Try digital printing before you buy

Would having an easy and straightforward way of evaluating digital production be of benefit to you? Asking that question led digital colour printing technology company, Xeikon, to create its See the Proof program last year.

And the program was so successful for labels that it is being extended this year to folding carton, document and commercial print applications.

See the Proof gives converters and printers a low-threshold way of testing and evaluating the quality of digital printing using their own label, packaging or commercial print projects.


“This easy-to-use program provides an innovative and convenient way for printers and converters of all types to evaluate the quality and benefits of digital production, and investigate how they can expand and grow their business. We feel this is an important service to the industry, since all segments are seeing increased demand for the values that digital printing delivers, including shorter cycle time and cost-effective production of short runs without any sacrifice in quality,” said Patrick Van Baelen, vice president of marketing at Xeikon.

Here is how it works:

1. Upload your digital files onto the See the Proof website.

The work will be printed using Xeikon’s digital presses. Label designs will be printed using three different materials with ICE toner: structured wine label material, metalized labels and transparent PE. For
folding carton work, two different packaging substrates will be used. And all document and commercial
printing applications will be produced on two document grades.

2. Xeikon 3000 Series presses will produce the label and folding carton designs. “The folding carton
market is on the brink of a breakthrough in digital," Van Baelen stated. "The discussion is no longer about
quality, which is a given with the 3000 Series, but is now more focused on workflow management and
speeding time to market. We have many customer stories from the label and folding carton segments that
validate the utility of the Xeikon 3000 Series in achieving these aims.”

3. Document and commercial prints will be produced on a Xeikon 8000 Series press.  “Companies simply upload a file that will be printed in a roll-to-roll configuration, and then they can judge for themselves,” Van Baelen explained.

4. Finished work will be delivered by a Xeikon representative from Absolute Electronics, Port Melbourne Victoria, who is also available to discuss your changing business requirements and how high quality short-run digital production can help address many of those requirements.