Colordyne Technologies has launched the 2800 Series AP – Retrofit, an entry-level aqueous inkjet digital printing enhancement option.

The 2800 Series AP – Retrofit has been engineered as a compact, single-pass inkjet engine that allows existing analogue equipment to incorporate the benefits of full-colour inkjet digital printing while maintaining original functionality. The benefits cited by Colordyne include faster turnaround times, on-demand production, and affordable short run printing. The 2800 Series AP – Retrofit is powered by Memjet’s DuraFlex technology, and uses aqueous pigment inkjet for added print durability. It has been designed for quick, low-cost integration.

Specifically, Colordyne noted that its new retrofit option offers a lower equipment cost, a wider width, and higher print quality for use with analogue presses, web handling or finishing equipment, and production lines running under 45m/min.

John Urban, director of engineering at Colordyne Technologies, commented, the development of the 2800 Series AP – Retrofit was driven by printers looking to optimise existing finishing and web handling equipment with a cost-effective and compact solution.

‘We also anticipated the need for a retrofit that could be easily integrated into production lines or print and apply solutions. With inline full-colour inkjet printing, brands can produce unique product labels on-demand and integrate variable data capabilities.’

The 2800 Series AP – Retrofit provides faster entry-level speeds and high-quality output through two times the nozzle redundancy at 1600 x 1600dpi resolution. Setting this system apart from other light production printers and presses is its wider print width of 324mm from a single A3+ printhead. Using aqueous pigment inkjet inks, the 2800 Series AP – Retrofit delivers greater water fastness, light fastness and rub resistance while maintaining the qualities of water-based inkjet, like food and beverage safety.

Mr Urban continued, ‘Our 2800 Series AP – Retrofit uses the latest thermal inkjet technology on the market, which allows us to deliver a unique product to our customers. By developing an entry-level retrofit using aqueous pigment inkjet, we’ve created greater scalability in our label and tag product portfolio. When users decide they need faster speeds to meet higher volume production demands, they can move into our 3600 Series AP – Retrofit without changing the quality of their output.’