Brigitte Alers, managing partner
bsb-label GmbH has been beta testing the new Xeikon ICE toner for heat-sensitive materials such as PE and thermal labels since January 2013 with ‘outstanding’ results.
The new ICE toner, which, as with the tried and tested QA toner, can be used without priming all the various types of labels and also for heat- sensitive materials such as PE and thermal labels. This process is enabled by reducing the fusing temperature from 15° C to 10° C.
‘The tests we perform in the lab have proven the outstanding print quality and fade resistance of the ICE toner as well as its opaque white result’, confirmed Brigitte Alers, managing partner. ‘Since we are constantly developing individual customer solutions with the help of our development department and the laboratory, we welcome innovative developments by the system manufacturer. The demand for PE products from our customers is high, so we are pleased to have found a fitting solution with the ICE toner!’ Ms Alers explained.
Filip Weymans, director segment marketing labels and packaging at Xeikon, said, ‘Until now, no dry toners have been developed that were suitable for printing on heat-sensitive materials. This has all changed now with our new ICE toner. The toner is tailored to the demands of the label printer and provides a versatile and efficient service for digital webfed printing.’
The company has also made an extension to its product range for digital webfed printing with the new Xeikon 3300.
The company worked with various digital printing processes before purchasing the 3300 in August 2011. The decision to use this particular system was based on no click-charges, no pre-treatment of standard materials, genuine continuous printing by removing repeating pattern limits, fade resistance > 6 on the blue wool scale and a very opaque white with only one print run.
Another reason for the purchase was the ISEGA certification of the QA toner, allowing it to be in direct contact with food in accordance with FDA regulations.
