Inkjet & Digital Printing

Omnilabel once again opts for Durst

Tuesday 28. October 2014 - First Dutch Tau 150 customer is investing in the new UV Inkjet Printer Tau 330; Digital turnover accounts meanwhile for 50% increase.

Durst, the industrial inkjet specialist and the Dutch company Omnilabel are intensifying their cooperation by installing the new digital UV Inkjet Label Press Tau 330. In 2010, Omnilabel was the first customer to install the Tau 150 Label Printer, in order to open up new market potential with digital label production. In this past 4 years, Omnilabel has successfully developed the digital label business, resulting in a 50% turnover increase with Tau 150. Due to the increasing demand of digitally printed label jobs, an expansion of the production capacity has now become necessary. Despite the variety of available market solutions, Omnilabel has once again opted for Durst and is investing in the successful Tau 330, which features an impressive range of applications and an outstanding print quality of 1260 dpi. Durst’s operational- and service competence were also crucial factors for Omnilabel, to decide against some of the competitors lower-priced products.
´The new Tau 330 provides the means for us, to further develop our core competence towards digital production’, says Michiel Smudde, Managing Director at Omnilabel BV. ´In addition to the excellent print quality, the Tau 330 is equipped with a number of interesting features, such as the integrated chill roller for processing thin, heat-sensitive materials. Additionally, Durst provides Low Migration UV inks, which will help us to develop new business areas for our company in future.’
Omnilabel has a large customer base with challenging requirements concerning label variations and print run. Most jobs must be delivered within shortest possible time. There is an increasing demand for small and medium production lot sizes at the highest print quality. With Durst’s Tau label printers, Omnilabel can directly satisfy this demand, and deliver the requested products in the desired number and quality; promptly and profitably.
Durst Tau 330
The Tau 330 redefines the standards for digital UV inkjet- and packaging print. It is equipped with Xaar 1001 Single-Pass Printheads and has a maximum print width of 330 mm with a maximum print speed of 48 running meters per minute. This allows an outstanding production capacity of 950 sqm. The standard ink configuration of CMYK can be upgraded on-demand with White and two additional process colors such as Orange and Violet, which are indispensable for label applications with a pantone color space. Even the standard version of the Tau 330 comes with comprehensive RIP software with integrated substrate- and color management options.
With the new high definition print mode, the Tau 330 now achieves a resolution of 720 x 1260 dpi, which significantly improves the print quality and generates highly defined texts and intricate details in all graphics and images. In order to ensure highest productivity with an entirely digital end-to-end workflow, the Tau 330 LFS version now features a new in-line digital laser finishing system by the expert die cutting company Spartanics. The integrated powerful 1000-Watt laser enables fully automatic job changeovers, while continuing production without interruptions.
Another feature of the Tau 330 is its compatibility with SUNJET’s new Tau Low Migration Inks for primary food packaging. The substrates of the Tau Low Migration Inks comply with all guidelines of the European Printing Ink Association (EUPIA), the Swiss Ordnance for Materials and the Nestlé Packaging Inks Specifications. This ink expands the production range of the Durst Tau 330 to include self-supported foils, such as blister packaging, yogurt lids and many other applications. Additionally, the integrated inert gas system reduces typical odors of UV inkjet printers to meet the requirements of the food- and pharmaceutical industry for low-odor print production.