Labelling Solutions
exclusive partnership for the EFI Jetrion digital label and narrow web inkjet printing systems. Under the partnership, Xeikon will service, support and supply the worldwide Jetrion customer base, and continue the direct sales of Jetrion digital label printing systems as part of the Xeikon portfolio of digital dry toner and UV inkjet presses for the self-adhesive label market. “EFI Jetrion printing systems have helped to establish the market for industrial digital inkjet label production, and the numerous innovations developed for high-resolution Jetrion technology — including high-end, production- class LED imaging, superior opaque white ink and true all-in-one integrated print, varnish, cut and slit systems — have given EFI Jetrion the largest installed base of UV inkjet label presses in the world,” says Guy Gecht, EFI CEO. “As we expand our portfolio of industrial inkjet
products, we prioritised our go to market investment and resources. It was a clear choice for us to pick Xeikon, one of the undisputed leaders in digital label printing, as the ideal
Xeikon and EFI enter into a strategic partnership for digital label printing E
lectronics For Imaging (EFI), and Xeikon — a division of Flint Group — have recently announced that they have entered into an
partner to continue a trustworthy sales and service operation for the Jetrion product line. “Knowing that our label customers will be in
excellent hands in this partnership, we are looking forward to working closely with Xeikon to continue to provide ink for our current and future customers, as we look for opportunities to expand this partnership to Productivity Software and future innovation,” Gecht adds. Benoit Chatelard, President and CEO Digital
Solutions, Flint Group, comments: “Xeikon is the perfect partner to market, service and support the EFI Jetrion product line as both companies share a common goal of delivering exceptional value, unparalleled service, consistent quality and continuous innovation. Xeikon is a technology- agnostic solutions provider with almost 30 years of experience in digital printing.” Digital label and narrow web printing systems meet the growing demand for shorter runs, versioning, faster turnarounds and inventory reduction, while increasing customers’ margin potential on short-run label quantities. Jetrion users will benefit from superior
customer care focused on advanced digital production operations, due to a strong Xeikon
field presence with more than 100 dedicated service and support personnel worldwide. As part of the exclusive partnership, the Jetrion
product line will complement Xeikon’s digital label press portfolio, which includes the Xeikon Cheetah Series and entry-level Xeikon 3000 Series of dry toner label presses as well as the Xeikon Panther Series of UV inkjet label presses. Adding the Jetrion product line to its portfolio, Xeikon continues to expand its range of technology and digital label printing capabilities that address the requirements of label printers and converters.
www.xeikon.com
Grafomed
Printing Company to install
RSI Compact printing unit
G
rafomed Printing Company will become Serbia’s first label converter to offer rotary screen printing capabilities after agreeing,
at Labelexpo 2017, to install an SPGPrints RSI Compact printing unit on a six-colour MPS flexo press at its Aleksandrovac printing facility. Since investing in the 330mm-wide flexo press in 2009, Grafomed Printing Company has become a leading supplier of self-adhesive, wrap around and shrink sleeve labels to the beverage and chemical industries across the Balkan region. Radomir Beočanin, CEO and owner of Grafomed
Printing Company, says: “We see SPGPrints’ rotary screen technology as essential for meeting the rising quality expectations and safety requirements from brand owners in Serbia and other states in the region. We are experiencing a strong demand, especially among wine-makers, for sophisticated solutions that communicate the quality of their products, while motor oil manufacturers are
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seeking braille to be incorporated into their packaging. The RSI Compact unit and RotaMesh reusable nickel screens will enable us to incorporate a range of high-impact and tactile effects requiring thick ink deposits inline, with flexo, in a single pass and at speed.” Positioned on a sliding rail above the printing stations of the press, the RSI Compact can be moved effortlessly into different positions in the printing sequence. Using RotaMesh screens that deposit ink up to a 250µm thickness, the unit can apply features including opaque white, for the no-label look, tactile varnishes that also add colour richness to underlying graphics, metallic foil and other reflective substrates. The re-imageable non-woven nickel RotaMesh
screens offer long-term cost savings, thanks to their strength, stability at speeds of up to 150m/min, easy handling and reusability.
SPGPrints is currently coordinating the
retrofitting of the MPS press, and ensure service and a fast supply of engraved RotaMesh screens through its regional distributor, Rotografix. The distributor, based in Vienna, has offices in Belgrade, and across the Balkan region. Bart van Kempen, area sales manager at
SPGPrints, said: “As the first company in Serbia to install rotary screen printing technology, Grafomed Printing Company is leading the label converting market in making a host of creative branding possibilities locally available, and thereby providing a vital competitive edge to retail goods manufacturers. We are looking forward to providing the long-term support to help Grafomed adopt the technology, so they reap the full benefits of this investment.”
www.spgprints.com www.convertermag.co.uk
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