Inkjet & Digital Printing
Atlantic Zeiser announces commercial availability of full line of OMEGA Printers
Wednesday 25. March 2009 - Industrys broadest line of high-resolution digital UV inkjet and coding solutions addresses technical and cost-efficiency requirements for narrow web applications within the the packaging, labeling and card markets as well as the commercial and product printing sectors
Atlantic Zeiser, a leading innovator and technology supplier for digital narrow web printing processes, today announced that its full family of OMEGA printers is now commercially available on a global basis. These high quality single-pass printers are uniquely suited to a wide range of applications in the packaging, labeling, industrial product marking, commercial printing and card markets.
“Over the last several months, we have been unveiling additions to our OMEGA family of printers,” said Ralf Hipp, Vice President Digital Printing & Coding Solutions. “We are pleased to announce that all of these innovative printers are now commercially available around the globe, making Atlantic Zeiser the leading supplier of digital UV narrow web solutions covering the broadest array of applications for commercial printers, card printers, and labeling and packaging converters. In addition, our one-stop-shop systems integration services enable customers to implement custom solutions that include these high-quality printers and produce excellent results even on challenging substrates.”
With its OMEGA family of printers, Atlantic Zeiser reaffirms its market leadership in complete solutions for marking and coding of health and beauty, pharmacy and consumer goods packaging and labeling, as well as other narrow web and labeling applications within the industrial product printing or card personalization industries.
Ernst E. Walbrodt, Manager of Dentsply deTrey GmbHs LDC (Lakeside Distribution Centre) in Radolfzell, comments, “Atlantic Zeisers new OMEGA inkjet printing system enables us to apply markings and print at high-speed and top-quality on a variety of substrates. We can therefore order-pick, mark, print and ship product quantities anywhere between one and several thousand units within one day – without encountering the slightest problem. Installation of these printers has also eliminated the need to use external providers for marking and labelling, improving the responsiveness, security and flexibility of our operation.”
The OMEGA family of printers consists of seven different models as described below, and uses SMARTCURE UV inks produced in-house by Atlantic Zeiser. OMEGA printers are easily configured to meet specific needs of manufacturers and can be integrated with Atlantic Zeiser or third-party systems for an end-to-end specialized manufacturing solution.
Product Details – OMEGA printer line:
OMEGA Printing Systems are Atlantic Zeisers premium printing modules, ensuring accurate reproduction of bar codes and font sizes down to 4 points as well as optimum legibility of bar codes, graphics and textual information. The high print quality of 360 or 720 dpi at print widths of 36 mm to 210 mm (1.4 inches to 8,3 inches) facilitates personalization of pre-printed offset media with a quality that makes it difficult to distinguish overprinting from the original offset printing. Based on drop-on-demand array technology, this printer enables single-pass variable data inkjet printing on a wide variety of substrates, ranging from paper and carton to aluminium or metal, polymer foils, plastics and glass, and is easily integrated into most existing equipment. Its Piezo printheads are designed for use with specially formulated UV-cured or solvent-based inks. The combination of the next generations LED UV curing and Atlantic Zeisers high contrast inks enable all OMEGA printers to deliver crisp print quality with no visible stitching lines – the ideal basis for late-stage product customization and personalization making it practical, as well as profitable, to generate short runs for subsequent individualization.
OMEGA Printers – seven different models to meet with the widest range of production needs within the digital narrow printing processes:
OMEGA 36: an economical, entry-level model with 360 dpi print, a print width of 36 mm (1.4 inches) and print speeds of up to 30 m/min (98.4 feet per minute);
OMEGA 36i: a resolution of 360 dpi offering twice the print speed, running at a maximum of 60 m/min (196.9 feet per minute); a print width of 36 mm (1.4 inches)
OMEGA 36HD: the highest quality with a resolution of 720 dpi, a smaller droplet size and print speeds of up to 25 m/min (82 feet per minute); a print width of 36 mm (1.4 inches)
OMEGA 72: an economical, entry-level model with 360 dpi and a print width of 72mm (2.8 inches); reaches print speeds of up to 30 m/min (98.4 feet per minute);
OMEGA 72i: a resolution of 360 dpi and a print width 72mm (2.8 inches); offers twice the print speed, running at a maximum of 60 m/min (196.9 feet per minute)
OMEGA 72HD: the highest quality with a resolution of 720 dpi, a smaller droplet size and print speeds of up to 25 m/min (82 feet per minute); a print width of 72mm (2.8 inches)
OMEGA 210: supports printing of up to 360 dpi at a print width of 210 mm (8.3 inches), reaching print speeds of up to 30 m/min (98.4 feet per minute);. This printer is the optimum solution for wider print jobs with a simple one-head design for uninterrupted printing across the entire width.
Both the OMEGA 36 and OMEGA 72 family of products can be operated at twice their rated speed when using a print resolution of 180 dpi.
SMARTCURE 72i LED UV Curing. This new eco-friendly curing device uses next-generation LED technology, and delivers space and energy savings when compared to other UV curing solutions, especially those using HG bulbs. SMARTCURE is available in three different models (36/72/210) and therefore perfectly adapted to the OMEGA printer range and its needs.
Ralf Hipp adds: “Atlantic Zeiser continues to invest in research and development of solutions designed to meet the changing needs of our customers, as well as to maintain our leadership as an innovative full service system integrator within the digital narrow format printing. Our solutions provide a superior technical advantage that allows customers to develop cost-effective, efficient technical solutions that differentiate their services in the highly competitive labelling, printing and packaging industries.”
OMEGA printers are often integrated into customized solutions with personalization technologies and product transport units designed to meet specific customer requirements.
In the label and packaging industries, the OMEGA printer range enables print service providers to take on cost-effective and short-run jobs that were previously reserved for flexo and silk-screen printing. Installed on either web or sheet-fed transport systems, the high quality of OMEGA prints achieve the quality of flexo or silk-screen printing with the significant advantage of printing variable data on challenging substrates – which is especially important for pharmaceutical companies.
In the card industries, the OMEGA 72i combined with the space-saving SMARTCURE 72i is the perfect solution for meeting specific card personalization needs. Installed on the Atlantic Zeiser CARDLINE VERSA system, the OMEGA printers address the needs of gift card manufacturers and pre-paid scratch-off card makers for large-volume production of personalized CR80 cards, odd-shaped cards, double CR80, hangtags and complex Gift Card Packages.
The high quality and perfect adhesion capabilities of the OMEGA 72HD printers have enabled the development of new applications that were previously reserved for laser marking or embossing technologies, such as open-loop pre-paid VISA cards or the marking and barcoding of ID cards,