Limitless Labels invests in K+B screen equipment

Limitless Labels is a new entrant in South Africa's label printing community, and is a family-owned operation founded by Nico Odendaal, the company’s CEO.

‘We specialize in UV flexo printing of labels, particularly for local wine and spirits producers,’ commented Limitless Labels managing director Jean van der Walt.

This one-year-old family-owned business, he added, has a primary mission is to meet the  need for very short lead times, and often short runs, most especially for the smaller wine estates. ‘We're not trying to be the cheapest printer in town, but we are offering an unrivalled service when it comes to short lead times, coupled with superb quality. Additionally, we're passionate about what we do and give the business our best efforts all day, every day.’

Limitless Labels operates a 300mm-wide Nilpeter F280 12-station UV flexo press, featuring 10 colors plus screen printing and hot/cold foiling. This press was originally transferred from a Rako site in Germany to Cape Town's Rako-Tamperseal operation, and later sold to Limitless Labels in a deal facilitated by Rotocon Consulting & Service, through its burgeoning business in refurbished equipment. Rotocon Consulting & Service is the arm of Rotocon that handles installations, training, after-sales service, maintenance, spare parts and consumables for all the company's lines – RotoControl, MPS, Screen, Wink, Pantec, AVT, Matho, Ecoline or K+B’s TecScreen.

Also facilitated by Rotocon was the purchase of Kocher+Beck (K+B) screen exposure and mounting equipment, allowing for in-house production of print-ready screens, using K+B's TecScreen material.

This marks the first sale of this equipment in South Africa since Rotocon took on this agency earlier this year.

With this installation, Limitless Labels is able to produce a print-ready screen in less than an hour, compared to waiting weeks for imported screens. ‘This is essential when we're meeting very tight deadlines for labels and the simultaneous demand for top quality,’ said van der Walt.

Rotocon owner Michael Aengenvoort explained that rotary screen printing remains a highly valuable feature when it comes to producing labels for marketers of leading brands. ‘To compete in highly competitive markets – such as wine and spirits – image is everything. And screen printing provides effects that take labels to another level,' Michael maintains.’

K+B TecScreen product manager John Fehrenbacher conducted training on screen making techniques with members of the Limitless Labels production team, including Cecelia Steyn (now the chief screen-maker), Frankie Eiman (production manager) and Claude Jeffries (pre-press manager).