Limpet Labels UK, a specialist in the production of self
adhesive labels, has worked with Dantex to add a Screen Truepress L350UV Inkjet
Label Press to their portfolio. Limpet believes that having a range of printing
technologies is the key to offering customers the best possible quality and
service for their requirements. Limpet were already running a Xeikon 3000
digital press along side their Flexographic machines and now thanks to the
Truepress are able to offer high speed UV inkjet.
With ultra high speed UV inkjet there is no compromise on
quality, the printed results are exceptional. This has the biggest advantage
for customers who need shorter production runs more frequently. It is not only
its speed, flexibility, and shorter-run capability that gives it the edge on
flexo but versioning too.
Truepress Jet L350UV delivers exceptional quality and fast,
stable output. Job setup and maintenance require minimal time, giving
ultra-fast turnaround and minimal downtime. Truepress is able to achieve a
printing speed of 50 metres per minute and widths up to 322mm, at up to
16.1sq.m per minute and produces photo-realistic images with simple
maintenance. Screen Truepress Jet L350UV digital label press was voted ‘Best
Label Printing Solution’ in the 2014 EDP Awards.
Lee Goode, Limpet Labels MD, “Great savings can be made as
there is very little setup, and ofcourse no plates, plus a variety of labels
can be run at the same time. Some customers wouldsimply not be able to afford
to produce the very high quality labels they do for their extensiveproduct
ranges without digital.”
Jon Dudley, Limpet Labels, Sales Director, “We are one of
the very few label printing companiesthat produces both Digital and Flexo
labels in house”.
Of course, customers demand the highest quality and want
high-end designs to present their products to full effect, but they also
require variable information, sequential numbering, barcodes and other security
features to which digital is also highly suited.
Jon Dudley, Continues, “Limpet has met the demand for speed
and quality with the Truepress. Inmostcases digital produces a cleaner image
than its 'traditionally' printed equivalent and some customers are willing to
pay a little more for it on longer run jobs”.
The best-fit technology for any given print job depends on
price, job type and run length as well as customer expectations. The point at
which digital jobs cost less per copy depends on the type of job and set-up
costs, but up to this ‘breakeven’ point digital printing costs far less for
short runs. The higher the breakeven point, the more reason to print digital.
Limpet know that most customers are not necessarily going to
go with ‘just flexo’ or just digital’, but they are able to advise on the best
way to achieve the labels they want. Limpet pride themselves on being able to
produce 100 to a 100 million labels, they can do digital, high speed digital,
flexo, long run, short run, with very high quality standards across all press
types.
Lee Goode, Limpet Labels MD, continues, “Digital plays its
part within a company already usingflexo technology, label printing is a jigsaw
puzzle and you need all the pieces; digital is anintegral part of that.
Incorporating the Truepress was quite easy for us, our press operators havea
great deal of experience and have the transferable skills to adapt quickly and
successfully. Infact, one of our Press Operators, Kevin Jones, says the
Truepress is ‘A printer’s dream!’ We hada great deal of support and training
from Dantex from the start and throughout the installationperiod. Since
investing in the new system we are very pleased with its high quality
printedresults, as too are our customers”.
Jon Dudley adds, “This is a major advance for us and we are
really excited about it. The qualityof output from the Truepress is fantastic.
Keeping flexo rather than going totally digital sets usapart from many other
label printers that have chosen to go ‘digital only’. Ultra high speedbridges
the gap between digital & flexo, meaning we can now offer the best possible
prices forshort, medium & long run printing.”
