Packaging
Nilpeter to unveil cutting edge UV flexo and inkjet technology
Monday 18. August 2008 - At Labelexpo Americas Nilpeter will mount one of the largest and most modern displays. Highlights of the label and packaging press lineup include: the latest version of the FB UV flexo series, the world debut of the FG combination press, and the first showing in the USA of Caslon, a four-color inkjet module designed for industrial-strength reel-fed platforms.
New FG-line of UV flexo presses – Nilpeter will show a pre-production version of the FG-line of combination presses, running with eight UV flexo units for producing film and paper PSA labels. This is a new concept based on the successful FA and FB series incorporating the best from both press lines. The ‘G’ in the product name stands for ‘global’, which means it incorporates features designed to give converters a competitive advantage anywhere in the world. It was designed from the start to use the latest light weight sleeve-plate technology, while the maximum width of 13.75 inches reflects a trend in PSA towards this material width.
North American debut for Caslon color inkjet printer – For the first time in America, Nilpeter will display the Caslon inkjet module. It was designed and co-developed with FFEI, a UK-based software developer and systems integrator. The show version is mounted on a FA-4 with a maximum web width of 16.5 inches (420mm). It will run with two flexo print units: one for UV varnishing and the other for applying opaque white backgrounds for clear-on-clear film labeling. The platform also includes a rotary die cutting unit.
The print engine uses Xaar’s 1001 drop-on-demand piezo printheads designed specifically for printing UV-curable CMYK ink sets for labels and packaging. The electronic systems controller allows users to print variable data printing on the fly, or print single copies of full-color labels on practically any material with highest print quality at a resolution of 720 x 360 dpi. Caslon offers eight grayscale levels and an optimum speed of 82 feet/minute (25.3 metres/min), with a 360 x 360 dpi resolution. Nilpeter claims this makes Caslon one of the industrys fastest inkjet printers of its type. The modules can also run with other web-fed printing and converting processes.
To see Nilpeters new technology visit Booth 3105, 3205