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News Release from: Jetrion
Edited by the Printingtalk Editorial
Team on 16 October 2006
World's First Colour UV Inkjet Printed
Cans
Crown Holdings and Jetrion have launched a full-scale production system prototype to produce what is claimed to be the world's first high-resolution, full-colour UV inkjet printed cans.
Crown Holdings and Jetrion have launched a full-scale production system prototype to produce what is claimed to be the world's first high-resolution, full-colour UV inkjet printed cans The decision to advance the technology to a full-scale prototype follows a feasibility and testing phase of the joint development programme conducted by the two companies, said Jetrion
This article was originally published on Printingtalk on 25 Mar 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Over the past 12 months, the technology was employed in printing ultra high-resolution colour images on coated metal blanks using Jetrion's proprietary flexible and formable color UV inkjet inks, said the company.
The printed blanks were then formed by traditional manufacturing processes in to three-piece cans that were subjected to Crown's tests for quality, durability and abrasion resistance.
Jetrion said that in repeated tests the printed results consistently met Crown's rigorous standards at every evaluation level.
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Dr Daniel Abramowicz, executive vice president of technology and regulatory affairs of Crown Holdings, and president of Crown Packaging Technology, said: "Our tests successfully demonstrated the readiness of this exciting new technology for the next move in to a full-scale production prototype that will become the first commercial unit for UV digital color inkjet printing of metal packaging.
We're on the threshold of offering our customers the advantages of a breakthrough technology that enables new consumer marketing strategies by providing cost-effective short runs, tighter lead times, faster turn-around and targeted promotions with versioned messaging and personalisation." Dr Kenneth Stack, president of Jetrion, added, "The decision to build a full-scale production system prototype marks a major achievement for the Crown and Jetrion teams that have jointly developed this new high-resolution digital UV inkjet technology for can production.
The vision, expertise and experience of our two companies have combined to produce an extraordinary advance in package manufacturing capabilities." He continued: "The commitment to build the production prototype underscores Crown's confidence in Jetrion's inkjet ink and printer technology and provides a platform for continued research and development of innovative products that open new markets for color digital inkjet production." Jetrion's prototype for the test phase was a single-pass drop-on-demand (DOD) inkjet system that produced full-colour images on a coated metal substrate.
The full-scale prototype capable of production speeds will be built by Jetrion in the USA and delivered to a Crown manufacturing facility in 2007.
The joint development project has resulted in a number of trade secrets and patents that are pending on various aspects of the technology.
Crown and Jetrion expect to review certain additional markets and applications for licensing where the technology may have potential, added Jetrion.
The company said that prototype printing system represents one advancement in colour inkjet printing under development at Jetrion.
The company believes it is capitalising on expertise and success in wide-format colour printing.
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