Dantex to open Truepress showrooms

The demonstration facilities are to be located in Bradford, UK and Bensheim, Germany. The UK site is scheduled to open in April, followed by the German location in May.

Each facility will provide in-depth demonstration, training and label substrate testing services and include a full digital label pre-press, printing and finishing workflow.

The Screen Truepress Jet L350UV prints over 16 sq m of label stock a minute on a 350mm web. To provide a wider color gamut than is typical with the for-colour process, the Truepress Jet L350UV uses Screen’s proprietary high-definition UV inks.

Optional corona treatment enables printing on transparent film and metallic foil.

Dantex was named as a distributor of the Screen Truepress Jet L350UV in 10 European markets when it was launched last year, and its chairman Richard Danon said: ‘We have experienced a fantastic and positive response to the Truepress Jet L350UV press since taking on distribution in Austria, Benelux, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Turkey, the UK and Ireland.

‘Everywhere we have showed the high-quality samples we have had exceptional feedback. As a result of our confidence in the press, response from the industry and sales expectations, we are investing in two digital label printing demo suites.’

Brian Filler, president of Screen Europe, added: ‘Dantex is showing considerable commitment to the Truepress Jet L350UV with this investment.

‘Since we launched the press last year we have improved the quality still further and feedback from the market now is that the results are the best that they have ever seen from a digital inkjet press. The reaction from the industry has been hugely exciting with strong interest from companies looking to make investment in new digital print technology in 2014.’