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LABELS&LABELING |57<br />
FFEI introduced a separate<br />
white/spot color print unit<br />
a print-to-converting operation based<br />
on Spartanics' X140 dual-head unit. The<br />
press uses 14 Xaar 1001 printheads<br />
at a top rate of 80 feet/min (24 m/min)<br />
on any label stock. Like some newer<br />
models, it uses water-cooled UV LED<br />
curing. Phoseon Fireline 225 lamps and<br />
an air-cooled UV LED pinning system<br />
from Integration Technology are fitted.<br />
Typically, they allow users to pre-coat<br />
with a white base layer and varnish to<br />
hold the inkjet drops in position before<br />
completing a full cure prior to laser<br />
cutting. The NW140 supports media up<br />
to 2mm thick on 3-inch cores up to two<br />
feet in diameter. Its public debut is at<br />
Labelexpo Americas.<br />
Domino's N600i is now in commercial<br />
production following previous Labelexpo<br />
outings. It claims one of the smallest<br />
drop sizes on the market using Kyocera<br />
printheads. They give a 600dpi resolution<br />
with up to four grayscale levels for<br />
high quality results on paper or filmic<br />
substrates. A top speed of 75 m/min<br />
(246 ft/min) equates to 1,500 sqm/hour<br />
(16,000 sq ft/hour). The N600i has several<br />
automated features to reduce manual<br />
intervention for faster job changes and<br />
achieve consistent print quality.<br />
Durst's new Tau 330 is a wider version<br />
of previous models. It prints up to 48<br />
m/min for an hourly production rate of<br />
950 sq/m on a web width of 330mm.<br />
Opaque white, plus hexachromic orange<br />
and violet, are color options. The RIP<br />
software incorporates substrate and<br />
color management. The Tau 330/200<br />
version has a web width of 200mm, and<br />
also uses Xaar 1001 printheads. The<br />
new Tau 330 Variable Data Print option<br />
allows users to insert reels of die-cut<br />
and pre-printed labels, while printing<br />
at the same rate as the host press. The<br />
company offers durable Tau UV inks for<br />
labeling consumer electronic equipment,<br />
including computers, garden equipment<br />
and power tools.<br />
The Linoprint L forms the basis for<br />
Heidelberg's move into inkjet label<br />
printing. It was formerly the iTS600<br />
from CSAT, which Heidelberg acquired<br />
in August 2011. In its original form<br />
the press used Xaar 1001 four-level<br />
grayscale printheads to deliver a 600dpi<br />
x 600dpi resolution with four print widths<br />
up to 420 mm at speeds of up to 48<br />
m/min. Phoseon's LED curing system<br />
was used. The Linoprint L prints labels,<br />
flexible packaging and blister foils. It<br />
can either be operated as a standalone<br />
machine or integrated into packaging<br />
lines as a separate system with a feeder<br />
device. It includes variable data and anticounterfeiting<br />
features.<br />
Stork Prints' latest DSI 5330L UV inkjet<br />
press handles short-to-medium runs of<br />
premium labels at up to 35 m/min, equal<br />
to 700 sq/m an hour. CMYK print units<br />
using Xaar 1001 printheads are standard,<br />
but the newly-designed modular platform<br />
allows up to 10 print stations to include<br />
white and hexachromic orange and<br />
violet. Stork Prints’ own-brand inks<br />
offer high levels of light resistance and<br />
scratch-proofing. A visual resolution up<br />
to 1,000dpi, 3D effects that resemble<br />
screen printing, and multi-substrate<br />
tonal values down to 1 percent tonal<br />
are claimed. A new primer unit allows<br />
printing on machine-coated paper.<br />
Repeat lengths of up to seven meters are<br />
possible. The press can also run inline<br />
with semi-rotary converting units.<br />
Epson introduced the L-4033AW,<br />
a seven-color version of the existing<br />
multi-pass SurePress. The AQ pigment<br />
ink set includes opaque white for printing<br />
on films or metallic labels stocks, as well<br />
as hexachromic orange and green for an<br />
extended color gamut. The variable-size<br />
droplet technology of Epson's thin<br />
film printheads enables smooth<br />
gradations and optimum image quality.<br />
The company showed a prototype<br />
single-pass press, the SurePress X,<br />
which uses the same micro piezo<br />
printheads. It is fitted with LED UV curing<br />
lamps for printing short and mid-run<br />
paper and filmic labels.<br />
The first Chinese digital inkjet press<br />
is the EagleJet L1400, introduced by<br />
Founder Electronics. It uses Xaar 1001<br />
printheads and augments the company's<br />
EagleJet P5200 wide-format, full-color<br />
JULY 2012 | L&L<br />
FUJIFILM Jet Press 720