Hot on the heels of the launch of the Pack Ready prototype by HP Indigo for its pre-drupa line-up, the company has named US shrink sleeve converter Karville as the first certified provider of the lamination technology.
Karville and HP Indigo have an established seven-year alliance with the introduction of shrink sleeve converting solutions designed specifically for the digital market.
The company says becoming an HP Indigo Pack Ready provider is the next step in its evolution and a reaffirmation of Karlville's commitment to providing innovative solutions for HP Indigo customers.
HP Indigo Pack Ready is a set of post-print converting solutions for HP Indigo digital presses that provides zero-cure-time lamination while instantly creating a strong bond between HP Indigo digitally printed substrate and Pack Ready laminate film, enabling digital converters to print, laminate and pack on demand for immediate time-to-market.
The game-changing HP Indigo Pack Ready Laminator by Karlville is designed for lower environmental impact and simple operation.
It can be easily connected to the HP PrintOS cloud-based operating system.
“The HP Indigo Pack Ready Laminator by Karlville opens new opportunities for HP Indigo narrow web customers to extend their businesses into the flexible packaging market,” said Alon Bar Shany, general manager, HP Indigo division.
“The new offering enables high performance flexible packaging applications such as retort — a dream of many digital flexible packaging converters for many years.”
John Price, President of Karlville, commented: “The HP Indigo Pack Ready Laminator by Karlville will enable HP Indigo customers to produce almost any kind of digitally printed flexible packaging with minimal waste and complexity versus traditional lamination systems.”
Karlville will introduce the new product portfolio at drupa 2016 alongside HP’s packaging portfolio in HP exhibit hall 17.
