TLF takes on ‘substantial’ new business with Durst Tau LFS 330 digital label press

Rochester-based TLF Graphics is a UL-certified label supplier focused on the production of industrial labeling, product decoration and retail signage. Driven by a combination of quick turnaround requirements from customers, the challenges of handling multiple SKUs and the need to reduce inventory, TLF Graphics sought a digital printing option for its durable label business. The company selected the Durst Tau LFS 330 UV inkjet digital label press in 2014, as reported here.

After one year operating the digital label press, TLF Graphics has reported that its Durst Tau LFS 330 has generated new revenue, reduced costs and improved the efficiency of its operations. The average order size for the Tau is nearly double what the company runs on other presses.

‘Since the installation of the Tau, we ’ve acquired a substantial amount of new business we never expected,’ commented Bob McJury, partner and owner at TLF Graphics. ‘We’re generating revenue from our ability to produce sizes and lengths we could never have produced before. With the quantities that we’re receiving, there is just no other way to get the work done. It’s gone beyond what we expected in terms of generating new revenue.’

TLF Graphics has been very impressed with the Tau LFS 330’s speed, white ink opacity and variable imaging capability, and McJury said: ‘It’s truly as close as you can get to rotary screen printing – and our customers agree.’ TLF Graphics has been able to transfer much of its labor-intensive screen printing work to the Tau.

Canada’s Design Label Systems has reported a similarly positive impact on its business after acquiring a Durst Tau 330 digital UV label press at the end of last year, as reported here.