Triangle Label sees strong results from Screen Truepress Jet L350UV investment

Triangle Label was investigating ways to reduce costs and increase flexibility, while maintaining the product excellence for which the company is known. The printer first experienced digital three-and-a-half years ago with a desktop unit, which the company’s operations manager, Scott Kneer, explained quickly showed that digital was more cost-effective than flexo printing. This led Triangle Label to begin researching investing in a larger press.

‘The L350 has exceeded our expectations,’ said Kneer. ‘We thought initially that 15,000ft would be our sweet spot. With the Screen, we have run over 100,000ft and 3.6 million labels on one order. We are able to run much more material now.

‘One of the biggest selling points with the L350 is that we do not have to top coat. We just run it and achieve good adhesion results.’

Further, traditional flexo printing calls for time-intense make-ready and clean up. ‘Up-time versus down-time is a major plus with the L350 compared to flexo,’ added Triangle Label plant manager Tom Hagedorn. ‘The set-up time has gone from two to four hours down to 10 minutes for both set-up and clean-up.’

Other savings identified by Hagedorn include labor, waste and materials.

‘The Screen is very versatile,’ continued Kneer. ‘We have many products that call for multiple SKUs. Our intended label market niche is pretty wide open. We have lots of craft beer and craft food, for example. Some products call for 30-40 SKUs of the same size. The L350 has given us multiple opportunities to land that type of business. As a result, our retail end has taken off.’