Gallus, a subsidiary of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen
AG, will be focusing on the digitization of label production at the upcoming
Labelexpo Europe 2019, which is taking place on September 24 – 27 in Brussels.
Under its motto for the event – “Powered by Your Trust” – the Heidelberg/Gallus
team will be exhibiting a wide range of label printing presses equipped with
new functions that enable customers to benefit from higher quality standards in
digital embellishment, produce variable print applications, and improve
productivity in conventional label production. In addition to the premiere of
the new Digital Printbar – a digital embellishing unit designed specifically
for opaque white – the showcase in Brussels will also include live
demonstrations of a new quick-change die-cut unit on the Gallus Labelmaster
Advanced. Further highlights on the Gallus Labelfire digital label printing
press will include fully variable data printing (fVDP for short) and the
Digital Embellishment Unit. Gallus will be exhibiting at Stand B28/C31 in Hall
5.
“Digitization is now also part and parcel of label
production. The Heidelberg/Gallus team will be fully embracing this trend at
the upcoming Labelexpo Europe 2019 with a view to showing existing and
potential customers new ways of maintaining and further improving their
competitiveness in the age of digitization,” explains Christof Naier, General
Manager Label Business at Heidelberg/Gallus.
Launch of
the Digital Printbar
Gallus will be using Labelexpo Europe 2019 to
unveil the new Digital Printbar, an inkjet printing unit designed specifically
for digital insetting of highly opaque, digital white. With a printing width of
430 millimeters (17 inches), the new, shiftable Digital Printbar benefits from
inkjet-based digital print technology and achieves an opacity to rival that of
conventional screen printing.
The new Digital Printbar will be showcased on the
Gallus Labelmaster machine system but can easily be integrated into other
systems such as the Gallus Labelfire or Gallus RCS 430.
One big advantage of this technology is its
impressive flexibility. If different languages are required, for example, no
additional hardware is needed for this type of insetting. Depending on the job
requirements, this new digital embellishing unit can be a highly cost-efficient
alternative to conventional embellishing methods. The printbar has a
touchscreen interface for intuitive operation. It also benefits from quick and
easy integration into the workflow via Ethernet or USB. Consequently, the
Digital Printbar maximizes the process flexibility of label printers and
processors during label production.
Gallus
Labelmaster with a new, rotary quick-change die-cutting unit
Change die-cutting formats in under a minute –
Gallus is premiering its new rotary die-cutting unit at Labelexpo, a solution
that supports fast format changes. Visitors to Brussels will be able to witness
the fastest ever change of die-cutting format in the company’s history in live
demonstrations on a Gallus Labelmaster Advanced equipped with the new Rotary
Die-Cut Unit Quick, a fully rotary front-loading die-cutting unit.
Gallus
Labelfire trains the spotlight on digitization with “Your Smoothie” labels
Gallus will be using the “Your Smoothie” campaign
to demonstrate fully variable data printing (fVDP) with the Gallus Labelfire at
Labelexpo. The design of a self-adhesive label changes while printing is
underway according to the type and number of ingredients, meaning that each
label is different from the previous one. The possibilities of the Gallus
Labelfire’s digital unit combined with the fully variable data printing option
to cover every possible requirement.
Industrial variable data printing (iVDP) is no
problem either with the Gallus Labelfire. Operators can use this digital label
press to print even very small batch sizes as well as items including bar
codes, 2D codes, and serialized or personalized labels, which are in ever
greater demand. Moreover, the Gallus Labelfire hybrid label printing system
gives label printers the flexibility to combine additional conventional
printing and embellishing processes such as flexo, screen-printing, and
cold-foil embellishment with the possibilities of digital printing.
Gallus
Smartfire – the perfect introduction to digital label printing
As an integral part of the digitization campaign,
the Gallus Smartfire digital label printing press will also be on show in live
demonstrations at Labelexpo. Ideal for short runs that are constantly changing,
this press is a cost-effective, professional solution for anyone who is looking
to move into digital label printing.
“Powered by
Your Trust”
In addition to discovering the latest wide-ranging
possibilities of digital printing and embellishing, visitors to the Gallus
stand at Labelexpo Europe 2019 (Stand B28/C31 in Hall 5) will also be able to
see for themselves exactly what the Gallus machine systems can do at all levels
– whether purely digital, hybrid, or conventional. The presentation will be
rounded off by the latest Screeny printing plates used with the Gallus
Rotascreen system solution and the Phoenix UV LED direct imagesetter from
Heidelberg.
