Tenovis adds digital with Screen

Slovenian label printer Tenovis has installed a Screen Truepress Jet L350UV press to meet increased demand for short runs and enter new markets.

Tenovis owner Peter Detiček (left) and Tenovis press operator Nino Miholič (right) and the Screen Truepress Jet L350UV

Tenovis identified a combination of local support, print quality and price as the reason for its investment in Screen digital printing technology. ‘As our first UV inkjet press it was important to us to have good local support. We already have Screen CtP equipment, we have an existing relationship with Screen and know the company’s reputation for reliability,’ explained Peter Detiček, Tenovis owner. ‘Cost-effectiveness also played a major part in our decision. Between the different technologies calculating the price of jobs varies quite considerably. With Screen it is straightforward and good value.

He added: ‘One of the benefits of the digital press is that customers can forget an order, right up to the last minute, and we can still deliver on time, almost the same day.’

The family business prints self-adhesive labels mostly for food packaging, but is now considering new markets as a result of purchasing its first digital press. The new press will not only support Tenovis in an increased workload from existing clients and markets, but Detiček sees opportunities in new markets resulting from the investment. ‘Screen provided some samples for us to pitch to a prospect in the cosmetics industry. The print quality was fantastic, and we think we can leverage that and get more work in that field. There could also be more opportunity with local work. Currently, approximately 95 percent of our products are exported around the world to the UK, Australia and US. Slovenia is a small country, not many local companies need large runs. A wine producer, for example, may just want 300 of one label, 250 of another. With the new digital press there’s a chance we can increase our local work because we can deliver low volume work at a good price.’

Tomaž Košar, region manager at Screen, said: ‘It’ll be very interesting to see them moving to new markets and we’ll obviously support this any way we can. It is great to see our customers wanting to innovate with ambition, something that we pride ourselves on at Screen.’