The EFI Nozomi C18000 can make digital a cost-effective, profitable option for short- and medium-run production printing
McGowans Print is installing the new EFI Nozomi C18000 single-pass LED inkjet corrugated board press in its Dublin facility to capture new growth opportunities in short-run corrugated packaging and display production.
The press is McGowans Print’s first EFI inkjet product and it will be the second EFI Nozomi press installed worldwide. EFI made the announcement about the upcoming installation on 9 May at Fespa, where it is exhibiting.
‘We researched all the single-pass technology available for large-format printing, and the EFI Nozomi press was the best in class by far for our applications,’ said Malcolm McGowan, CEO. ‘The press checks all the boxes for point-of-sale applications and it allows us to quickly enter the packaging market as well.’
McGowans Print has existing demand for corrugated display work, and many current and potential clients who would also use the company for corrugated packaging as a way to migrate away from litho lamination processes that are not economical for short- to medium-run work.
The new press ‘takes us to much longer runs and new markets that we cannot reach today with our existing digital printers, explained Mr McGowan.
The company is installing new EFI Fiery digital front end with the press and uses EFI software to drive its online web-to-print operations.
