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New Catalyst Laser Label Marking System Prints and Cuts Highly Durable Labels Industrial fibre laser-based marking system delivers top performance at a breakthrough price.
DTM Print, international OEM and solution provider for specialty printing systems, recommends the new Catalyst Laser Label Marking System for rough-service applications that need highly durable, synthetic labels.
Labels produced with marking lasers, including Catalyst, are typically used to replace metal plates
or far less durable labels produced by resin thermal transfer printers on polyester substrates. Typical applications requiring such high-durability labels include UDI labels for medical devices
and healthcare equipment, automobile VIN and under-hood part number, warning and instruction labels, aerospace and solar panel labels, serial tags for outdoor power equipment, vehicle and marine spare parts, building tools and materials, and much more.
Text, graphics, and linear or 2D/3D bar codes are laser-imaged onto Color Laser Film (“CLF”),
developed and manufactured by Schreiner ProTech GmbH in Germany. CLF labels are explicitly designed for extreme environment applications and do not require extra lamination to withstand extended exposure to UV light, chemicals, liquids, and temperatures of up to 300°C.
Instead of ink, Catalyst uses a bundle of two, four, or eight fibre-coupled laser diodes along with
matched, high precision lenses to image onto CLF. Bundled fiber lasers have never before been used in a roll-fed, desktop laser label imager, making Catalyst unique in its class. After imaging the CLF material, Catalyst’s built-in Digital Die-Cutting™ system cuts the labels to any shape, eliminating the need for pre-die-cut labels. Unlike other laser-based marking systems, it uses a knife blade instead of the laser beam to cut out the labels. This feature eliminates the need for a smoke and fume extraction system, saving even more money on the initial equipment costs and the ongoing costs of periodic filter changes, cleaning, and other maintenance.
Compared to Yag and CO2 lasers, Catalyst’s imaging method has several significant advantages for producing highly durable labels, including:
• Lower cost. Catalyst’s entry-level model’s price is just € 3,495 – about a tenth of the cost of machines with identical speed and imaging quality. Two faster versions are also available.
• Simple mechanics. Instead of a more traditional but more complex and expensive computer- controlled galvanometer with beam steering mirrors, Catalyst was designed more like a standard industrial label printer such as the LX910e Color Label Printer. This approach results in a far less complicated and more rugged machine with no special maintenance or ongoing calibration required.
• Ease of operation. Catalyst installs on a PC as a standard Windows printer. Any popular Windows- based label creation software can be used to send image files. No special operator training or certification is required.
“We are excited to
introduce this ground- breaking new laser-based label imaging system,” said Andreas Hoffmann, Managing Director of DTM Print. “For companies that need labels for use in harsh and severe- service environments, and even for mission-critical applications such as aircraft or automobile identification, Catalyst is the most affordable and easiest to use laser- marking label printer available.”
A printer driver for Windows 10+ is available online for download. Also available for download is an
easy-to-use label design and printing software from Seagull Scientific called BarTender 2021 UltraLite for Windows. Wired USB and Ethernet connectivity are standard.
Pricing and Availability Three different models are available:
• Catalyst V2e: the entry-level model with two laser diodes – € 3,495 (MSRP) • Catalyst V4e: four laser diodes for twice the speed of V2e – € 4,495 (MSRP) • Catalyst V8e: eight laser diodes for twice the speed of V4e – € 6,495 (MSRP)
Catalyst is available directly from DTM Print or through authorised DTM Print partners in Europe, Middle East and Africa.
DTM Print UK: 01892 574884 International: +49 611 927770
https://dtm-print.eu
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