Durst has commenced beta testing of its new Tau RSCi label press at label converter LabelPrint OÜ in Estonia.
LabelPrint OÜ’s customer base includes beverage manufacturers, the chemical and pharmaceutical industries, and other sectors.
LabelPrint OÜ is an existing Durst customer, having installed a Tau 330 digital label press five years ago. The new single-pass UV inkjet label press was installed at the printer’s headquarters in Tallinn in July 2020 following initial trials in late 2019. These led Sten Sarap, owner of LabelPrint OÜ, to commit his company to becoming the beta test site for the RSCi press. The installation was postponed for three months due to COVID-19.
The Tau RSCi features print widths of 330mm, 420mm or 508mm and a printing speed of up to 100 linear m/min. A high opacity white print mode allows for an increased screen-like opacity and a high speed white mode allows high-speed printing at 80 linear m/min of all colours, including white.
Mr Sarap commented, ‘This new press will mainly be used to transfer longer run flexo jobs onto a digital platform. It is too early to make big statements. However, we are very confident that this new press with its revolutionary print quality and high printing speed will help us to reduce production cost and improve lead times. And thanks to its amazing print quality it will help to innovate our business and make us more competitive.’
He added, ‘As a company that provides high quality sticker and printed labels, the new Tau RSCi label press will be crucial in our mission to offer the shortest possible deadlines and competitive prices to meet customers’ individual requirements and needs.’
Helmuth Munter, segment manager, labels and flexible packaging at Durst, said, ‘Labels continues to be a significant growth business for Durst, not least because increasing numbers of converters are recognising the benefits of transferring more volume from flexo to our digital platform. The introduction of the Tau RSCi has generated a large amount of interest in the marketplace since it was launched in September 2019.’
