With a strong focus on technology, the 2017 edition of Labelexpo Europe takes place in Brussels on 25-28 September.
The largest edition since the first show was held back in 1980, Labelexpo Europe 2017 will occupy nine halls at the Brussels Expo, gathering the label industry to what promises to be a feast of new technology introductions and equipment launches.
The show floor will be filled with over 650 exhibitors including a host of new and international companies, as well as the industry’s leading big-name brands. Digital Labels & Packaging, along with sister publication FlexoTech, will be on site all week. You can meet the team on stand 8A25.
There will be two dedicated feature areas with the return of the Linerless Trail and the debut of the Automation Arena. There will also be several educational paid-for master classes run in collaboration with the Label Academy.
The facilities at the Expo have been refreshed and undergone a recent improvement programme. With enhanced security and upgraded lighting, the venue has also overhauled its catering services and now has free WiFi throughout.
Automation focus
One of the big themes this year will no doubt be automation; a topic that should be of particular interest to digital label and packaging printers.
The new Automation Arena will be located in hall 11, where a live workshop will have two press lines set up to show visitors how an integrated workflow can automate production. The Arena is presented in collaboration with AVT, Cerm, Esko, Kocher+Beck, Matho, MPS, Rotocontrol, Wasberger and Xeikon. Three half-hour presentations will run daily; with the sessions filmed and relayed live on large screens.
The jobs will be printed either digitally or conventionally. Job creation, artwork uploading and MIS order processing steps will take place in Cerm’s system before the pre-flighting, quality checks, proofing and customer approval are progressed using Esko’s software platform and automation engine. This will be followed by Cerm scheduling, ink and substrate checking, tool ordering and the sending of JDF files, ready for printing.
For digital printing, job files will be sent to a Xeikon X-800 digital front end for batching, step and repeat and preparation of job identification, die-cut, inspection and turret rewinder barcodes for going on a Xeikon 3300 press with an inline laser cutting unit.
Read the latest issue of DLP for an A to Z preview of what suppliers will be showing for digital printing and associated processes.
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