More than 50 label printers from all around the world were invited to see the Gallus DCS 340 in its development environment at the research and development centre of Heidelberg.
The customers watched a live demonstration of the Gallus DCS 340 and were given a tour of the research and development centre, the hub of all Heidelberg innovations. During their visit, they enjoyed an insight into the development labs for digital inkjet printing, which are normally off-limits to visitors.
The tour focused in particular on print head technology and the associated behaviour of ink droplets during spraying and on the substrate. The machine ha a native resolution of 1200 dpi, print speed of 50 m/min and maximum register accuracy, providing high standards in terms of quality, productivity and flexibility.
Visitors were given an insight into electronics production and the packaging demo centre.
After the tour, Jason Oliver, senior vice president digital print at Heidelberg, explained how the purchasing patterns of consumers are already changing as a result of global digital networking. He also addressed the new challenges that these changes will bring about for the packaging industry and the associated opportunities for label and packaging printing – as long as companies are able to create new markets.
