Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd.
will launch its new Truepress Jet L350UV inkjet label printing system in
October. In addition to delivering the highest level of printing performance,
the system is able to handle security printing, providing solutions to various
needs currently being experienced by the label printing industry. With the
Truepress Jet L350UV, Screen is expected to further accelerate its expansion in
an industry that is enjoying remarkable growth.
Due to the continuing
diversification of product packages and other trends, the global label printing
industry is projected to grow from the approximately 31.5 billion dollars
earned in 2012 to nearly 40 billion dollars by 2016.* Meanwhile, as label
printing companies seek to differentiate themselves from competitors, they have
experienced a growing requirement for systems that can provide greater product
diversification and higher added value with shorter turnaround, without using
specialized technical skills. This has led to a significant increase in the
market for on-demand printing (POD) systems, which largely satisfy these needs.
At the same time, successive annual growth in illegal copying and
counterfeiting has also created a growing requirement for a new label printing
technology that can ensure product authenticity and resolve related issues.
In 2012, Dainippon Screen
developed the Truepress Jet L350UV, a digital inkjet label printing system that
delivers industry-leading printing speed of 50 meters (164 ft) per minute.
Screen then introduced its technologies at various international exhibitions
and conducted ongoing market research to build a clear picture of industry
requirements. Based on this investigation and its many years of accumulated
knowhow, Screen was subsequently able to make several major improvements,
including the development of a proprietary printhead control technology, wide
gamut UV inks, and color management technology. In addition to the excellent
throughput mentioned above, the Truepress Jet L350UV provides more stable
printing capabilities coupled with higher image quality. The ability to connect
inline to post-processing devices** such as those for die-cutting and surface
processing like varnish printing also enables uninterrupted production from
input of digital data to output of finished labels. Importantly, the Truepress
Jet L350UV also provides a solution*** to security printing requirements with
its ability to output the special codes required for Advanced Track &
Trace’s Seal Vector authentication technology and support for the dot codes
used in counterfeiting prevention and distribution management systems.
Dainippon Screen plans to begin
sales of the Truepress Jet L350UV in October. Its launch is expected to
accelerate Screen’s expansion in the label printing industry, as it continues
to show strong growth. Screen is firmly committed to supporting the diverse
needs experienced by the industry and will continue to provide a wide range of
solutions to help printing companies enter new business areas, thereby
contributing to the expansion of the overall industry.
Since being established in 1943,
Dainippon Screen has grown significantly in the printing and prepress fields
and is currently a leading company in the thermal CtP recorder and on-demand
printing system industries. By leveraging its core photolithographic (photo
etching) technologies, Screen has developed a large number of products that
hold top shares in a variety of fields, including those for semiconductor, flat
panel display, and PCB production equipment. Screen continues to expand these
business areas.
