Suzhou Advance Printing (Yali)
Co., a well-known label converter in China has recently successfully installed
its first Xeikon 3030Plus Digital Label Press with the help of long-term
partner United Printing Co.
The Xeikon 3030Plus Digital Press
is the narrow web “higher capacity” entry-level press and a member of the
Xeikon 3000 Series presses. With five press models, the 3000 Series is the
largest range of digital label press offerings on the market today, ranging
from entry level to higher capacity options. All five models deliver the same
1200 DPI imaging quality and are able to print on an unrivalled range of
substrates without pre-coating or pre-treatment, including various self-adhesive
materials such as co-extruded films, BOPP, PVC and PET, transparent/opaque
films as well as paperboards.
The 3000 Series presses are
divided into two maximum web widths (516mm/20.3 inches and 330 mm/13 inches)
and three top running speeds (63 FPM, 49.2 FPM and 31.5 FPM). Entry-level
versions are also designed to be field-upgraded to the wider and/or faster
specifications as the business needs increase.
The full-rotary printing
technology with variable repeat length guarantees that the press speeds are not
affected by the label size and/or the number of colors used. Also included is
the Xeikon X-800 Digital Front End. Based on years of R&D and the pursuit
of the best industry standards in terms of digital industrial workflows, the
X-800 can be integrated into any production environment and its modular setup
allows label and packaging converters to efficiently manage their specific
production needs. The X-800 also enables the easy implementation of variable
data on labels or packages, even allowing to add variable information after the
files have been ripped. The combination of the variable data capabilities and
the top-notch printing quality, i.e. the use of micro texts, variable barcodes
or numbers, the ability to print guilloches or the use of specific colors and
security toners, makes the Xeikon 3000 Series an excellent tool for the brand
protection of labels and packages.
Finally, the Xeikon 3000 Series
presses also use the new QA-I toner, which meets all the applicable FDA
guidelines for indirect food contact under room temperature and less severe
conditions as well as direct food contact for dry food substances containing no
surface oil or fat under the same conditions.
Mr. Zhong Xiaochun, General
Manager of Suzhou Advance Co, comments: “We have been very impressed by the
stability of the Xeikon 3030Plus Press and by its wide range of applications
that have fully responded to the needs of our end-users. We cannot praise
enough the many unique benefits we have been able to find with the Xeikon Press.
Our company will be doing further marketing research into the additional
applications Xeikon can offer in the very near future. “
Recently appointed Managing
Director Xeikon Asia Pacific (ASPAC), Bent Serritslev concludes: “The Asia
Pacific printing industry is seeing unprecedented growth and the installation
at Suzhou Advance Printing (Yali) Co reflects this. This success story is also
a great testimony that our digital solutions are truly offering the
flexibility, quality and creativity customers in this region are looking for
and are really helping their businesses stay ahead of the competition.”
Xeikon exhibited at Labelexpo
South China that took place in Pazhou Exhibition Center, Guangzhou from 3 to 5
December (stand D15).
