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FFEI introduced a separate
white/spot color print unit
a print-to-converting operation based
on Spartanics' X140 dual-head unit. The
press uses 14 Xaar 1001 printheads
at a top rate of 80 feet/min (24 m/min)
on any label stock. Like some newer
models, it uses water-cooled UV LED
curing. Phoseon Fireline 225 lamps and
an air-cooled UV LED pinning system
from Integration Technology are fitted.
Typically, they allow users to pre-coat
with a white base layer and varnish to
hold the inkjet drops in position before
completing a full cure prior to laser
cutting. The NW140 supports media up
to 2mm thick on 3-inch cores up to two
feet in diameter. Its public debut is at
Labelexpo Americas.
Domino's N600i is now in commercial
production following previous Labelexpo
outings. It claims one of the smallest
drop sizes on the market using Kyocera
printheads. They give a 600dpi resolution
with up to four grayscale levels for
high quality results on paper or filmic
substrates. A top speed of 75 m/min
(246 ft/min) equates to 1,500 sqm/hour
(16,000 sq ft/hour). The N600i has several
automated features to reduce manual
intervention for faster job changes and
achieve consistent print quality.
Durst's new Tau 330 is a wider version
of previous models. It prints up to 48
m/min for an hourly production rate of
950 sq/m on a web width of 330mm.
Opaque white, plus hexachromic orange
and violet, are color options. The RIP
software incorporates substrate and
color management. The Tau 330/200
version has a web width of 200mm, and
also uses Xaar 1001 printheads. The
new Tau 330 Variable Data Print option
allows users to insert reels of die-cut
and pre-printed labels, while printing
at the same rate as the host press. The
company offers durable Tau UV inks for
labeling consumer electronic equipment,
including computers, garden equipment
and power tools.
The Linoprint L forms the basis for
Heidelberg's move into inkjet label
printing. It was formerly the iTS600
from CSAT, which Heidelberg acquired
in August 2011. In its original form
the press used Xaar 1001 four-level
grayscale printheads to deliver a 600dpi
x 600dpi resolution with four print widths
up to 420 mm at speeds of up to 48
m/min. Phoseon's LED curing system
was used. The Linoprint L prints labels,
flexible packaging and blister foils. It
can either be operated as a standalone
machine or integrated into packaging
lines as a separate system with a feeder
device. It includes variable data and anticounterfeiting
features.
Stork Prints' latest DSI 5330L UV inkjet
press handles short-to-medium runs of
premium labels at up to 35 m/min, equal
to 700 sq/m an hour. CMYK print units
using Xaar 1001 printheads are standard,
but the newly-designed modular platform
allows up to 10 print stations to include
white and hexachromic orange and
violet. Stork Prints’ own-brand inks
offer high levels of light resistance and
scratch-proofing. A visual resolution up
to 1,000dpi, 3D effects that resemble
screen printing, and multi-substrate
tonal values down to 1 percent tonal
are claimed. A new primer unit allows
printing on machine-coated paper.
Repeat lengths of up to seven meters are
possible. The press can also run inline
with semi-rotary converting units.
Epson introduced the L-4033AW,
a seven-color version of the existing
multi-pass SurePress. The AQ pigment
ink set includes opaque white for printing
on films or metallic labels stocks, as well
as hexachromic orange and green for an
extended color gamut. The variable-size
droplet technology of Epson's thin
film printheads enables smooth
gradations and optimum image quality.
The company showed a prototype
single-pass press, the SurePress X,
which uses the same micro piezo
printheads. It is fitted with LED UV curing
lamps for printing short and mid-run
paper and filmic labels.
The first Chinese digital inkjet press
is the EagleJet L1400, introduced by
Founder Electronics. It uses Xaar 1001
printheads and augments the company's
EagleJet P5200 wide-format, full-color
JULY 2012 | L&L
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