Durst is ‘confident of success’ as it commences full commercial production of its Tau RSCi UV inkjet digital label press.
This proclamation from the inkjet digital printing specialist’s new global sales manager for label and flexible packaging, Thomas Macina, follows Estonia’s LabelPrint OÜ successfully concluding beta testing of its Tau RSCi single-pass UV inkjet digital label press. The investment is a key part of a strategy to move medium and long run flexo jobs to UV inkjet digital printing.
LabelPrint OÜ owner Sten Sarap commented, ‘We are very happy with the opportunities and positive after the installation, particularly with the many further improvements to the software.
‘The new Tau RSCi offers us enormous potential and we see lots of possibilities in digital production, which I see as the future. Digital production on the RSCi is constant, running in three shifts. The new machine gives us the ability to print far more in a short lead time, so we are moving more jobs from flexo to digital because we can print extremely fast at unbelievably high quality.
‘Another welcome factor has been the ease of use of the machine. Our operators were fully trained within two weeks of the Tau RSCi arriving when it takes far longer to train somebody for flexo printing, sometimes up to a year.’
With beta testing completed, feedback and insights from LabelPrint OÜ have now been incorporated into the Tau RSCi platform.
Mr Macina said, ‘This is a really active partnership, characterised by a close and productive approach in this beta testing. With 10 Tau RSCi’s already installed across the world, we are confident of success as we start full commercial production. Labels continues to be a significant growth business for Durst, not least because increasing numbers of converters such as LabelPrint OÜ are recognising the benefits of transferring more volume from flexo to our digital platform to offer competitive prices to meet their own customers’ bespoke requirements and needs.’
To further this narrative, Durst is hosting ‘All you need is RSC’, a 20-minute online presentation that will provide insights into its latest label developments and the new extended Tau RSC platform. ‘All you need is RSC’ takes place 15 June, 2021 at 10am and 5pm CEST, and you can register for it here.
