Dutch label printing specialist, Omnilabel, has increased production by installing the Tau 330 with jumbo rolls to meet rising customer demands.
‘The new Tau 330 enables us to develop our core competence with a greater focus on digital production,’ stated Michiel Smudde, managing director. ‘In addition to its excellent print quality, the Tau 330 is equipped with a number of interesting features, including an integrated cooling roller for the processing of thin, heat-sensitive materials such as aluminium foils for blister packs. This will help us develop new business models in the future.’
The company is now able to Durst’s new Tau Low Migration Inks for primary food packaging produced by Sunjet. The used substances of the Tau Low Migration Inks comply with European Printing Ink Association (EUPIA) guidelines, the Swiss Ordnance for Materials and Nestlé Packaging Inks Specifications. This ink increases the production range of the Durst Tau 330 to include unsupported foils for specialty packaging applications such as blister packs, yogurt pot lids and many other applications.
Mr Smudde, ‘This is a highly significant feature for us as demonstrated, for example, by the new blister foils for food packaging for Unilever marketing department. We already print packaging orders for health products on their behalf, but with the low migration inks we can also include food products.’ He continued, ‘The 330 mm maximum width of the Tau 330 enables us to move into primary packaging. Bearing in mind that this will be a highly profitable market, with figures increasing by 12 to 14% annually, we have already set up a new, digital packaging division and appointed a dedicated sales representative.’
The company has a large customer base with diverse label specification and print run requirements. Most jobs have to be delivered within three days. There is an increasing demand for small and medium production lot sizes in the highest print quality and with added-value such as variability and versioning.
