The Packprint Workshop will return to Labelexpo Europe’s show floor this year.
Held at Brussels Expo in Belgium from 29 September to 2 October, the show's technical workshop will offer visitors further product knowledge and give insight on new technologies.
The Packprint Workshop has been developed and hosted in partnership with Nilpeter and Xeikon. During daily 30-minute workshops, label converters will discover how to produce packaging using both digital and conventional printing. Nilpeter will demonstrate how to print flexible packaging, and Xeikon will showcase carton printing.
Nilpeter’s FA-4 press, with a web width of 420mm (16.5in) and a top speed of 175m/min (574ft/min), will run various sachet jobs. An innovative sleeve system permits an extra-short web path, with easy loading of tooling and embellishments. The CleanInking system for water-based or UV-cured flexo inks is included, as well as quick-lock anilox rolls and the PowerLink control system. Units that add value while minimising waste include the Quick-Change magnetic die module. It allows fast release of flexible dies, off-press die preparation, and easy-load tooling.
Using inks and laminating adhesives from Flint Group’s Flexocure Ancora range, high-performance, low-migration UV levels may be achieved when correctly applied to suitable packaging structures. The material is a direct food-approved multi-layer laminate from Synthogra. This consists of a polyester layer on the outside, a thin metallisation layer in the middle, and a polyethylene layer on the inside. After printing, the film is over-laminated.
The Xeikon 3500 press runs this five-colour (CMYK plus orange) job at a speed of up to 19.2m/min (63ft/min) with a web width of 516mm (20.3in). The press technology is built on a fully rotary concept with variable repeat length. The Xeikon 3500 has a print resolution of 1200 x 3600dpi, supporting high-quality print and very fine microtext. An in-line web varnish module applies a spot water-based varnish as protection and cuts the web in the respective sheet length. The repeat length of the spot varnish can vary from 250mm (10in) up to 1000mm (40in). The sheets are then stacked in a high pile stacker.
Consumables used include print media from Metsä Board and Stora Enso, and varnish from ACTEGA. Printed sheets will then be converted on the MBO Maschinenbau stand, with die-cutting and creasing on a Bograma BSR 550 and folding and gluing using a Herzog+Heymann unit.
Packprint's technical workshop will offer visitors further product knowledge and give insight on new technologies.
