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dpsmagazine.com Volume 26, Number 1 • ISSN: 1529-2320
EDITOR IN CHIEF Thomas Tetreault 978-921-7850
Hit Reset Each new year brings a chance to start fresh, and most importantly, reflect on what’s working and what’s not. Many of the same trends of 2023 carry over to 2024, for better or worse. Now is the time to think about how best to leverage the latest tools to solve business challenges and improve your bottom line.
Many of the same trends of 2023 carry over to 2024, for better or worse. Automation, sustainability, and the continued maturity and adoption of inkjet stand out as areas expected to have a continued impact on the future of the print industry. Sub technologies like artificial intelligence are also on the watch list. Read more about predictions for 2024 in Year of the Dragon. We dig deeper into inkjet as it relates to label production. This issue’s cover article, The Power of Inkjet, highlights the benefits and limitations of UV- and aqueous-based digital label systems. An associated Target Chart, web series, and webinar complement this piece.
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Online Printer Saves with Automation Significans Helps Printivity Save Over Six Figures a Year By Tony Curcio
With production facilities in CA and NJ and over 60,000 customers, Printivity continues its mission to deliver unmatched customer service and top-quality print products quickly and at the lowest possible prices. Founded over a decade ago by Lawrence Chou, CEO, Printivity, the print, bindery, design, mailing, and fulfillment specialist, had its sights on automation as the next logical step in its continuing growth.
Invested in Long-Term Success In April of 2022, Lucero Kabashima, prepress manager, Printivity, set out to identify bottlenecks and potential savings and efficiencies within the prepress department. Prinitvity had purchased some automation software—Enfocus Switch and Pit Stop Server—but realized it needed help with implementation to unlock its full potential. She found Significans Automation listed on Enfocus’ Website as one of its highest-tiered implementation partners. “Other companies gave us a sense that we were just another customer,” said Kabashima. “But Significans showed that they really cared and were more invested in our long-term success.” “We consider ourselves fortunate when a customer like Printivity engages with us, particularly when they have a clearly defined strategy. This gives us the ability to guide the project based on a specific, detailed, process-improvement plan that will yield measurable results,” says Marc Raad, president, Significans Automation.
A Highly Customized Solution The majority of Printivity’s orders are for marketing products. The company
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always seeks ways to reduce waste and improve customer service and print quality. This means improving turnaround times, streamlining processes, and automating cumbersome production tasks. Kabashima’s challenge was to improve throughput, automate repetitive work, reduce errors, and support growth within the organization—without adding prepress staff. With daily artwork coming from online customers with various levels of expertise, files were often submitted in the wrong format, had incorrect dimensions, or were missing key production information. In the past, too much time was spent manually adjusting files to ensure that orders came out as requested. The company now uses software customized and deployed by Significans to automate these tasks, freeing up prepress personnel to focus on higher value work. The next targets for improvement were preflighting inefficiencies. “Whenever we had preflight warnings, prepress manually reviewed the files, looked at the warnings, and added notes that got sent to the customer for follow-up. The software has now taken over a lot of this work as well,” Kabashima adds. “Significans Automation set up a system where the preflight warnings get translated automatically and added into notes within Enfocus Switch, so that prepress really just
needs to open an order and quickly review it, to make sure everything comes out correctly.”
Measurable Results All this automation has an unprecedented impact on Printivity’s bottom line. By automating repetitive tasks and redeploying staff to higher-value functions, Kabashima reported a decrease in prepress staff hours of about 50 percent, with 25 percent fewer orders requiring manual work. Plus, the time it now takes an average file to go through prepress has been reduced by a huge 31 percent. Overall, she estimates that these efficiencies translate to savings of six figures per year, a figure she expects to increase over the coming years. “An added benefit is we are now able to take on more business, so I’ve given management the green light to beef up our marketing efforts, expand our product lines, and gain more orders,” she adds. “When we set out on this journey, we weren’t just looking for a vendor,” says Kabashima. “We wanted a partner that could help us best navigate our foray into the world of automation. We found that partner in Significans Automation.” For a review of your print shop’s specific workflow automation needs, call Significans Automation at 1-877463-4465 or visit significans.com. dps
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Digital Transformation When we talk about digital transfor mation, Andrew Gunn, director of pro duction marketing, Xerox Corporation, points out that it means something dif ferent today than it did 20 years ago. "In the past it was more focused on offset transfer, but today that's assumed and now it's more personal." Modem print providers look for tools that help them better utilize staff, improve automation, and leverage ecommerce to onboard more jobs from web to finish. Ray Hillhouse, VP sales and market ing, the Plockmatic Group Offline Busi ness Unit, is firmly focused on automa tion being the one trend that can keep the industry moving in the right direc tion. "Smart equipment works out less expensive than the human alternative for most of the markets that we serve. Once purchased it will not demand a pay rise, take coffee breaks, compas sionate leave, have Monday morning/ Friday afternoon issues, or demand fre quent holidays." Mark Little, senior manager, graphic communication business development, and Kenneth Tucker, senior manager, in-plant business development, Ricoh USA, Inc., expect to see printers-both commercial and in plants-gain an inter est in shifting work form offset to digital production. This is fueled by technology trends in both inkjet- and toner-based dig ital printing. Specific to the label industry, Victor Gomez, director, Epson America, Inc., says the headlines continue to focus on faster digital presses that challenge flex ography for longer runs. "The high-pro duction space is also served by a revival of hybrid presses. The segment that may have been somewhat neglected in recent years is light production. Digital
presses that can do short runs profit ably but represent a reasonable capital investment may see a resurgence in a year that could include a recession." Overall, Dario Urbinati, CEO, Gallus Group, expects the world economy to make a difference on the extent of the trends and challenges of 2023 carrying over to 2024. "If we also see changes to sustainability targets, regulation, etc., then the commercial pressures on con verters not yet adapting their business models to accommodate digitalization could be substantial."
Automation and Al The continued evolution and adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) will play an increasing role in print automation.
Gunn says it is time to take the "boo gyman" factor out of automation and AI. "One begets the next if you will." AI will start bringing feasible value to the industry. As AI becomes more refined and accessible, Dmitry Sevostyanov, CEO, Customers' Canvas by Aurigma, expects to see more printers integrating it into operations to optimize efficiency and en hance capabilities. AI is expected to automate everything from capturing job information based on natural language processing to auto mating back-end processes and offering real-time views of a print shop. "There are some experimental proofs of concept we've seen already, but we might see some initial products emerge that really put AI to use;' says Leccese.
1. The Gallus Labelflre is a compact, digital pro duction system that combines UV inkjet with the inline productivity and speed of fiexographic print ing. 2. Monadnock Paper Mills provides a diverse range of paper products.
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3 “We will hear more about the use of AI and how we can further simplify print workflows to address key challenges of staffing and productivity,” agrees John Henze, VP, sales and marketing, Fiery. “Integrating AI and machine learning into workflow solutions will gain traction, enhancing automation and efficiency throughout the print production process.” The continued expansion of rapid onboarding will hasten the rate of change as organizations find ways to achieve efficiencies and cost savings. “AI initiatives continue to push greater personalization of communications to ensure that a person receives the correct message at the right time on the channel of their choosing, which is no longer a marketing dream. It can become reality with technologies like preference management, responsive HTML, and real-time document transformation tools. Low-code dashboard tools provide real-time visibility to organizations for managing print and mail operations and we see more clients using them for tracking digital channels and reviewing customer responses than ever before,” shares Ernie Crawford, president/CEO, Crawford Technologies. Stan Carmichael, director of special projects, Significans Automation, expects an increased use of robotics, especially in larger print and packaging. Two types of AI include generative and predictive. Generative being AI capable of producing text, images, or other media 3. The Muller Martini Antaro perfect binder produces with a continually running swing clamp system.
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using models that learn patterns to create new data with similar characteristics, whereas predictive AI uses statistical analysis to identify patterns, anticipate behaviors, and forecast future events. It is important to differentiate the types of AI and determine what pain points they address. For example, Tonya Powers, director of marketing, production print solutions, Canon Solutions America, points out that generative AI may differ from previous approaches in how it can apply to the print industry while also being mindful of related business risks. One area where predictive AI will come in handy is design. Gunn sees it play a growing role by allowing designers to take a file and change the text by simply dragging and dropping with converting tools. Pål Naess, VP of growth, Gelato, agrees, noting that AI will completely change print on demand in the next year by simplifying the creation and design process for ecommerce companies. “We’ll see a lot more designs made through AI and content in general will explode—creators who don’t use AI for designs will risk losing customers. By the end of 2024, creators will use an AI assistant to handle sales channels, product descriptions, online sales, and other aspects of the business that machine learning can solve.”
The Role of Inkjet The furtherance of digital print—especially inkjet—is a trend continuing into 2024.
Jon Congdon, manager, Skandacor Direct, Inc., forsees more printers embracing automation and print embellishment as a differentiator and profit center. Carmichael predicts a continued rise of digital inkjet technologies and the rolling out of new equipment, as well as more prevalent adoption of hybrid printing. Mike Wing, solutions manager, book technology and digital solutions, and Carlos Martins, solutions manager, Muller Martini, say digital inkjet will continue to grow and take more share of printing. “Quality used to be a concern and is no longer really an issue. Speeds will continue to rise, technology will continue to evolve, and the ‘breakeven’ mark for offset or digital will continue to rise.” Andre D’Urbano, VP of sales, RISO, Inc., feels that inkjet is growing at the expense of black toner devices. “The day is fast approaching when monochrome digital presses will no longer be needed. We have metrics from high-volume print shops clearly showing how B&W jobs are migrating to color inkjet at a rate of 20 to 30 percent per year.” John Meiling, senior director, marketing, OEM inkjet for specialty printing and technology solutions, HP, Inc., stresses that when you’re thinking of inkjet, you need to understand which specific type— continuous inkjet (CIJ), piezoelectric drop on demand, or thermal inkjet (TIJ). Each have different strengths and limitations, and it is a continuous struggle to get the marketplace to understand that all inkjet isn’t equal. “Our TIJ is great for the packaging space, offering high-speed, ease of use, and great resolution.” Jeffrey Zellmer, VP, global sales and strategy, Eastman Kodak Company, points out that CIJ solutions, such as the technology that drives its PROSPER presses, offers productivity, quality, and cost advantages due to its ability to control placement and dot uniformity accurately at very high speeds. When it comes to mid to long runs, CIJ is able to deliver 200 lines per inch offset quality at 152
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meters per minute, even on glossy papers with high ink coverage. “This makes it possible to print significantly more and larger jobs than ever before with inkjet at a lower cost than offset. Therefore, we expect our CIJ technology solutions to continue to replace offset presses.” Inkjet is also expected to remain more profitable in longer runs. For equipment suppliers, Wing and Martins say finishing devices will be more integrated with digital printing devices from physical connections with finishing but also with intelligent workflows that will handle the entire process from file to finished book. Chris Van Pelt, president, Therm-OType, predicts that labor costs will continue to increase at an abnormal rate, staffing shortages will continue, and the loss of technical skill—due to experienced
staff aging out—will be a serious problem for years. “These factors will require printers to replace outdated, low production equipment with more advanced and productive models,” he anticipates. Another trend gaining momentum is how to implement inspection. “We have pretty much optimized prepress, but have not utilized those same prepress technologies for press and postpress challenges. It would be nice for postpress inspection tools to benefit even more from how our prepress systems look at a job,” says Mike Agness, EVP, Americas, HYBRID Software.
Software, Workflow, IT Beyond imaging technology, Little and Tucker say in-plants and commercial printers that leverage the expertise of their
suppliers to go beyond hardware speeds and feeds to business optimization, data integration, and workflow improvement will have a competitive advantage. Sevostyanov predicts that collaborative personalization will gain momentum as buyers demand greater seamless approval workflows to speed up the ordering process. “This involves developing more advanced online tools that facilitate collaboration and streamline the approval process for customized products.” With a growing availability of digital presses, Mark Geeves, sales and marketing director, Color-Logic, says it is increasingly important for print providers to be more involved with graphic designers producing files for print, and for graphic designers to learn how to produce these files. “We will continue to see the need for brands and marketing
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executives to differentiate marketing collateral to meet the next generation of clients who have increased buying power.” Santosh Mulay, VP, business development, InSoft Automation Pvt. Ltd., sees a shift from legacy to new technology platforms. “IT is playing a major role in decision making, bringing systems that are open, easy to integrate, and flexible.”
Popular applications like direct mail are impacted by cultural shifts that favor options available with the help of digital print technology and the software that drives it. “Direct mail volumes continue to fluctuate and slowly decrease. As of Q2 2022, year-over-year direct mail volume
had decreased by 14.8 percent, but direct mail is a resilient medium. Travel, credit card, and retail/consumer industries all saw increases in the use of direct mail,” attests Kevin O’Connor, VP, channel marketing and planning, Quadient. Michelle Bocchino, director of marketing, DirectMail2.0, predicts continued advancements of direct mail through various technologies that assist in more targeted and automated campaigns. “Direct mail isn’t going anywhere and the industry will continue to adapt and evolve through the ever-changing marketing landscape.” Advances in print technology and mail processing equipment make printed mail more impactful and efficient. “Innovations in mail processing equipment, such as folder inserters, will help businesses
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color-logic.com
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Crawford Technologies
crawfordtech.com
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Customers’ Canvas by Aurigma
customerscanvas.com
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DirectMail2.0
directmail2.com
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Duplo USA
duplousa.com
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Epson America, Inc.
epsonamerica.com
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Fiery
fiery.com
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Gallus
gallus-group.com
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Gelato
gelato.com
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HP, Inc.
hp.com
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HYBRID Software
hybridsoftware.com
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InSoft Automation Pvt. Ltd
insoftautomation.com
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Kodak
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Landa Digital Printing
landa.com
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Monadnock Paper Mills
mpm.com
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Muller Martini
mullermartini.com
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Quadient
quadient.com
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RISO, Inc.
us.riso.com
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S-One Labels & Packaging
s-onelp.com
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Significans Automation
significans.com
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Skandacor Direct, Inc.
skandacor.com
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The Plockmatic Group Offline Business Unit
plockmaticgroup.com
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Therm-O-Type
thermotype.com
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Transformations, Inc.
transfrm.com
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Xerox Corporation
xerox.com
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increase productivity by reducing manual processes and enabling staff to complete jobs more quickly,” comments O’Connor. “The advancement of AI is moving very quickly and we expect that to fully continue into 2024. Companies need to get on board with this new technology or risk falling significantly behind,” concludes Ryan Semanchik, president, Transformations, Inc.
Sustainability As digitalization continues to take on an important role in the printing industry into 2024, Powers believes that using more environmentally friendly materials can result in lower client costs, where a commitment to sustainability is important both from a company mission standpoint, but also as a means to make a brand more attractive to customers. Media is making moves towards sustainability. “One of the trends that I am seeing is functional, fiber-based packaging replacing plastic,” explains Sharon Beeman, VP of global sales, S-One Labels & Packaging. Julie Brannen, director, regional sales and sustainable solutions, Monadnock Paper Mills, anticipates a continued demand for sustainable products. “Environmental concerns, consumer preferences, and the shifting regulatory landscape will dominate procurement practices. The move towards personalization, swift market access, and digital solutions will persist.” Carmichael also sees increased emphasis on sustainability in printed products among both consumers and corporate buyers.
Print Predictions Several notable predictions take center stage as we embark on a new year. AI stands out, along with advancements in productivity for digital printing and finishing equipment, integration and automation through software tools, as well a new era of digital transformation. dps
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In addition to economics and color consistency, substrate and job versatili ty are advantages to inkjet in the digital label space, according to Benjamin Luly, product manager, digital presses, Mark Andy Inc. Steve Lynn, director of labels and packaging, sales, Durst Image Technolo gy U.S., LLC, adds that high-resolution, inkjet-based label presses can also offer speed, color consistency, low waste, ma terial flexibility, and ease of use. Jennifer Loegering, marketing man ager, Primera Technology, Inc., sees on
demand production as an advantage of inkjet label printers, along with afford ability, flexibility, and the ability to pro duce labels with high print quality on varied materials. Achieving just-in-time label produc tion is a key differentiation of digital, this includes the ability to effectively produce customization and variable content. "Shorter runs allow brands to order exactly the quantity they need, saving unwanted stock, waste, and storage costs for potentially thousands of labels. Faster
turnaround capabilities also mean that brands can be much quicker and more flexible with their campaigns, lead ing to increased sales," explains Dario Urbina ti, CEO, Gallus Group. In general, Luly ex pects the cost of print to continue to decrease in the inkjet space due to faster speeds and process improvements, allowing customers to transition not only short run jobs, but also medi um to longer run print jobs over to digital:' Today, products are made and distrib uted at high speeds, and Kevin Davis, CEO, SnapPress, feels that this should also pertain to the labels that identify and market those products. Inkjet printing is a cost-effective solu tion for label and packaging printing. "It's faster, enhances productivity, and creates more market opportunities, re sulting in a higher return on investment compared to other digital printing tech nologies," shares Katie Graham, region al marketing and communications man ager, Bobst North America, Inc.
Quality Considerations For both UV- and aqueous- based inkjet label printing, Mike Pruitt, product man ager, SurePress, Epson America, Inc., sees no difference in the ability to print high-quality labels. "Inkjet print ing is controlled electronically, making it very precise. With an inkjet printer, customers
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should be able to return to a project a year later and print the same color without any change or shift in that color." Graham feels that in particular, UV inkjet technology is mature and the market is ready to widely adopt it. "The color quality of inkjet continues to improve each year, matching that of toner, especially in terms of color consistency and rubbing fastness." David Lee, technical sales director, Focus Label Machinery Ltd., says advan tages of UV inkjet include greater color gamut and faster turnarounds. This also extends to embellishments, which can add value to a traditional print. ''An additional advantage of UV is the ability to use clear ink or digital var nish. Epson offers Digital Varnish on the SurePress L-6534VW," offers Pruitt. Juan Kim, CEO, Valloy Incorporated, agrees, adding that some UV digital ink jet printers feature easy to apply white and varnish inks plus cold foiling. Setup and changeover times are min imal when it comes to UV inkjet, allow ing more time for completing print runs. ''Additionally, machines are not exposed to extended periods of inactivity between jobs due to color calibration operations," comments Graham. UV printing's ability to flash dry quickly is a feature that enables print providers to run at high productivity and maintain a high print quality, according to Pruitt. "We strongly believe that UV inkjet will soon replace a significant portion of other digital technologies due to its cost efficiency and stability," states Graham. Aqueous-based inkjet also produc es on demand labels that do not require films or plates and long setups. Davis says this is critical to get high-quality, shorter run custom labels. "From manufacturing to market in a 'snap.' Aqueous pigment
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inkjet label printing is only limited by your imagination;' shares Davis. The concern over sustainability is not going away. Inherently, digital offers a less-waste model com pared with analog printing technolo gies. Aqueous-based inks offer sustain able benefits. Dan Lacey, strategic business devel oper, Canon U.S.A, Inc., points to the positive sustainability impact of Canon's water-based ink and lack of materials normally expended in the analog printing process, especially for short- and medi um-run length converting applications.
Digital Inkjet Limitations While there is healthy adoption of digital inkjet label presses, it makes up a small portion of the overall market. For many, it is still widely accepted as supporting analog printing processes rather than a threat. "Canon views our hybrid and digital UV and water-based inkjet solutions as complementary to the analog printing process," stresses Lacey. Certain limitations keep inkjet better suited to shorter run lengths compared to analog counterparts. For one, Graham admits that inkjet compatible media stocks are fewer than those available for toner-based devices. Kim adds that it is hard to represent flexographic/offset output's matte touch and feel with UV inkjet at this time. Jay Larsen, GM/R&D director, digital hardware, INX International Ink Co.,
agrees, noting that UV has a look and feel that is different than aqueous or ton er. "For this reason some may consider other technologies when a particular look and feel is required." Inkjet has common print quality is sues such as lines caused by a missing jet from a defective nozzle. However, technologies like Bobst's Accucheck en able presses to automatically detect and compensate any bad nozzle to ensure the highest quality in every printed foot. One current limitation is the cost to print for long runs, which is still advan tageous in the flexography space says Luly. This includes the ability to quickly change to specific primers, coating, flood coats, and spot colors that are more eco nomical in flexographic printing. "When combining these technologies in our hybrid applications, flexography can be utilized for these strengths while the digital engine can provide its advantages of variable data, ganged jobs, and quick setup times. This allows the customer to take advantage of the lowest cost to print with each technology working to its strengths," shares Luly. When it comes to UV, Urbinati says there are color and ink options, such as metallic inks, that aren't yet supported. In addition, most inkjet presses aren't able to offer long run lengths or the pro duction speeds demanded of some appli cations. "If we're to really move forward
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address all of these challenges to provide a very reliable, high quality, high productivity alternative to old er lower resolution inkjet and aging toner technologies," shares Lynn.
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4 as an industry, fully embracing digital transformation and working to build a successful industry future, then a diver sity of solutions, ideas, and expertise and true, industry wide collaboration spanning each of these elements-will be critical," says Urbinati. While Pruitt feels that aque ous-based inkjet is a very good long term solution for labels, it can be hard to dry quickly, especially on films. "This is due to the large amount of wa ter that needs to be removed from the 4. SnapPress offers the LabelPress LP-1, a com pact press designed for prime labels utilizing HP inkjet technology.
print. Given this, often a very sophis ticated drying mechanism needs to be used with aqueous in order to match the high print volume of UV printing." Davis adds that although aqueous pigment inkjet is water resistant, like any label production, certain labels may require a protective lamination or an overprint protective varnish. Of course, it is essential to remem ber that not all inkjet is created equal. "Traditionally inkjet has had some chal lenges with resolution, nozzle stability, and ink adhesion on a wide range of ma terials and cost of operation. The latest generation of 1,200 dpi inkjet offerings
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An extension of digital label printing is the capacity for flexible packaging. Lacey says Canon is currently testing substrates for a variety of label applications, including flexible packaging, for its upcoming Label Stream products. "We are able to do some short run flexible packaging, future devel opments in technology will move into the flexible packaging market," says Lynn. On the digital side, Urbinati says the Gallus One is designed specifically for label printing. "However, from a hybrid perspective, the Gallus Labelfire 340 is also able to produce foldable carton and tubes, with our UVF0l flexible inks." The Epson SurePress models are capable of flexible packaging, however Pruitt points out that they are best suit ed for narrow web, as the web width is limited to 13.4 inches, whereas some flexible packaging applications require a web width of 28 inches. Larsen points out that there is some flexible packaging production on INX UV inkjet presses. Davis says SnapPress has tested several types of flexible packaging that produce great results on the LP-1.
Advancing Labels UV and aqueous digital label printing systems continue to advance to offer an excellent option for on demand produc tion featuring variability and sustainabil ity advancements. A Target Chart on digital label sys tems follows this article. Find more information on digital label presses, in cluding a product round up and a webi nar at dpsmagazine.com. dps
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Bobst North America, Inc.
150
Gallus
108
RISO, Inc.
117
Canon Solutions America
100
Gallus Group
155
S-One Labels & Packaging
118
Canon U.S.A., Inc.
151
HP, Inc.
109
Screen Americas
159
Color-Logic
101
HYBRID Software
110
Significans Automation
119
Crawford Technologies
102
InSoft Automation Pvt. Ltd
111
Skandacor Direct, Inc.
120
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Canon Solutions America
2 pps.csa.canon.com
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Graphic Whizard
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Graphic Whizard
17 graphicwhizard.com
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Isys Label
18 isys-label.com
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Muller Martini
5 mullermartini.com
Customers’ Canvas by Aurigma
103
INX International Ink Co.
156
SnapPress
160
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Shark Finishing Machinery
17 sharkmachinery.com
DirectMail2.0
104
Kodak
112
The Plockmatic Group
121
Duplo USA
105
Landa Digital Printing
113
Therm-O-Type
122
Durst Image Technology U.S., LLC 152
Mark Andy Inc.
157
Transformations, Inc.
123
Epson America, Inc.
106
Monadnock Paper Mills
114
Valloy
161
Epson America, Inc.
153
Muller Martini
115
Xerox Corporation
124
3
Sharp Electronics
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Technology
ANY-JET II ANY Press L301 L502 L701 L801/L801+ L901/L901+ LT5C FP-230 DLP-2100 x350 SnapPress LP-1
Inkjet Toner Inkjet Inkjet Inkjet Inkjet Inkjet Toner Inkjet Inkjet Inkjet Inkjet
1,600x1,600 600x600 4,800x1,200 4,800 1,600x1,600 1,600x1,600 1,600x1,600 1,200x1,200 1,600x1,600 1,600x1,600 CM 1,200x1,200
250 mm 13 6 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 5.12 8.5 8.5 12.77 12
18 mpm 5 mpm 1.8 ips 5.2 ips 40 60 60 30 60 60 25 mpm 90
QL-E100 QL-120Xe QL-120X QL-120D QL-850 QL-300 QL-30/QL-60 T2-C T2 T2-L T3-OP T3-OPX T4 DIGITAL EXPERT 340 DIGITAL MASTER 340 DIGITAL MASTER 510 LX-D5500 LX-P5510 LabelStream LS2000 LabelStream 4000 Series 1600 Series S 1600 Series C 1800 Series C 2600 Series Mini Press 2600 Series Overprinter 2800 Series Mini Laser Pro 3600 Series Retrofit - AQ 3600 Series Retrofit - UV 3600 Series Retrofit - AP 3600 Series Engine Kit- AP 3600 Series Sprint 3600 Series Rotary Pro 3600 Series Laser Pro PicoColour 254 HD PicoJet 1200 PicoJet 1200 DRS A300 CP A400 CP N600i N610i K600i K150 Tau 330 RSC Tau 330 RSCE Tau RSCi SurePress L-6534VW SurePress L-6534VW +O SurePress L-4733AW ColorWorks C6000A ColorWorks C6000P ColorWorks C6500A ColorWorks C6500P ColorWorks C7500 ColorWorks C4000 ColorWorks C7500G d-Flex Hi-Q Hybrid Machine
Inkjet Inkjet Inkjet Inkjet Inkjet Toner Inkjet Inkjet Inkjet Inkjet Inkjet Inkjet Inkjet Inkjet Inkjet Inkjet Inkjet Inkjet Inkjet Inkjet Inkjet Inkjet Inkjet Inkjet Inkjet Inkjet Inkjet Inkjet Inkjet Inkjet Inkjet Inkjet Inkjet Inkjet Inkjet Inkjet Inkjet Inkjet Inkjet Inkjet Inkjet Inkjet Inkjet Inkjet Inkjet Inkjet Inkjet Inkjet Inkjet Inkjet Inkjet Inkjet Inkjet Inkjet Inkjet Inkjet
1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,600 1,200 600 1,600 1,600 1,600 1,600 1,200 1,600 1,200x1,200 1,200x1,200 1,200x1,200 1200x1200 1200x1200 2400x 1200 720x1080 1,600x1,600 1,600x1,600 1,600x1,600 1,600x1,600 1,600x1,600 1,600x1,600 1,600x1,375 600x600 1,600x1,585 1,600x1,585 1,600x1,375 1,600x1,375 1,600x1,375 1,200x1,200 1,700 2,400 CM CM 1,200 600 1,200 450 1,200x1,200 1,200x1,200 1,200x1,200 600x600 1,200x600 1,440x720 1,200x1,200 1,200x1,200 1,200x1,200 1,200x1,200 1,200x600 1,200x1,200 1,200x600 600x600
4.17 4.2 4.2 4.2 8.3 4.95 4.2 8.72 8.8 8.8 8.8 11.7 8.8 13,5 13,5 20 4.16 4.16 340 mm 410 mm 8.5 8.75 8.5 8.77 8.77 8.77 8.69 or 17 8.5 or 12.75 8.5 8.5 8.69 or 17 8.69 or 17 8.69 or 17 10 Up to 13.75 Up to 13.75 CM CM 13.11 13.11 21.96 2.8 13 13 13/16.5/20 13 13 12.4 4.25 4.25 8.34 8.34 4.25 4.25 4.25 13
6 ips 12 ips 12 ips 12 ips 13 ips 6 ips 11.8/5.9 ips 12 ips 12 ips 12 ips 12 ips 18 ips 12 ips 328 328 328 7.9 ips 11.8 ips 131 246 60 60 60 60 60 60 500 246 668 668 500 500 500 164 250 250 CM CM 246 246 492 984 262 262 328 164 164 16 4.7 ips 4.7 ips 4.7 ips 4.7 ips 11.8 ips 3,94 ips 11.8 ips 260
Inkjet
1,200
11.8
5
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Product Name
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Hapa 861
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Max. Res.(dpi)
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CM
CM
CM
Inkjet Inkjet ElectroInk ElectroInk ElectroInk ElectroInk ElectroInk Inkjet Inkjet Inkjet Inkjet Inkjet Inkjet Inkjet Toner
1,200x1,200 1,200x1,200 CM CM CM CM CM 600 600 600 180 180 720x360 1,200x600 1,200x1,200
340 mm 340 mm CM CM CM CM CM 0.5 1 0.5 2.8 0.7 8.3 13.75 8.24
230 230 CM CM CM CM CM 250 250 394 147 131 80 160 55
AccurioLabel 400 AccurioLabel 230 PLS-475i Digital Series HD Digital Series iQ Digital Pro MAX Digital Pro PLUS JETSCI ColorNovo JETSCI ColorAqua JETSCI KolorSmart mlabel Gen 3 MJETplus 4C compact (integration) 4C ultracompact (integration) EF SYMJET
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13 13 8.77 13 13.11 13 13 CM CM CM 21.25 up to 8.5 CM CM CM
130 76 60 240 246 130 77 CM CM CM 246 246 246 200 CM
NS ATOM NS TIGER MJP 13LXV
Inkjet Inkjet Inkjet
1,600; 800 1,600; 800 1,200x1,200
80 - 220 mm 80 - 220 mm 316.8 mm
9; 18 m/min 9; 18 m/min 50 mpm
NeuraLabel 300x NeuraLabel 600e NeuraLabel Sirius DP-3
Inkjet Toner Toner Inkjet
2,400x1,200 1,200x600 1,200x1,200 600x600
8.5 8.5 4.95 12.6
100 30 30 164
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Inkjet Inkjet Inkjet Inkjet Inkjet Inkjet Inkjet Inkjet Toner Toner Inkjet Inkjet Inkjet Inkjet Inkjet Inkjet Toner Toner Toner Toner Toner Toner Inkjet Inkjet Inkjet Dry Toner Dry Toner
4,800x1,200 4,800x1,200 4,800x1,200 4,800x1,200 4,800x1,200 600x600 600x600 CM 1,200x600 1,200x600 4,800 4,800x1,200 CM CM 1,200x1,200 1,200x2,400 1,200x2,400 1,200x2,400 1,200x3,600 1,200x3,600 1,200x3,600 1,200x3,600 600x600 600x600 600x600 1,200x3,600 1,200x3,600
4.25 5 5 8.25 8.25 12.677 12.677 CM 8.5 12.9 8.375 4.25 CM CM 13.5 8.3 13.5 13.5 13 20 13 20 8.7 13 13.1 20 20
2.5 ips 4/5 ips 4.5 ips 4.5 ips 4.5 ips 164 197 80 mpm 30 30 4.51 ips 4.51 ips CM CM 5 mpm 20 mpm 7.6 mpm 7.6 mpm 65 98 65 98 164 164 229 428 ppm 285 ppm
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MM = Millimeter
IPS = Inches Per Second
PPM = Pages Per Minute
M = Meter
CM = Contact Manufacturer
MPM = Meters Per Minute
DPI = Dots Per Inch
FPM = Feet Per Minute
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Absolute Printing Equipment Service, Inc.
5501 South Franklin Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46239 U.S. Tel: 317-862-9096 • absoluteprintingequipment.com We are the distributer for the German-made KAMA die cutters, foil, stampers, folder gluers, and positioning systems. The KAMA is a great solution for medium- and short-run work. We are also the importers for the German-made Perfecta paper cutters and Baumann handling equipment. Perfecta cutters from 30.5 to 88.5 inches and Baumann joggers, lifts, unloaders, pile turners, and robotic handling.
Cl aleyant ® Aleyant
PO Box 641, Wheaton, IL 60187 U.S. Tel: 630-929-0104 • aleyant.com Automating your success. We empower print businesses with software and unmatched support to eliminate costly manual processes and foster profitable growth. Our automa tion print software reduces manual touches, errors, and production time for your print shop. With it you can connect online design to business to consumer and business to busi ness online print stores. Connect your print store to estimating, production management, customer service, and prepress automation. You can use Aleyant software products separately, together, or with over 2,000 third-party applications via direct API or Zapier.
APS Imaging Solutions, Inc.
14120 Meridian Pkwy., Bid. 1, Riverside, CA 92518 U.S. Tel: 951-653-1343 • apslayflatbinding.com Established in 1999 our many years of distributing and supporting our top-quality book binding manufacturing partners have taught us what successful printers need-trusted, reliable, and committed knowledgeable technology partners.
AXYZ Tailored Router Solutions
5 Medicorum Pl., Waterdown, ON L8B OY2 Canada Tel: 905-634-4940 • axyz.com For 30 years, AXYZ has been a leading manufacturer of modular CNC router systems. Specializing in precision cutting and machining solutions, AXYZ offers versatile and efficient routers tailored to specific industry needs. Their state-of-the-art machines cater to diverse applications such as signage, print finishing, woodworking, plastics, and metal fabrication. AXYZ's commitment to innovation ensures high-quality, reliable, and customizable cutting solutions.
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Baldwin Technology Co. Inc.
8027 Forsyth Blvd., Ste. 900, St. Louis, MO 63105 U.S. Tel: 913-888-4015 • baldwintech.com Baldwin Technology Company Inc. is a leading global manufacturer and supplier of innovative process-automation equipment, parts, service, and consumables for the printing, packaging, textile, plastic film extrusion, and corrugated industries. As a to tal solutions provider, Baldwin offers our customers a broad range of market-leading technologies, with a focus on improving the economic and environmental efficiency of production processes. Through a global footprint of 21 company-owned locations and an extensive network of partners, our customers are supported globally, regionally, and locally by dedicated sales and service team members who add value by forming long-term relationships. Baldwin is privately owned by BW Forsyth Partners, a Barry-Wehmiller company.
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Canon Canon
1 Canon Park, Melville, NY 11747 U.S. Tel: 800-815-4000 • usa.canon.com Canon U.S.A., Inc. is committed to helping our customers grow by providing an integrat ed array of automated, productive, user-friendly, and profitable solutions. With one of the broadest portfolios in the industry we develop hardware, such as digital presses and wide format printers; workflow software; and professional services to assist commercial printers in growing their business and profits. Canon is dedicated to its Kyosei philosophy of social and environmental responsibility.
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Canon Solutions America Production Print Solutions
One Canon Park, Melville, NY 11747 U.S. Tel: 800-815-4000 • pps.csa.canon.com Canon Solutions America, Inc., a Canon U.S.A. company, provides industry-leading enter prise, production print, and large format solutions supported by exceptional professional and technical services. Canon Solutions America helps companies improve efficiency and control costs through high volume, continuous feed, digital and traditional printing, and document management solutions. See our ad, page 2.
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60 St. Clair Ave., W. Ste. 1002, Toronto, ON M4T 1N5 Canada Tel: 866-679-0864 • crawfordtech.com Crawford Technologies is an award-winning, global provider of high-value solutions and services that help enterprises optimize and improve the secure and accessible delivery, presentment, and storage of high-volume customer communications/documents. The company has helped over 2,000 organizations around the world reduce costs, simplify processes, and streamline mission-critical document production such as bills and state ments across all channels and in all formats. Crawford Technologies' suite of software solutions and services enable organizations to meet their customers' rigorous demands for instantaneous access to information, irrespective of current, legacy, or future standards in infrastructure or document output. Expert document business knowledge, coupled with exceptional customer support, helps clients meet their operational, service, marketing, legal, and compliance requirements. This includes print formats for laser and inkjet printers; digital formats like PDF, HTML, and XML for online presentation; as well as accessible document formats for the blind and partially sighted in Braille, Large Print, PDF/UA, responsive HTML, Audio, and E-text. For over 25 years, Crawford Technologies has grown and expanded its solutions offerings in the Enterprise Output Management, Enterprise Content Management, and Archive markets to become the leading provider of Enterprise Communications Processing. The company's open architecture and leading pre- and post-sales service and support have resulted in a world-class customer satisfaction, Net Promoter score of +73. �DocumentDataSolutions �SolutlonsToMowYourBusJMssF<KwoNr
Document Data Solutions
91 Commerce Rd., PO Box 919, Brookfield, CT 06804 U.S. Tel: 203-794-0520 • dds-usa.com Document Data Solutions has solutions to move your business forward. We offer com plete monochrome and CMYK color inkjet printing solutions for both cutsheet and hybrid/ web applications. Our ever-evolving Freedom Series print bars feature the latest printhead technology and our world-class Universal Print Controller.
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Rollem International
1650 S. Lewis St., Anaheim, CA 92805 U.S. Tel: 714-935-9130 • rollemusa.com Rollem specializes in automated slitting, scoring, and perforating systems and sheet-fed, rotary die-cutting systems. The Insignia die cutting system die cutters offer ease of operation and quick changeovers. Ideal for folded cartons, packaging, gift cards, and more. Proudly made in the U.S., Jetstream is our bidirectional slitting, scoring, perforating system. Ideal for postcards, business cards, shelf tags, and with a folder/gluer, it is a fully automated direct mail finishing system. The Semi-Slitter kiss-cuts pressure-sensitive adhesive stock for stickers and labels. The Champion 990 is our economical scoring and perforating system. Tell us about your finishing issues or bottlenecks and we’ll provide you with options to streamline production, eliminate excess labor and waste, while expanding your product offerings. Sizes compatible with all press sizes up to B2 sheets. We look forward to assisting your team.
Shark Finishing Machinery
7745 NW 56 St., Miami, FL 33166 U.S. Tel: 619-797-6278 • sharkmachinery.com Shark Finishing Machinery manufactures and distributes digital print finishing solutions. The Shark line offers a variety of equipment such as creasers, perforators, paper cutters, corner rounders, business card cutters, stitchers, UV coaters, perfect binders, paper joggers, and more. See our ad, page 17.
Tel: 877-463-4465 • significans.com Significans Automation is a software integrator specializing in delivering next-generation automation. We tailor best-in-class software to optimally fit the environment. See our ad, page 7.
Signs365
51245 Filomena Dr., Shelby Township, MI 48315 U.S. Tel: 800-265-8830 • signs365.com Signs365 is a grand format, trade only wholesale printer. We offer a wide variety of full color, high-quality printed products all produced in 24 hours. $10 Overnight Anywhere shipping is available on all products. Visit signs365.com for more details. Signs365—We Are Only Trade Only! See our ad, page 28.
Standard Finishing Systems
10 Connector Rd., Andover, MA 01810 U.S. Tel: 978-470-1920 • standardfinishing.com Standard distributes a broad line of feeding and finishing products including Horizon perfect binders, collators, folders, saddlestitchers, die cutters, slitters/creasers, and bookletmakers; and Hunkeler unwinders, rewinders, cutters/stackers, dynamic perforators, and inspection systems for continuous-feed printers. Standard has applied its knowledge of the conventional offset print finishing industry to engineer effective solutions for the expanding digital and inkjet print markets.
THERM-O-TYPE Corp.
Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America
100 Paragon Dr., Montvale, NJ 07645 U.S. Tel: 800-BE-Sharp • business.sharpusa.com Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA) helps businesses achieve Simply Smarter work by helping companies manage workflow efficiently, create immersive and engaging environments, and increase productivity. SIICA offers a full suite of secure printer and copier solutions, professional and commercial visual displays and projectors, software management and productivity software, and markets durable Dynabook laptops. See our ad, page 11.
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509 Church St., Nokomis, FL 34275 U.S. Tel: 800-237-9630 • thermotype.com THERM-O-TYPE digital finishing products include the new Glue-Tech sheet-to-sheet gluer; the NSF Elite, Excel, and Ultra die cutting/foil stamping/embossing presses; RDC-Flex rotary die cutter; Zip cutter/slitter/creaser/finisher models; and RAS-mc right angle and traditional business card slitters. THERM-O-TYPE also produces foil fusers and handfed thermography equipment. THERM-O-TYPE has been supporting the printing industry with equipment, supplies, and technical expertise since 1977. See our ad, page 25.
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