vein, EFI Jetrion's ink division reports
a 'significant increase' in year-on-year
UV-curable ink sales. Apparently Jetrion
users are experiencing rapid growth
and an accelerated rate of innovative
applications.
Interestingly, we are seeing more
inkjet presses that include UV LED
curing, rather than curing with traditional
mercury UV lamps. A much lower heat
generation without IR light emissions
makes it ideal for printing heat-sensitive
substrates on compact inkjet presses.
Honle Group showed the LED Powerline
array for pinning – a partial inter-color
cure – and final curing of inkjet printing.
Phoseon Technology introduced the
FireFly FF200 25 x 20mm and 50 x 20mm
air-cooled lamps with an output of 4 W/
cm². The FE200 has half the Wattage
for pinning purposes. Phoseon's more
powerful FirePower UV LED lamps are
suitable for UV flexo production using
inks and coatings from Flint Group.
The growth in demand for LED-cured
DOMINO N600i
inks prompted Bordeaux to introduce
a 9-color series, including white, to suit
specific printheads and curing rates.
The Israeli ink maker also supplies
conventional UV inks and coatings, as
well as water-based inks and coatings
for wide-format printer/cutters. Its new
Latex inks achieve the same quality
levels of solvent-based inks, but offer the
environmental advantage of water-based
inks. They are customized for specific
printers or printhead technologies.
PRESS DEVELOPMENTS
Screen marked its entry into roll-fed
labels with a prototype Truepress Jet
L350UV. It joins a new sheet-fed inkjet
press for producing folded cartons. The
maximum speed is 50m/min for web
widths of 322mm and 350 mm. Multi-level
grayscale printheads are augmented
with Screen's high definition inks and
proprietary high-resolution screening to
obtain a wide color gamut. The package
includes Screen's Equios Universal
Workflow color management technology.
The L350UV will be seen at Labelexo
Americas, by which time a white ink unit
may be available.
EFI Jetrion has begun installing the
4900, following its Labelexpo Europe
debut. The CMYK, plus opaque white,
print engine uses Xaar 1001 printheads.
It was the first inkjet press to combine a
laser cutter (a dual-head system from SEI
Laser Converting). This slows speeds to
a maximum 24 m/min, but users obtain
print-to-cut production with shorter setup
times, lower material consumption,
including that of durable substrates, and
reduced stock-holding.
Inx International Ink’s new NW140
UV (part of Evolve Advanced Digital
Solutions) also offers laser cutting within