Xeikon NV, an innovator in digital color printing
technology, announced today that it has received the prestigious 2014 InterTech
(TM) Technology Award from the Printing Industries of America (PIA) for its
breakthrough ICE toner, which is specifically designed for heat-sensitive
substrates, such as Polyethylene (PE) face stocks, thermal transfer labels and
In Mold labels (IML).
The InterTech Technology Awards recognize ground-breaking
technologies that are predicted to have a major impact on the graphic arts and
related industries. According to PIA, more than 80 percent of the technologies
that have received this award experience continued commercial success in the
marketplace. The PIA is the largest graphical arts trade association,
representing an industry with about 1 million employees and thousands of member
companies.
Xeikon's ICE toner was selected based on its innovative
attributes for printing on heat-sensitive substrates and the likelihood of
advancing the performance of the graphic communications industry. InterTech
Award recipients will be recognized at the Premier Print Awards and InterTech
Technology Awards gala on Sept. 28, in Chicago, IL.
Xeikon has received the InterTech Award multiple times in
the past. Most recently, Xeikon had received the award in 2012 for its Xeikon
X-800 VariLane technology, which allows label converters to create digital
imposition templates for labels of different SKUs, and different sizes, within
the same print run, thereby reducing material waste and increasing productivity.
"This is a great honor and a huge credit to our entire
organization, from research and development to sales," said Todd Blumsack,
Xeikon's VP of Sales and Marketing - North America. "All of our
innovations, including the ICE toner, are customer-driven. Label converters
wanted dry toner technology to be capable of printing on heat sensitive
substrates, while retaining our 1200x3600 dpi imaging resolution, full rotary
imaging, food safety and the capability to print on conventional substrates
without the need for any pre-treatment. We're extremely happy to see that the
judges have recognized our efforts."
Based on Xeikon's proven QA toner technology, the ICE toner
is perfectly compatible with all the press models of the Xeikon 3000 Series of
label and packaging presses.
