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Digital UV inkjet system soars to success T
he times are definitely over when the Inkjet technology was disparagingly viewed as technology with low
technology’s breakthrough was presented at the Labelexpo 2019 in Brussels by the HanGlobal LabStar 330 Inkjet Label Press. Among the 600 manufacturers,
technologies, machinery and accessories at Labelexpo was the brand new LabStar 330 from HanGlobal. The digital UV inkjet system of this press combines high print quality (CMYK and white, expandable with violet and orange, available with a resolution of 600 dpi or 1200 dpi) with optimal economics. The fully equipped inkjet label Press of HanGlobal is available as a very attractive investment with a service package from Switzerland. The LabStar 330 perceived as an entry- level model is ideal for users looking for a
workhorse with unrivalled return on investment (ROI). The inkjet press is manufactured in China and priced around 20 per cent lower than comparable competitive presses. Amazing not only for its attractive price but also for the service
package, the LabStar 330 offers stable print image with a of resolution 600 or 1200 dpi, a production speed of up to 50m/min, coupled with sophisticated Kyocera printhead technology and easy-handling features, all experienced by the viewing visitors to Labelexpo. The LabStar 330 is a roll-to-roll UV inkjet
press for label and packaging printing. The press can be upgradeable on the site - from 600 dpi to 1200 dpi (resolution), from 4 to 7 colours (CMYK plus white, plus violet and orange). The LabStar 330 is the result of capitalising on the many years of knowledge and experience of the Asian HanGlory-Group based in Shenzhen. The Chinese company is new to the European Market, forming a competence centre in Switzerland with Opal Digital Printing Equipment AG.
New metal deco digital proofing solution S
un Chemical has collaborated with CGS Publishing Technologies International to provide a metal deco
digital proofing solution for two-piece beverage cans. This digital proofing solution will enable
canmakers, designers and brand owners to dispense with physical aluminum wet proofs and to significantly reduce the length of the packaging design process – from weeks to just days. Iñaki Llona, global champion Metal Deco
Inks, Sun Chemical, comments, “Sun Chemical is always working to support its customers in the metal packaging industry by providing new solutions that will help them to be more competitive and this innovation is a new addition to the solutions we’re bringing to market to enable a digital color management workflow via our SunColorBox. With the launch of this digital proofing solution, which can create colour- correct and designed samples without the need to print on a can, customers will have far greater creative options because of the very short time and low cost required to produce the colour-accurate digital prints. Designs can be created in one location and digitally printed at multiple locations across the world, without the need for slow and costly couriers to convey physical print samples. As a result, they will be able to develop new designs in much less time and radically reduce the overall time to market for new products.” The solution comprises CGS ORIS
software linked to two new metal deco dependent color libraries for PantoneLIVE, a
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cloud-based, digital colour standard ecosystem. The two libraries, which have just been launched by X-Rite Incorporated, Pantone LLC and Sun Chemical, were developed by capturing the closest achievable match to the master PANTONE Formula Guide Coated colours that can be produced by applying metal deco ink onto an aluminum can with a gloss varnish finish. Consisting of over 4,000 achieveable colour options, the metal deco libraries – one for opaque and one for transparent applications – provide realistic targets that enable canmakers to address common challenges in the application of Pantone color directly onto reflective two-piece beverage cans. The libraries also help beverage manufacturers and brand owners set expectations for producing achievable PantoneLIVE digital colour standards on two-piece cans. Llona continues, “Having created the metal deco PantoneLIVE libraries, we’ve then worked with CGS to link the libraries to
their software to offer the market a unique solution that can produce a digital inkjet simulation of PantoneLIVE metal deco colours and immediately print them on- demand from the CGS system. This is a huge leap forward in terms of metal deco proofing as historically the creation of a digital inkjet representation of a PantoneLIVE colour has invariably involved printing multiple iterations before the best match has been achieved. In developing the PantoneLIVE library, Sun Chemical and Pantone have completed all that work in advance and delivered a pre-iterated database that is plug and play and removes the variable of subjective interpretation. So when a customer picks a PantoneLIVE digital color from the CGS system and prints it, they can be confident that it will be an accurate, simulation of the PantoneLIVE metal deco standard.” Heiner Mueller, CGS key account
director europe, says, “For many years now the ORIS packaging product offerings have been the solutions of choice of key players in the industry. Apart from specific colour management software, CGS has developed a gamut extending ink set and corresponding custom media, which are solely aimed at the requirements of the packaging market. We are excited to cooperate closely with a partner like Sun Chemical to create a standard for metal decoration, which is probably the most challenging segment in the packaging industry.”
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