Label printer SEIC is the first company in France to invest in a Screen Truepress Jet L350UV digital label press with an inline ABG converter system.
The new press will be installed in May at he company’s facility in Les Ulis, just south of Paris and will update and expand its existing flexo and digital print service.
Part of the EFI Group, SEIC offers a complete design, prepress, print and finishing service, specialising in producing a wide range of self-adhesive and non-self-adhesive labels for its trade customers.
‘We have been using an HP 4500 inkjet press for a number of years. The Truepress Jet L350UV is an interesting alternative for us,’ said CEO Arnaud Lefébure. ‘Not only does it enable us to increase our production speeds but it also delivers the high quality print that our customers demand.’
The 50 m/min running speed of the Truepress Jet L350UV, combined with a printing width of up to 322 mm and the ability to print on material from 90 to 350 microns enables it to deliver an output of 16.1 sqm/min. It is also equipped with an automated head cleaning function that simplifies maintenance and reduces the amount of time required to keep the press in optimum condition.
The press delivers photo realistic quality, fast job turnarounds and stable output and, combined with advanced colour management technology based on Screen’s Equios universal workflow, the press creates smooth, vivid gradations. It uses Screen’s proprietary high definition UV inks with optional opaque white ink to further boost colour vibrancy while enhancing application versatility by allowing printing on transparent film and metallic foil. The press incorporates single pass greyscale piezo printheads with a minimum droplet size of three picolitres. Printing resolutions of 600 x 600 dpi combined with the very small droplet size and the four grey levels gives sharp, well-defined images and text.
Mr Lefébure is confident the new press will offer many benefits to the company and customers: ‘We pride ourselves on offering a first class service and with the Truepress Jet L350UV we can now offer our customers digital label printing without loss of speed, quality or reliability on a wider range of media than ever before.’
Frans Kops, Screen Europe, said, ‘SEIC and Screen Truepress technology are a perfect fit and the company’s decision to choose the press to complement its existing flexo and digital line up is a major endorsement for Screen engineering.’
