SIG Digital Printing has invested in full-colour digital printing on its carton packs with the installation of a Koenig & Bauer RotaJet 168 Digital Printing Machine, enabling greater flexibility and agility to meet customer demands.
The company invested in the digital press to complement its existing rotogravure printing capability. Commercial production on the RotaJet is planned for the second half of this year at SIG’s production facility in Linnich, Germany.
Holger Schmidt, head of product management technology at SIG commented, ‘Our aim is to always ensure our customers have the best choice and access to latest technologies and solutions that keep them at the cutting edge of innovation today and in the future – designed to their needs. Small-scale production will make it possible for our customers to be creative with design changes and to test out product ideas in the market with reduced risks. Speed, flexibility, and precise product design are decisive factors for success, and this is exactly what we offer with our digital printing solutions.’
Christoph Müller, CEO Segment Digital & Webfed and member of the executive board at Koenig & Bauer, said, ‘Like SIG, we always have the requirements of tomorrow in mind so we can shape the future alongside our customers. It’s exciting to see SIG Digital Printing for aseptic carton packs come to fruition and how this new technology will bring a valuable addition to their printing portfolio by providing a streamlined design editing option, as well as the possibility of speeding up their design-to-print process.’
