1. Digital Printing technology and new alternatives in label printing Mike Englander Durst Phototechnik AG

2. The Industrial Inkjet Specialist Durst Tau 330 High Speed UV Inkjet Label Press Digital UV Inkjet - Narrow Web Application

3. The main alternatives Electro-Ink from HP Indigo – Thin film lamination process bonded to the substrate in ‘one shot’ Powder toner xerography from Xeikon – Toner particles are melted by heat and fused to the substrate Ink jet from a selection of companies including Durst – creates a digital image by propelling droplets of ink onto the substrate

4. Needs of the label converter from digital Quality - comparable to conventional Speed - comparable to conventional Material flexibility - comparable to conventional Cost – as long a digital run as possible versus conventional total print cost

5. Ink Jet For high quality print, you need a combined system incorporating the best of: – Print Head – Ink – Substrate – Web transport – software

6. Ink Jet – Evolution & Innovation Digital Printing Technologies for Narrow Web Piezo Inkjet Grayscale Inkjet Thermo Inkjet Electro Photo liquid & dry toner Continuous Inkjet DOD Inkjet Binary UV WB UV WB SOL WB

7. Inkjet 2006 300 dpi Inkjet 2007 360 dpi Inkjet 2011 720 x 360 dpi Original ● Printing Resolution ● Stitch Handling ● Ink Formulation ● Web Transport Design Ink Jet – Evolution & Innovation

8. Ink Jet - Head Ink Jet Print Heads must be: - scalable for high speeds, - scalable print width, - jet a high opacity white ink - jet new (additional) fluids

9. Ink Jet - Ink Must have characteristics such as: - Ink properties to work with surface tension of most substrates -Cover a wide color gamut to match high % of Pantone range -Print high opacity white -Have high chemical & scratch resistance -Have high degree of light fastness

10. Ink Jet - Software Must have characteristics such as: -Highly accurate press linearization -Ink limiting function to reduce costs -Accurate substrate profiling -High speed ripping & dithering -Accurate color management

11. Result – Speed (m/min) Number of Colours ElectroInkTonerDurst Ink Jet CMYK16 or 321948 CMYKW11 or 211945 CMYKWOV 8 or 16n/a45

12. Result - Cost

13. Calculation base => label size 10x15 cm in CMYK, 69 €/liter Ink, 48 lm/min Incl. machine depreciation + operator costs + Maintenance Tau 330 cost cross-over: 62,000 labels or 3,150 lin. Meters on 33 cm web width

14. Result - Quality See samples

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