Nuceria Group, part of All4Labels, has expanded its capabilities with the installation of a Nilpeter high-build inkjet varnish unit to augment output from its MO-4 combination offset press.
The new high-build inkjet varnish unit, launched last year, offers extensive embellishment capabilities claimed to be ‘perfect’ for the requirements of the health, personal care, and wine and spirits segments. Featuring a robust industrial design, the high-build inkjet varnish unit is touchscreen based, with an easy-to-use graphical user interface. The unit supports a wide range of substrates, such as PP, PE, PET and foil, and can be positioned at any point in the press configuration.
High laydown technology can be used to create rich textures – emulating expensive substrates, enhancing beautiful designs or providing grip – which interact with light in ways that are often underutilised in packaging design. The technology can be combined with flood coat matt varnish for emulating micro embossing techniques used in paper manufacture or digitally applied embossing effects to text or image details. When combined with a lamination/foil bar, the unit enables extreme foil effects to be produced for added impact.
This is the first installation of its kind in Italy and follows Nuceria’s strategy of setting new industry standards in terms of flexibility, customisation and supply chain excellence, as Guido Iannone, president, Southern Europe and global spirits at All4Labels, explained, ‘The new high-build inkjet print bar allows us to achieve faster delivery times with high embellishment jobs, and the increased agility offers economic benefits without compromising quality.
‘This is the latest development in our historic collaboration with Nilpeter, which continues to raise the bar with flexibility, customisation and supply chain excellence. In tune with the industry-wide growth of digital technology, I think this will create huge opportunities for our companies.’
Angelo Tribocco, sales manager at Nilpeter Italy, said, ‘The integration of the new high-build inkjet varnish unit in the MO line creates a winning instrument that enables Nuceria to reach new heights in terms of creativity and quality, while maintaining high levels of competitiveness.
‘Collectively, we strongly believe this will increase business satisfaction with Nuceria’s large existing brand customers, which is paramount for any new technology investment.’
