Fujifilm—Hall 8, Stand A25 1-3
Fujifilm’s new LED UV inkjet press for flexible packaging applications continues the company’s core philosophy of offering high performance, high quality digital print solutions, and thanks to a reliable media handling system, can deliver productivity of up to 164.04 fpm using the five standard CMYKW ink colors. In addition, as this new press uses an LED UV curing and drying system, the amount of heat applied to the substrate is minimized, reducing power consumption and enabling the press to be used with a wide range of flexible substrates.
GOEBEL IMS/Matik—Hall 10, Stand E61
GOEBEL IMS will “touch the future” of high performance slitting/rewinding. On exhibit will be the high speed T2 family of slitter/rewinders for slitting, perforating paper and board of any kind. The T2 Series features single shaft center winders, ideal for converting aseptic packaging, filter and specialty papers. The T2 family of slitting machines are equipped with an idle, lay on roller and have numerous options available. Basic models have a working width of up to 86.6-in. and a rewind diameter of up to 70.9-in., at a max speed of 3,937 fpm. The T2 can also be configured for bidirectional inspection rewinding for repairing telescoped or damaged rolls.
Grafikontrol—Hall 15, Stand A11
Grafikontrol, a leader in manufacturing press controls for the graphic industry, will introduce the innovative platform TQC-360. It puts the emphasis on total quality. Pressroom applications are Grafikontrol’s core business, where it boasts thousands of installations all over the world. These applications include items installed on the press such as:
- Systeme Chromatique color management will be presented. It’s an innovative system that optimizes images and PDF files, by improving print quality and reducing processing costs. The system integrates into any workflow, simplifying the process and increasing repeatability and productivity
- ChromaLab, a spectrophotometer that provides real time measurement and color correction during production in flexography, gravure and digital printing
- MATRIX, a sampling camera with motorized zoom for detail inspection and bar code verification
- LYNEX, a 100 percent print inspection system that uses the latest computer vision hardware and software
- PROGREX, a combination of the functions of MATRIX and LYNEX to form a complete tool, that helps the user with each control phase for flexographic, gravure and offset processes
- CR25-CR26, a register control system with MicroMarks that allows for the reduction of register marks in very small spaces, thanks to high speed cameras
- CR33-CR34, a register control system for packaging rotogravure and flexographic presses that ensures stability among colors for the entire production and reduces waste
Hewlett Packard—Hall 17, Stand A1-15
Hewlett Packard (HP Inc.) announced it will exhibit the industry’s broadest portfolio of digital printing solutions, including new advancements that demonstrate how HP digital print technology enables print service providers to reinvent their possibilities. The company plans to unveil HP PrintOS, a cloud based operating system that reinvents how customers manage print production.
PrintOS is suitable for use with HP Indigo, PageWide Web Press, Scitex and Latex digital printing technology. Featuring a suite of intuitive web based and mobile applications, it helps simplify and automate print production, enabling customers to start printing jobs, faster. Additionally, cloud connectivity allows customers to monitor print status remotely, as well as track and improve production performance over time.
IST METZ—Hall 2, Stand B10
IST METZ will be showing the practical application of its systems on a printing press on its stand, demonstrating the use of UV lamps for printing packaging and UV LED for commercial printing on a Heidelberg Speedmaster XL75-6+L (UV-Anicolor). The machine will run four times a day and make a printed product developed especially for the trade fair to highlight the benefits of the technology for those in attendance.
The focus will be the “Hycure” product concept for sheetfed, webfed and narrow web printing. IST METZ equips its UV units in such a way that they can be switched to operate either with UV lamps or with UV LEDs. The housing, cooling and electrical supply are identical for both systems; the cassette with the light source just needs switching in the printing press. This hybrid concept is of particular interest to printers who would like to set up their presses to suit individual jobs, but without a great deal of complexity.
Kampf—Hall 10, Stand B41
Kampf will present a comprehensive range of products in the area of slitting and winding technology for web shaped materials. With the slogan “Beyond slitting and winding,” Kampf meets the challenge of requirements and needs of the market. Modern, intelligent controls and the possibility of networking with other systems and machines in the process chain are feasible. Kampf will detail the systematic approach to the development of cross process and safer solutions for the smart production landscape of the future.
KBA-Flexotecnica—Hall 16, Stand C47-1
KBA-Flexotecnica will be showcasing its new CI flexo NEO XD LR Hybrid. It is engineered for printing with solvent and water based inks, as well as curing ink systems, such as UV LED and EB. With up to 12 colors, a cutoff from 15.75-in. to 47.24-in., a maximum web width of 64.96-in. and a maximum printing speed of up to1,640 fpm, in terms of automation and operation, this innovative press meets various production demands in flexible packaging.
According to KBA-Flexotecnica, the NEO XD LR is the first fully hybrid machine featuring the unique possibility of using different flexo printing technologies, ranging from solvent or water based inks, UV LED or EB inks, either as single printing process or as a multiprocess combination; on the main central drum printing group, as well as on inline downstream units. And all this on a wide range of substrates ranging from flexible film to paper and board, offering flexo printers utmost flexibility and availability.
Cutting edge technical solutions have been applied to the NEO XD. These include a new ultra stiff printing unit designed to minimize the effects of vibration and plate bounce in the most severe printing conditions, ensuring excellent print quality at maximum speed. During the EVO XG’s development phase, the focus was on safety, which was addressed by new wrapup safety covers with protective glass doors. A new level of press ergonomics, which makes anilox and plate sleeve change faster and easier—even in the case of large web widths and repeat sizes—guarantees efficient and economic production.
A newly designed system for easy extraction of the inter color dryers and a new access door on the top of the central drum printing group frame, together with the renowned PIPELESS doctor chamber design that removes all ink piping and related adjustment parts from the operating area, make maintenance easier and faster.
Considered as a model of efficiency among flexo presses, the NEO XD is equipped with a number of new integrated electronic solutions carefully selected to make the machine’s automation and control systems more effective and easier to use.
Landa—Hall 9, Stand A73 1-9
Landa has announced that it will unveil its new Landa W10 nanographic printing press for flexible packaging. The 41-in. wide, high speed web press prints up to eight colors at 656.17 fpm on plastic packaging films, paper, carton board and aluminum foil.
“Fourteen years of nanotechnology research has enabled us to make tremendous breakthroughs in the quality, speed and cost of printing for flexible packaging,” said Benny Landa, chairman of the Landa Group. “The Landa W10 nanographic printing press produces gravure quality printing—at production speeds—on a broad range of substrates from plastic packaging films to metal foils, from paper to carton. Finally, there is a solution that meets the needs of the flexible packaging industry for affordable short to medium run lengths of highest gravure quality packaging materials—with flexo competitive costs and productivity.”
Martin Automatic—Hall 3, Stand D53
The web converting and manufacturing industries are continually trending toward higher speeds with lower basis weight materials. Martin Automatic developed new web transport technologies to address these challenges. Airnertia is Martin’s patented roller technology that uses a near frictionless air bearing system to minimize roller inertia. Martin’s Magnetic Driven Roller technology is used in web transport rollers to reduce or eliminate the effects of roller mass, bearing friction, speed changes and entrained (boundary layer) air. These technologies can enable higher process speed, lower web tension and reduced equipment size. Hands on demonstrations of these systems highlight Martin’s breadth of applied engineering expertise across many web fed industries.
Martin is known worldwide for its comprehensive line of automatic splicing and roll change systems. An example on display is the TMSL automatic splicer. This free standing system includes two roll unwind positions, splice unit and festoon (accumulator) for continuous feed of narrow web materials such as film, nonwoven and foam.