Labelling Solutions
Gallushas some exciting news coming up this year. In the coming months there will be two firsts to announce, a first Labelmaster 440 advanced press and a first digital Labelfire for the UK. In addition, the
company will be making the news in the second half of the year with the introduction of a 340mm width Labelmaster
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he Labelmaster series of narrow web presses offer variable levels of automation. There is the Basic, Plus and Advanced
versions. The first soon-to-be announced sale is of the Labelmaster 440 Advanced. A feature of the Labelmaster is its HMI touch panel for quick and easy set up and further enhancement of the makeready comes with the light aluminium printing cylinders which are very simple to change over at speed. “This range has been designed for consistent
and predictable quality with its direct servo driven and bearerless printing cylinders,” says John Hopkins, product specialist for Gallus products at Heidelberg UK. “The registration is top class and the press can handle a great variety of substrates. It is productive because it not only has a top production speed of 200m/minute but it is also designed to achieve very quick changeovers. The Labelmaster has a very short web path and most competitive makeready times in our portfolio. At Labelexpo last autumn we showed cylinder changeovers in 45 seconds. It really is a press for profit.” The careful metering of ink and low waste levels also give it some environmental
advantages, too. The Labelmaster fits between the company’s ECS and RCS ranges. The automatic cleaning system is proving a real benefit. A decision to add a 340mm width press to the range is made to meet market expectations. Although in the past Gallus has offered larger width options (even up to 600mm) it is the 430/440mm and 340mm that have proved the most popular because of the easy availability of stock rolls in those formats. The build of the Labelmaster would mean that a larger format could be developed if required. Inkjet is making inroads in many spheres and Heidelberg has shown its commitment with the launch of the Primefire 106 packaging press, a joint development with Fujifilm, that followed on from the launch of the Labelfire, which feature Fuji Samba inkjet printheads. In addition the Labelfire has the flexibility of having Gallus ECS flexo units available in-line with the eight-colour inkjet digital press. Flexo units are suitable for non-format applications such as primers, varnishes and special effects. The Labelfire features the Prinect DFE and has an ‘all-in-one- pass’ capability with semi-rotary die-cutting. The Labelfire is in serial production at Wiesloch. The
highest specification Labelfire 340 will be installed in the UK during 2018. Heidelberg also supplies own brand Saphira inks to run with the press which on an eight-colour press can achieve 95 per cent of the Pantone range. Gallus is well known in narrow web circles. It is
now been absorbed into the Heidelberg family. Heidelberg bought a 30 per cent stake in the company in 1999, taking up the remaining shares four years ago. Subsequently the R&D teams from both companies have worked together and that is why so many new and market-relevant products are now beginning to make an impact. Heidelberg has broadcast its commitment to the labels and packaging sector and it has ambitions to expand its digital impact, and for that read Industry 4.0 support and benchmarking and workflows in addition to press technology.
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July/August 2018
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