Edale and AB Graphic’s finishing touch

The Digicon 3000 is a 30in finishing system for pre-printed labels and flexible packaging. It was seen last year at Labelexpo Europe 2013 as part of HP Indigo’s presence at the show, Print Your Future, which was hosted in association with a number of partner suppliers from across the label and package printing supply chains such as Avery Dennison, Highcon, Karlville, Scodix, Tresu, Michelman, AVT and AB Graphic. This area housed an HP Indigo 20000 model, with which the Digicon 3000 is compatible and can be installed in-line with.

The HP Indigo 20000 press is a 7-color, 30in-wide roll-to-roll digital press that can produce labels, shrink-sleeves and flexible packaging on paper or film (see the L&L digital press market report on p122 in the third issue of 2014 for more). In response to demand from customers for a converting system for this new model, AB Graphic and Edale entered into a collaborative agreement in 2012 to develop such a product, resulting in the creation of the Digicon 3000.

Manufactured by Edale and distributed through AB Graphic’s global network, the Digicon 3000 is a shared intellectual property project, which brought the two established manufacturers together – Edale offering its expertise in wider web widths and flexible packaging, and AB Graphic its knowledge of die-cutting and converting. Together, this equates to more than 100 years of technical knowledge and experience, and has created a finishing system to meet the demands of those looking to buy a new HP Indigo digital press.