Ink manufacturer Pelikan partners with Linoprint
Ink and printing accessory supplier Pelikan has partnered with Linoprint, a project by Heidelberg, to optimize inks for use in digital drop-on-demand inkjet printing systems from Linoprint. ‘As a partner, Linoprint brings to the table proven state-of-the-art technology from Heidelberg that can deliver new ideas for the customized printing and decorating of blister packs and folding cartons, for example,’ explained Dr Thorsten Lifka, head of group production and R&D at the Pelikan Group.
The companies signed the contract for the partnership in May 2010 at the Ipex trade fair in Birmingham, UK. ‘We want to be able to supply our shared customers with inks that are particularly well suited to industrial inkjet applications,’ continued Lifka.
The drop-on-demand inkjet systems from Linoprint can be integrated into existing or new production and packaging lines at virtually any stage, or can be installed as stand-alone printers.
‘Manufacturers like Pelikan can draw on a vast amount of experience when it comes to creating inks,’ said Stephan Plenz, member of the management board responsible for equipment at Heidelberg. ‘Combined with our Linoprint technology, this expertise enables us to develop and manufacture inks that are specifically tailored to our customers' requirements. This makes it easier to achieve key objectives such as outstanding print quality and printing on special substrates.’
Tests carried out on a broad range of inks with Linoprint systems form the basis of the partners’ joint development and marketing activities. Over the next few months, Linoprint and Pelikan aim to increase their collaboration by optimizing other inks for use in Linoprint systems.
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