Domino Digital Printing Solutions has launched its ‘next generation’ K600i embellishment option, using the new UV67CL UV-curable clear ink.
This latest addition to Domino’s ink range can be used either as a digital spot varnish or a digital adhesive for cold foil applications. It is compatible with standard medias including polyethylene, polypropylene and under the right conditions certain coated papers. As such, UV67CL can be used to create embellished labels with a high laydown of digital spot varnish or cold foil images, removing the necessity for screens and plates used in the traditional analogue embellishment processes. According to Jim Orford, K-series product manager at Domino, the combination of printing variable data with embellishment, ‘provides all the advantages of digital printing as part of the label finishing process, generating highly detailed digital spot varnish and cold foiling labels with minimal impact on productivity and throughput.’
He continued, ‘This new UV67CL ink for use with our high speed, high resolution K600i ink jet printers was developed in response to feedback from our customers, the label converters. They continue to face increased demand from brand owners for enhanced label designs, which not only make their products stand out on the shelf and encourage consumer engagement, but also add value to their products and brand image. Our customers wanted to be able to achieve this by delivering the highest quality, most visually striking and diverse label designs, but without compromising their manufacturing process.
‘Domino’s digital embellishment solution achieves this taking finishing into the digital age. It removes what many see as the production efficiency bottleneck, and offers greater efficiency to produce short and medium run, added-value embellished labels quickly, with significantly reduced man hours and material waste.’
Visitors to the Domino stand at Labelexpo Europe 2019 got to see embellished labels created using UV67CL, with two Domino K600i inkjet printers installed on an AB Graphic Digicon Series 3 finishing line.
Mr Orford concluded, ‘The ever-changing label market is demanding faster turnaround times with more SKUs, meaning the focus is now all about how to produce short and medium run length jobs with optimum efficiency. This is not just related to the printing process, but also the finishing and embellishment too. Domino’s new UV67CL ink and K600i embellishment solution enables our customers to provide a superior service and added value offering in this specialised marketplace.’
