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News Release from: Labelexpo | Subject: Solarjet UV inkjet printer
Edited by the Printingtalk Editorial
Team on 29 August 2007
Sun's UV Inkjet Printer Launch At
Labelexpo Show
Labelexpo Europe will be used by Sun Chemical for the global launch or Solarjet, the company's latest UV inkjet printer designed for the growing short-run, narrow-web labels market.
The demonstration model will feature optional XFO pinning units to demonstrate the capabilities of controlling fine text and bar code requirements In-line and off-line converting options compatible with Solarjet will also be seen on the Rotoflex stand at Labelexpo (5C30)
This article was originally published on Printingtalk on 17 Aug 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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Built in partnership with the USA's Imaging Technology International (iTi) Solarjet is claimed to allow printers to produce shorter print runs quickly, cost effectively and without sacrificing quality.
Sun Chemical said that is increasingly relevant to the pharmaceutical, health and beauty, industrial, electronics and FMCG markets, where printed products are updated frequently and, therefore, run lengths need to be shorter to reduce wastage.
Solarjet is equipped with the latest Xaar 760 printheads in CMYK, which achieve an apparent print quality of 900 dots per inch (dpi) x 900dpi.
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Sun Chemical said it has used its experience in the ink industry to develop Solardot pigmented UV inks, which have been designed to optimise performance and provide reliable, print on a range of substrates.
The press is claimed to print at a speed of up to 25 metres (80 linear feet) per minute and is designed to fit in to conventional workflows.
It offers print widths from 53mm to 160 mm (2.1" to 6.3") to meet the application requirements of converters and utilise their existing inventory of dies and converting equipment.
According to Sun Chemical the Solarjet press will be demonstrated publicly for the first time on Sun Chemical's stand - 5E80 - at LabelExpo Europe in Brussels from September 26 - 29.
Stefan Slembrouck, Sun Chemical Digital's business manager for digital print solutions, said: "We have designed Solarjet to fill a specific gap in the narrow-web labels market, rather than developing an expensive new all-round technology that nobody really needs.
Solarjet offers printers an economically viable system for print runs of 10,000 labels or fewer, freeing up their flexo presses for the higher-volume jobs.
It also has the added benefit of being able to print variable data, such as text and barcodes, which is particularly beneficial in Europe, where products may need to be printed in various languages." He explained: "By investing in a digital system, such as Solarjet, printers that have traditionally run a high-volume flexo operation can increase their turnover by offering short-run, quick turn-around jobs that were previously beyond their capabilities.
It is a complementary technology that exploits the strengths of digital printing, whilst bridging the gap in conventional printing processes.".
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