Durst launches Tau 330 digital UV inkjet label press

Durst, a manufacturer of industrial digital printing equipment, will launch the Tau 330 at drupa 2012 (hall 6, booth C60).

The Italy-based company launched its Tau 150 8C UV inkjet label press at Labelexpo Americas 2010.  

The new Tau 330 features a print width of 330 mm and a printing speed of max 48 linear meters (157 linear feet) per minute, reaching thereby an industry-leading hourly production capacity of 950 square meters.

Its standard color configuration CMYK can be completed with optional white and two optional process colors orange and violet (availability late 2012), essential for label applications that require precise pantone color matching. Furthermore, the standard configuration also includes RIP software with built-in substrate management and color management.

Tau 330 is available in two print widths: Tau 330 with print width up to 330 mm and the more economic version Tau 330/200 with print width up to 200 mm.

Durst’s proprietary single pass UV inkjet technology features Xaar 1001 print heads with a physical printing resolution of 720 x 360 dpi with drop on demand, variable drop size and grayscale technology that results in an apparent image resolution of over 1,000 dpi.

Also on display will be the high speed Tau 330 variable data print option with ‘insetter’ functionality to print on pre-die-cut or pre-printed labels, thus allowing full label-to-label variability as well as ‘late stage versioning’ applications at high printing speeds of the Tau press.

Durst’s CEO Dr Richard Piock commented: ‘Beside our well recognized white ink with very high opacity and the two additional process colors for high pantone color coverage, the new Tau 330 with its greatly expanded print width offers very high size flexibility and at the same time an industry-leading production capacity, two additional and important features which will be source of competitive advantage for our future customers.’

Pictured: The new Tau 330 from Durst

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