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Complementing the vast range of new product announcements, the show floor was also packed with live demonstrations including two new ishing Experience tunities in label and
packaging personalisation, seasonal variations and product fragmentation. Daily presentations were held throughout the show’s three-day run with live working demonstrations of Delta ModTe
The exhibition was also h cartons on the Xeikon FDU.
two Label Academymaster
Shrink SleeveWorkshop and a two-day confeference program. The all-fefemale converter panel discussion on day two was also well received with inspiring, fra nk and candid contributions fromprinting companies.
Corinne Schmid,marketingmanager, ebeam Technologies, commented: “We chose Labelexpo Americas to introduce our breakthrough technology, the EID (ebeamInkj
Te kt kjet Dryer) to the
USmarket because we knew we would reach labelmanufafacturers grappling with the challenges of digital print, environmental sustainability, fofood safefety, and quality.We were not wrong. Visitors were interested in how EID can help themdispel fefears of photoinitiator migration, the opportunities of heat-free curing on heat-sensitive substrates, and the production efficiencies of eliminating wait time befofore cutting or slitting labels.” fo
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Gerry Stanford, sales andmarketingmanag rer,, PC Industries, said: “Labelexpo Americas 2016 has proven again to be a successful event fofor PC Industries. Itwas an excellent chance to observe
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some of the newest industry trends.Having a venue like Labelexpo Americas led to us receiving multiple orders at the showfofor PC Industries’ Guardian PQV 100 per cent PrintDefefectDetection Systemand the Graphic-Vision GV-Spectro In-Line ColorMeasurement System.We are excited that our customerswill bring their print quality control and business to newheights thanks to this year’s show.” Tracey Harmon,marketing projectmanager, RotoMetrics, stated: “RotoMetrics visited with over 1,000 customers during 2016 Labelexpo
Tech’s SpectrumFinishing Systemand fofolded
classes, the inaugural eavily supported by
Americas. Our customers got to learn about the enhanced perfoformance of our AccuSeries flexible dies, the improved dimensional stability of our magneti c cylinders, our new pressure sensitiv e materialmovement solutions and our expanded service offerings. Our synchronised teamof experts were able to help new and existing customers unlock the power of precision to help their business excel.”
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DELTA MODTECH’S SPECTRUM SYSTEM RECEIVES‘OVERWHELMING RESPONSE
DELTAMODTECH SPECTRUMSYSTEM RECEIVES
VERWHELMING’RESPONSE
production and R&D use in both roll-to-roll and sheet-fefed foformats. Themachine can be bolted inline directly to an existing DeltaModTe machine, connected to an existing converting line, or it can be run as a standalone unit. Also in themain booth was an advanced converting and pouching demonstration. A complex transdermal part wasmanufafactured using fofour registered die cuts withmultiple layer lamination, insertion into a heat sealed pouch and sheeting parts three-wide onto a conveyor. Tech’s new bolt-on servo drive n
Tech DeltaModTe spindles were used to up the count of
unwind/rewind spindles fromthe standard six to nine on the eight-fofoot (2.4m platform. The Reciprocating
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Heat-seal packager ) base Crusader
was integrated in-line with the Crusader to provide registered flatbed pouching with
continuousmotion, slitting and sheeting onto its standard Shingling Conveyo “Labelexpo has always be
en a great show fofor rmodule.
us. It’s an excellent opportunity show the flexibility of ourmachines fofor not only label finishing but also the ability tomake comple x parts,”commented Dave Grenwis, DeltaModTec h marketingmanager.
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SOLUTIONS AT LABELEXPO AMERICAS Following the successful launch of Dantex Digital in 2015, DantexRBCor (the U business) showcased its digi
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tal label press, Dantex S branch of the
PicoColour (below), to the USmarket at Labelexpo Americas. Visitors were able to view the PicoColour press in operation at the show, exhibiting the power andmomentumof its potential fofor growth in the label industry. The machine was then sold to NorthWest Labels. Along with its complete line of letterpress and flexographic photopolymer plates, DantexRBCor also exhibited its water wash processing equipment, including the DigiWashMk2 flexo plate processor and AQFC Plate Cleaning System.
on its Spectrumfinishing system(seen the Digital Finishing Experience at
Labelexpo Americas. The responsewas overwhelming, the company said,withmany attendees in awe of the newfefeatures, especially thosewho already have Spectrumsystems. In itsmain booth the company fe
featured Edge
laser technology - a solution foformarkets that demand flexibility, quick job setup and the ab ility
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