Canada’s SoluCan, a provider of digital print options for the canned beverage industry, is targeting geographic expansion after achieving initial success with its Tonejet Cyclone as an alternative to shrink sleeved cans and pressure-sensitive labels.
Cyclone is a direct-to-can digital printing system. It uses electrostatic drop-on-demand printing technology, achieving a 600dpi greyscale CMYK resolution at a speed of 60 cans a minute.
The system was installed at SoluCan’s purpose-built facility in Trois-Rivières, Canada towards the end of 2019. Since then, the Cyclone has produced hundreds of thousands of cans in batches ranging from 48 cans up to 165,000.
Moreover, with the Tonejet Cyclone, Solucan is the first North American company to offer the canned beverage industry a complete digital printing option with flexible quantities offering customers access to infinite print customisation.
On 14 February, after successful tests, SoluCan hosted an official press conference for guests including local media, and provincial and federal representatives.
SoluCan president Sebastien Baril said, ‘The installation went as smoothly as we could’ve hoped. We’ve had tons of interest from around the world already and this event gave us the platform to demonstrate to our local audience the full capabilities of Tonejet’s direct-to-pack digital beverage can printer.
‘We consider the Cyclone a total game-changer and the backbone of SoluCan’s offering; the quality is second to none and the ability to print using a food safe process is key.
‘Next, we will work with Tonejet to expand our geographical footprint. To sum it up, we couldn’t be happier with where SoluCan is at this point in time.’
Tonejet CEO Rob Day commented, ‘We’re thrilled to see SoluCan up and running. Our teams have worked very closely together to complete the project and we will continue to support SoluCan as it moves through this next phase.’
