Memjet, a leading developer of inkjet printing
technology, announced today that its OEM partner, Rigoli s.r.l., has launched
the Rigoli MVZ: the first roll-to-roll, wide format, inkjet printer powered by
Memjet and designed for flexible packaging applications. This new, low-cost solution
enables users to produce the colorful, low- to middle-run lengths of customized
flexible packaging that are in demand in today’s market. Rigoli will be
demonstrating the printer and showcasing customized packaging at the upcoming
IPACK-IMA 2018, which will take place between May 29 and June 1, 2018, in
Milan, Italy.
The MVZ is a unique solution that provides the
ultimate flexibility. With its small footprint, this package-printing solution
can easily be placed in-line with finishing equipment. Because it utilizes
Memjet printing technology, the printer is available at a low cost of entry.
This means that users are able to realize a faster return on their investment
based on increased productivity, lower inventory and reduced scrap costs. This
combination of functionality and quality makes the MVZ unlike any other
solution on the market.
“As brands bring an ever-increasing number of SKUs
to market, packaging production has struggled to keep pace,” says Kevin
Shimamoto, chief marketing officer at Memjet. “All too often, package printing
solutions lack the quality, flexibility and affordability needed to make
on-demand, short-run and late-stage customized packaging a reality. The Rigoli
MVZ product family marks a dramatic shift in that paradigm, making it faster,
easier and cost-effective for companies of all sizes to make flexible packaging
part of their operation.”
Making
On-Demand Packaging a Reality
The MVZ offers brands and converters the ability to
produce variable packaging across a wide variety of applications, sizes and
substrates. Packaging can be produced either off-line or in-line to create
customized solutions.
Zsolt Tarjanyi, managing director of Rigoli s.r.l,
says, “As the packaging market addresses an increasing demand for varying branding,
messaging, sizes and shapes, the MVZ delivers. It has the speed, image quality,
reliability and affordability that users demand—and only Memjet technology can
provide.”
The Rigoli MVZ1000 can support media widths of up
to 1,067 mm. The printer includes an industrial unwinder and rewinder that can
accommodate jumbo rolls. The rewinding options are printed side up or printed
side down, which improves efficiency. The MVZ printers can also be equipped
with a buffering unit that allows them to be installed in-line with other
finishing equipment , including , cutting, and laminating systems as well as
filling equipment. This in-line setup saves time and unnecessary steps in the production
process.
The quality produced by the Rigoli MVZ printers
rival that of offset. Powered by Memjet’s single pass wide format technology,
the solution produces 1600x1600 dpi printing resolution at 9 m/min speed, or
1600x800 dpi at 18 m/min speed.
