Xeikon to showcase portfolio at Labelexpo Europe

At Labelexpo Europe 2025, Xeikon will demonstrate its label and packaging portfolio through live production, real applications and smart automation flows.

For years, converters had to choose: print with toner and get food safety, or print with UV inkjet and get durability. Xeikon’s Titon technology bridges that gap. With built-in resistance to heat, chemicals and abrasion, and no varnish needed, Titon enables food-safe printing on substrates and applications that were once off-limits to toner. It also simplifies the production process of labels: wine labels printed on structured paper substrates no longer need a varnishing step since Titon toner makes the label rub and scratch resistant.

Additionally, Xeikon will run its PX3300HD live, showcasing jobs for premium markets such as chemicals, health and beauty, and beer labels.  This UV inkjet press operates at a consistent high speed, printing five colors, regardless of image complexity or ink load, demonstrating overall equipment effectiveness (OEE). For example, automated nozzle compensation keeps the press running in quality mode at all times, resulting in fewer stops and maintenance actions.

In-line finishing is not new. However, full digital workflows, where pre-press, printing, embellishing and die-cutting are seamlessly connected, remain rare. Xeikon is using Labelexpo to demonstrate that digital can support continuous production of finished labels, without off-line bottlenecks. In markets with high SKU counts and short lead times, this is where digital gains ground.

Xeikon will demonstrate a fully integrated PX3300HD workflow at Labelexpo, from pre-press to printed, converted labels, in a single run. What visitors will see is just one possible setup. In reality, each configuration is tailored: If a laser die-cutter is needed, it becomes part of the line.

'In-line finishing only creates real value when it’s part of a connected digital workflow. That means no hand-offs and no rework. That’s what we’re showing at Labelexpo,' said Jeroen Van Bauwel, Xeikon’s director of its global innovation center. 'The converters I talk to don’t ask "Can I use the press for inline converting?" They ask: "How does it connect with my workflow?" That’s the shift we’ve seen in recent years, and it’s what we’ve designed our solutions for.'

During Labelexpo, Xeikon's dry toner, Eco Toner, which contains recycled PET, will run live on the Xeikon LX3000, printing direct thermal food labels at 42m/min.

From an operational perspective, this offers lower energy consumption; food compliance for both composition and migration; clean, solvent-free operation, with no VOCs; compatibility with standard label substrates; is vegan and BPA-free; and has a reduced carbon footprint.

Xeikon aims to back up its sustainability messaging with demonstrable material savings and a smaller carbon footprint per printed meter. 

Xeikon will spotlight how automated workflows and real-world job setups can help printers maximize uptime and reduce manual effort. Visitors will see applications built to meet real market demands, from short runs to full integration, highlighting Xeikon’s holistic approach to digital label production.

With the event moving to Barcelona for the first time, Xeikon has embraced the local flavor: the booth will be styled like a walkable ‘Rambla’ avenue, Barcelona’s most famous boulevard, lined with storefronts where visitors can browse applications for every segment: labels, flexible packaging and more.

The Xeikon exhibit will take place on the Flint Group stand, whose Narrow Web division will also present its latest products. Together, Flint Group and Xeikon will occupy their largest stand ever at a Labelexpo, over 700 square meters, bringing expertise and complementary technologies under one roof.

'This is where the future of label production takes shape,' Danny Mertens, marketing manager at Xeikon, said of Labelexpo. 'We’re excited to showcase real, working solutions, not just machines, but full applications that solve converters’ actual challenges.'

Additionally, Xeikon is also one of eight partners behind The Label Trail, a collaborative experience across six booths that shows how the entire label production ecosystem is evolving. The Label Trail focuses on sustainability, smart production and end-to-end integration.