EFI details Jetrion developments

The production line features a 330mm-wide EFI Jetrion 4950LX LED narrow web press with white ink module. The automated Jetrion 4950LX press is now able to achieve a throughput speed of 50m/min, which EFI said can make digital inkjet label converting an ‘even more useful option as a replacement for flexographic printing’.

The production line also features a 1,000-watt in-line laser cutter, and the white ink module for the press provides more flexibility in full-color imaging on clear, metallic and colored substrates. In-line varnishing and lamination are available as optional modules.

The press's LED platform gives converters the opportunity to print on a broader range of substrates that cannot withstand the heat required with other curing or drying methods. Cool cure printing with the Jetrion4950LX press also is a greener, more economical choice because it requires significantly less energy, and the press's LED lamps are more consistent and last significantly longer than traditional UV lamps.

To complement its high-productivity press, EFI is also demonstrating a new Enterprise Packaging Productivity Suite custom configured to address the needs of label, flexible packaging and folding carton converting, as well as tighter integration with Esko's Automation Engine.

Richard Rensen, owner of The Label Collective Group in Haaksbergen, the Netherlands, said: ‘We are one of the first label printers in the world to have digital printing and inline finishing in one machine. The new laser uses 95 percent of its power for die-cutting and only five percent ends up in the substrate – this used to be 25 percent. The benefit is that our labels come off the roll much more easily and are more suitable for further processing using automatic labelling machines. With a 330mm print width, we can print label sizes up to 250 x 470mm, as needed for nutritional supplements, for example. Or we can print two side by side, or if a label is 80mm we can print four side by side rather than two as before.’

‘The Jetrion 4950LX LED press on display is the culmination of years of advanced research in narrow-web production and LED inkjet technology. With nearly 200 Jetrion presses installed worldwide, EFI is the market leader in narrow-web inkjet technology and has helped customers worldwide achieve remarkable growth in digital label printing,’ added Ken Hanulec, vice president of marketing at EFI Inkjet Solutions.

Also featured on the EFI stand is the EFI H1625 LED printer, a 162cm-wide hybrid roll/flatbed printer suitable for high-quality label proofing and packaging prototyping applications.