Scodix launches E106 digital enhancement press to target new opportunities in folding cartons

The Scodix E106 is a B1 (1060 x 760mm) format machine with a speed up to 4,000sph, and delivers multiple print enhancements in one versatile technology platform, including Scodix Sense, Scodix Spot, Scodix Braille, Scodix Digital Embossing, Scodix Variable Data finishes and Scodix Foil.

Scodix partnered with Mabeg Systems to design and produce the paper handling system of the Scodix E106. Consequently, the digital enhancement press is proficient with a wide range of substrates from paperboard to plastic and metalized boards, as well as offset and digital prints and even WB coated and a wide range of laminated products.

Scodix said this combination ‘provides clear benefits’ for folding carton printers and converters to differentiate their offering and boost profit margins.

Roy Porat, Scodix CEO, is expecting the Scodix E106 to be ‘highly disruptive in the packaging sector’, and said the company has already taken eight press orders from prospective customers, with many claiming that this was the kind of unique capability they urgently needed.

‘Print embellishments provide an opportunity for converters to add value to products, when there’s often little scope to do this elsewhere in the converting process. As average run lengths decrease, Scodix digital enhancement presses – with no tooling costs and next to no set-up – become an undeniably attractive option to replace analogue equipment.

‘Converters investing in the Scodix E106 will be able to offer shorter run lengths profitably, new products, enter new markets and fundamentally, clinch a competitive edge in tough market conditions with value-added services that truly empower brands.’

The E106 extends the capabilities of Scodix’s Ultra and Scodix S presses, using proven technology to deliver digital enhancement capabilities in a B1 format – typically used by the folding carton market and therefore integrating seamlessly into existing production lines. As such, using the Scodix E106, folding carton converters and brand owners will now be able to create impact and maximize shelf appeal for a wide range of consumer products.

‘Now brand owners can create stunning new products using foil over foil, adding Scodix Sense effects over foil, or personalizing with Scodix Variable Data Sense or Scodix Variable Data Foil – effects that were previously unachievable in this market,’ commented Porat. ‘The Scodix E106 delivers the perfect mix of size, speed and striking quality, while saving cost.’

See the Scodix E106 at drupa 2016. Read a comprehensive preview of label and package printing and converting technology to see at drupa in L&L issue 2, 2016