Stefan Heiniger, COO of the labels division at Gallus, Heidelberg CEO Gerold Linzbach and anchor investor Ferdinand Rüesch, start up the new digital label printing system
During its ‘Innovation Days’ held in St Gallen in Switzerland on 23 to 25 September, Gallus has unveiled the DCS 340 (Digital Converting System), a new digital inline label printing system, which has been developed in cooperation with Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG and Fujifilm.
Through this collaboration, the new label printing system features a printing module with next generation inkjet printing heads. The design enables several heads to be joined together for a greater print width, without visible transitions, delivering a native resolution of 1200 dpi. This technology combines the speed of flexographic printing and the efficiency of digital printing.
‘Due to continuing growth in short run label production and personalised, versioned labels, we are seeing investment on the market steadily shift towards printing presses that utilise digital printing. The growth potential for this printing method is considerable and we expect to see high growth rates over the next 10 years,’ said Stefan Heiniger, COO label business at Gallus Ferd. Rüesch AG.
‘Thanks to the Gallus DCS 340, label printers will be able to enjoy the benefits of efficient digital production and a full range of functions, even when handling short runs and personalised jobs – just as they have come to expect from Gallus machine systems.’
The new digital converting system prints at a resolution of 1200 dpi
