At Labelexpo Amercias, FFEI will show its digital label solution, Caslon, on the Nilpeter stand. The digital inkjet label press boasts a new spot colour unit that prints white ink and features the company’s recently launched RealPro Digital Labeller software.
Andy Cook, FFEI managing director, said: ‘For label printers looking to move from flexo to digital, the transition can be disruptive. We want visitors to see why FFEI Caslon is the ideal solution – its proven, market leading Nilpeter FA line web transport system provides the familiarity of a flexo press – while the option for an all in one, standalone digital solution enables label converters to meet the growing demands for short to medium run labels and variable data printing.’
International Label & Printing Co Inc, based in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, USA, recently installed a Caslon digital inkjet press. The company’s CEO, Mark Turk, commented, ‘Much to my surprise, the Caslon module was the easiest part of the press to get into production. Challenges were primarily with all the analogue processes. We do not regret moving toward digital instead of flexo! We are already ahead of our competitors and we feel UV inkjet will strengthen our position.’
Caslon can be installed as part of a traditional narrow web label press or utilised as a standalone digital inkjet system. Offering web widths of up to 410 mm, it converts high quality labels at 25 metres per minute rising to 50 metres, dependent on application demands.
The new spot colour unit is positioned before or after the main CMYK unit and allows users to print on transparent material for backlit applications or printing white as a spot colour. This eradicates the need to pre-print white ink via a traditional press.
