KIT & MEDIA / NEWS Canon has announced the expansion of its label printing portfolio along with a new B3 sheetfed inkjet press. The new LabelStream LS2000 is based on a new blend of innovative and proven Canon technologies and is the company’s first water-based inkjet label press. The LS2000 prints CMYK plus white on self-adhesive substrates with a new ink set designed to comply with food safety standards. Canon has developed the press as a solution for label converters looking for a reliable, productive, and flexible digital press that fulfils the demand for shorter print runs. The press has also come about due to the need for businesses to respond quickly to different products such as packaging, new sustainable developments, and ever-changing supply chains. Canon has also given details about the press’ high-density, water-based polymer inks that have been specifically designed for Canon’s new printhead. White ink comes as standard with the machine meaning high-opacity white can be used for the undercoating of other inks. Also announced by Canon is the varioPRINT iX1700, an expansion of its series of successful B3 sheetfed inkjet presses. Capable of printing 170 A4 images per minute, the press brings together Canon’s expertise in inkjet and sheetfed printing from its research and development centres in Japan, Germany, and The Netherlands. Printhead maintenance and quality control have been automated in order to maximise productivity, while the printheads have been specifically engineered to ensure stable print operation. Both the iX1700 and LabelStream LS2000 will be on display at next year’s drupa in Dusseldorf. New label and B3 solutions from Canon The Canon LabelStream LS2000 digital label press prints on substrates of up to 340mm wide and is Canon's first water-based inkjet label press AMS Mailing Systems launches the Firejet 4C The Firejet 4C all-in-one printing solution is said to offer an alternative to traditional offset technologies UK supplier of postal mail preparation equipment and inkjet systems, AMS Mailing Systems, has launched the new Firejet 4C all-in-one printing solution. The new system combines KirkRudy’s heavy-duty transport capabilities with the quality and reliability of Memjet technology. Credited for its operational accessibility, the Firejet 4C is said to reduce the need for skilled press operators due to its “user-friendly design”. Accelerating production, the machine features swift PDF imports and specialised feeders. The latter enables challenging products such as coin envelopes, napkins, paper bags, and coffee cup sleeves to be processed quickly and precisely. Other features include envelope opener and closing units, as well as simultaneous front and back flat printing, enabling twosided print jobs in a single pass. 21 Issue 345 - November / December 2023 www.printmonthly.co.uk By David Osgar Oldham-based Reel Appeal has invested in a Tau RSCi single-pass label press from Durst. The news was announced at this year’s Labelexpo Europe along with plans to double the size of its digital setup at its headquarters in North-West England in the UK. This investment will see the first Durst Tau RSCi press installed in the UK and Ireland and will give Reel Appeal added capabilities and the ability to print at twice the speed as it moves jobs from flexo to digital. The machine’s ability to print at 1200dpi was a key selling point with Reel Appeal traditionally a major player in agro-chemical labels looking to move into new markets. Reel Appeal announces Durst investment at Labelexpo Fedrigoni Self-Adhesives has revealed two new acrylic coating machines will be added to its San Gregori and Barberà del Valles plants in Spain. This signals continued investment in innovation from the company, which is a division of the Fedrigoni Group. Over the next year, Fedrigoni Self-Adhesives says the two new machines will be installed at the production facilities with the first installation being at the San Gregori plant in the first half of 2024, and the second being at the Barberà del Valles plant in the second half of 2024. The continued investment is the result of the company’s goal to increase its production capacity in Europe to better meet market demands. Fedrigoni SelfAdhesives has invested in new acrylic coating machines at two of its Spanish plants [L to R] Simon Cosh, Durst UK & Ireland business development manager; Barry Lewis managing director of Reel Appeal; and Ron Lewis Fedrigoni Self-Adhesives continues investment Supplied by SOS, PDS Print has installed two new machines: a Xenons X-180 hybrid flatbed/ roll-fed wide-format printer and an Almedia B8-2513 digital cutter. With roots in litho production the investment represents expansion in the wide-format sector. The company first entered the wide-format sphere by investing in a solvent-based Roland roll-to-roll machine from SOS five years ago which it used to produce posters and banners. This was a success with the machine running 24 hours a day. In need of extra capacity, PDS Print decided it needed a hybrid machine to enable it to produce direct to materials such as correx, but also to meet demand for rollfed work. PDS Print invests in two machines from SOS PDS Print director Gordon Bryan has described the Xenons X-180 hybrid wideformat printer as able to handle whatever the company throws at it
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