2D Printing
Durst Group and Four Pees agree on partnership for the integration of Durst Software & Solutions products
Brixen, Italy – April 7, 2022 – Durst Group, manufacturer of advanced digital printing and production technologies selected Four Pees as a key integration partner for the Durst Software & Solutions division. In this position, Four Pees will assist Durst to implement its Pixel to Output strategy and integrate their software solutions such as Durst Workflow or Durst Smart Shop at their clients.
Durst Group founded the Durst Software & Solutions division in 2019 with a team of over 60 people to provide intelligent and straightforward software solutions to streamline the complete print process. They consist of Durst LIFT ERP, a cloud-based ERP/MIS system, Durst Smart Shop, a comprehensive premium e-commerce solution for customizable print products, and Durst Workflow, a high-end solution for fully automated management of prepress and production tasks. The solutions are tailored for digital printing and offer a 360-degree approach to optimizing printing processes in a mixed-vendor production environment.
Michael Deflorian, Business Unit manager at Durst Software & Solutions: “Durst is known for quality, both in hardware and now with Durst Software & Solutions in the area of print automation software. We wanted to serve our customers even better in consultancy and integration and make our product portfolio easily accessible. We started looking for an experienced integration partner in Europe, and Four Pees quickly appeared on our radar. They have their finger on the pulse of the global printing industry and a proven track record in delivering complex automation projects. When we started talking to each other, we found that we were very complementary the way we work.”
Tom Peire, CEO at Four Pees: “For nearly fifteen years now, we have helped automate print-process around the world at companies big and small. With an increased focus on integration services and an expanded team, this new partnership with the Durst Software & Solutions division is the next step in our growth story. Their vision from pixel to output perfectly aligns with our vision of implementing automation from A to Z. We look forward to working with the different regional Durst teams to help printing companies get the best out of their print production.”
To dive deeper into this, Four Pees will be organizing a Four Pees Café on their new partnership and Durst’s 360 approach to print automation on 05/05/2022. Click here to register for this webinar!
Doron Lerner · Owner · S.LERNER · Durst Expo 2022 Label
Doron Lerner is an Israeli printer offering extensive label services. From Flexo jobs to short run digital S.Lerner printing services every major sector in the label market from food to household to packaging. He describes the complexity of supporting manny product lines and explains how they work with the clients for the best result.
Durst Group installs 500th Durst Workflow Software at customer site
Brixen, Italy – April 19, 2022 – Durst Group, manufacturer of advanced digital printing and production technologies, announces the 500th customer installation of Durst Workflow Software. This milestone highlights Durst Group’s transformation from a press manufacturer to a solutions provider (“Pixel to Output”) in the digital printing industry. Founded in 2019, the Durst Software & Solutions Division now has more than 60 employees and has developed Durst Workflow, the most comprehensive software solution in the market that is also open to third-party providers, and successfully integrated it into its customers’ production.
Michael Deflorian, Business Unit Manager, Durst Software & Solutions explains:
“We are proud that more than 500 customers from different sectors rely on our workflow solution. With the help of their feedback, we try to improve our products every day to offer the best software ecosystem for the digital printing industry.”
Durst Workflow is the high-end solution for fully automated management of prepress and production tasks. Originally developed to provide the highest print quality for Durst printing systems, it is now also available for third-party printing systems. The complete browser-based solution has a user-friendly interface that allows the entire PDF workflow to be fully automated. Durst Workflow integrates seamlessly with the customer’s existing software environment, enabling a higher level of automation than comparable stand-alone products. Thanks to preconfigured corrections, data preparation is faster and more efficient, and the integrated, powerful color engine guarantees exact color accuracy right from the start. With Durst Workflow, it is possible to print more while using less ink, thanks to predefined color saving profiles that can be applied with just one click.
Serge Clauss, Product Manager, Durst Software & Solutions, explains:
“We develop software solutions that help our customers make their prepress and production processes more predictable and productive. Reaching 500 users with our Durst Workflow solution is a clear statement that we are meeting our customers’ expectations.”
Repacorp invests in SEI Laser Labelmaster to maintain maximum uptime and reliability
To maintain its reputation for reliability, speed and quality, Andy Heinl, vice president of digital labels at Repacorp has a robust equipment and facility contingency strategy. Heinl’s investment in a Labelmaster from SEI Laser is an important part of this plan. SEI Laser equipment is sold and serviced in North America through Matik.
Headquartered in Ohio with additional facilities in Wisconsin and Arizona, Repacorp Quality Labels and Packaging is a pioneer, adopting digital printing and laser cutting technology before many of their competitors. As a reliable reseller of stock and custom labels, tags, RFID, flexible packaging, shrink sleeves and wide-format products, Repacorp is dedicated to efficient, fast turnaround. To maintain its reputation for reliability, speed and quality, Andy Heinl, vice president of digital labels at Repacorp has a robust equipment and facility contingency strategy. Heinl’s investment in a Labelmaster from SEI Laser is an important part of this plan. SEI Laser equipment is sold and serviced in North America through Matik, Inc.
Founded in 1974, with its headquarters in Ohio and additional facilities in Wisconsin and Arizona, Repacorp has grown to a multimillion-dollar organization through acquisition and its strength in digital and flexographic printing. The company’s diverse capabilities allow them to deliver small to large orders. Primarily loyal to one brand of laser equipment since 2007, the company recently experienced downtime because of maintenance problems with their existing laser systems. In addition to lost productivity, some of the laser parts are being discontinued and maintenance costs in recent years have been expensive.
‘One of our workhorses is a laser machine we purchased in 2012 that contains SEI Laser components,’ says Heinl. ‘When we began experiencing issues with our other lasers, we reached out to SEI Laser and Matik, Inc. to get a quote on a new system. Matik has provided service for us previously, and we appreciate their fast response and dependable services.’
In addition to being well-known for reliability, SEI’s Labelmaster has a look similar to Repacorp’s digital printing equipment. Heinl ordered the new laser system with a modular finishing station for flood and spot varnishing as well as laminating. Its user-friendly interface makes it easy for operators to learn. A roll-to-roll and roll-to-sheet laser system, Labelmaster provides fast make-ready and on-the-fly cutting. It offers maximum web speed of 330ft/min(100m/min); web widths up to 13.75in (350mm) and roll diameters up to 24in (610mm); and can process a range of materials, such as PET, PP/BOPP and paper. Additionally, the Labelmaster is modular and can be modified for future capabilities with additional digital and conventional processes such as hot-foil stamping, slitting and sheeting.
Rondo Ganahl installs Koenig & Bauer Durst’s Delta SPC 130
Rondo Ganahl has unveiled plans to celebrate its 50th anniversary milestone and official opening of a digital print production plant in a 25 million EUR investment. The company in Styria, Austria, is determined to capitalize on continued business growth where digital production volumes continue to rise by 25 to 30 percent a year.
Taking center stage in the dedicated digital production facility is Koenig & Bauer Durst’s Delta SPC 130 single-pass press with water-based ink technology that is driving business growth and providing the food packaging industry solutions demanded by brands. The Delta SPC 130 has been successfully transferred across to the new plant and production has started as planned from the start of April.
The official opening ceremony for the new building together with the 50th anniversary celebration of Rondo St Ruprecht will be in September. The firm, which is part of the Rondo Group that has eight plants across Europe, invested in the Delta SPC 130 three years ago to start digital production – and has never looked back. About 90 percent of the Rondo digital printing business is for the food industry.
With lead times continuing to go down, Rondo says it must further develop the digital technology where the excellent print quality already matches litho production.
Karl Pucher, managing director of Rondo Ganahl St. Ruprecht, said, ‘It has been an incredible success story. Digital printing was a big step for us three years ago with an unknown future, but we have never looked back. The transformation is being driven by brands who need to get products to the market quickly, and with digital printing we are very fast from development to getting the products to customers, among them Lindt & Sprüngli who are very big in display products and have been with us on our digital journey from the start.’
Digital printing is the future and is really helping us get a whole raft of new customers. Quality is no longer a topic of conversation. Digital is a very important development for us because we now have a total solution for our customers that has been integrated into our whole plant process. We are running the SPC 130 very well in a two-shift operation, sometimes even in three shifts. We have a lot of customers in the food industry and one of the main reasons for going with Koenig & Bauer Durst is because of its food-safe inks. They provided all permissions we need for the food industry.’
Pucher added, ‘The interaction with Koenig & Bauer Durst is excellent – we are very happy with the support. We didn’t just buy a machine. We bought a complete system. The software is the main part because it helps us to optimize the printing and make the right decisions for customers.’
Robert Stabler, managing director, Koenig & Bauer Durst, said, ‘In a true partnership approach, we have been with Rondo every step of the way from its start in digital printing. Investing heavily in a dedicated digital production plant speaks volumes about where markets are heading – all driven by brands. “Converters increasingly recognise that they need a highly automated, reliable, versatile, and all-in-one digital solution for fast turnaround of jobs. Rondo is also a perfect example of how companies ensure jobs run seamlessly through their plants by investing in complete workflows and colour management systems.’
H Kodmark επιλεγει Durst Tau RSC-E
Η Kodmark είναι μια νέα και δραστήρια εταιρεία παραγωγής ετικετών, που ιδρύθηκε το 2014 στην Κωνσταντινούπολη από τον κ. Oktay Coban και τον κ. Aytac Bostanci.
Η Kodmark ξεκίνησε την επιχειρηματική της ζωή ως παραγωγός ατύπωτων ετικετών και επίσης προμηθευτής εκτυπωτών κορδέλας και θερμικού γραμμικού κώδικα.
Ανταποκρινόμενη σε αιτήματα των πελατών, το 2020 η εταιρεία επένδυσε σε τυπογραφική μηχανή 6+1 χρωμάτων Gallus και μηχανήματα φινιρίσματος και άρχισε να παράγει τυπωμένες ετικέτες. Σήμερα η Kodmark έχει ένα ευρύ χαρτοφυλάκιο πελατών που περιλαμβάνει βιομηχανίες υγείας, τροφίμων, αυτοκινήτων, καλλυντικών κ.λπ.
Το 2021 για να προσφέρει περισσότερες υπηρεσίες στον αυξανόμενο αριθμό των πελατών της η εταιρεία επένδυσε στην μηχανή flexo Mark Andy 7+1 χρωμάτων.
Πρόσφατα για να ανταποκριθούν στον ανταγωνισμό και να συνεχίσουν την προσφορά νέων υπηρεσιών η Kodmark αποφάσισε να προχωρήσει σε νέα επένδυση ψηφιακής εκτύπωσης ετικετών με μελάνια UV inkjet επιλέγοντας τον εκτυπωτή Durst Tau 330 RSC-E.
Ο κ. Oktay Coban δήλωσε σχετικά: « Έπρεπε να αυξήσουμε την παραγωγική ικανότητα και ταχύτητα. Μετά από έρευνα στην αγορά, επιλέξαμε το πιεστήριο Durst για να έχουμε την τελευταία λέξη της τεχνολογίας, την μεγαλύτερη ταχύτητα παραγωγής, την καλύτερη ποιότητα εκτύπωσης και το χαμηλότερο κόστος».
Το ψηφιακό πιεστήριο διατίθεται σε πλάτος εκτύπωσης 330 χιλιοστών, προσφέροντας 6 χρώματα, με επιπλέον χρώματα το πορτοκαλί και το λευκό, σε λειτουργία πλήρους ταχύτητας. Η εγγενής του ανάλυση είναι 1200 x 1200 dpi και σε συνδυασμό με το μικρότερο μέγεθος σταγόνας των 2pl και με τα πρόσφατα αναπτυγμένα, υψηλής περιεκτικότητας σε χρωστικές ουσίες μελάνια Durst Tau RSC, ο εκτυπωτής παράγει εξαιρετική ποιότητα εκτύπωσης.
Περιλαμβάνει μια νέα λειτουργία αυτόματης συντήρησης για την αποφυγή διακοπών λειτουργίας και τη μείωση του κόστους σέρβις. Ο αυτόματος καθαρισμός των κεφαλών εκτύπωσης πραγματοποιείται χωρίς επαφή από την ενσωματωμένη μονάδα συντήρησης, για καλύτερη και σταθερή ποιότητα εκτύπωσης.
Τα πιεστήρια Durst RSC είναι εξοπλισμένα με το προηγμένο λογισμικό Durst Workflow Label και λογισμικό εκτύπωσης μεταβλητών δεδομένων, ώστε οι πελάτες να μπορούν να προετοιμάζουν γρήγορα τις εργασίες εκτύπωσης για την πλέον απαιτητική αγορά των ετικετών.
Μια νέα λειτουργία εξοικονόμησης μελανιού επιτρέπει στους χρήστες της πλατφόρμας Tau RSC να μειώσουν το κόστος μελανιού κατά μέσο όρο 12% σε ένα ψηφιακό πιεστήριο CMYK. Το λογισμικό Durst Analytics αναφέρει λεπτομερώς τα δεδομένα παραγωγής σχετικά με την απόδοση της λειτουργίας.
Η παραγωγική ικανότητα των 1.020 τετρ. μέτρων/ώρα είναι εφικτή με ταχύτητα εκτύπωσης 52μέτρων/λεπτό με όλα τα χρώματα, συμπεριλαμβανομένου του λευκού. Όλες οι προαιρετικές επιλογές από το Tau 330 RSC μπορούν να τοποθετηθούν στο νέο μοντέλο, οι οποίες περιλαμβάνουν τον κύλινδρο ψύξης, την εκτύπωση μεταβλητών δεδομένων ή τους εξωτερικούς ρολοφορείς για την διαχείριση πολύ μεγάλων (jumbo) ρολών. Το μηχάνημα μπορεί να διαθέτει έως και 8 χρωματικούς σταθμούς (CMYK-W-OVG) και επιτυγχάνει έως και 95% προσομοίωση του χρωματικού χώρου Pantone. Μπορεί επίσης να αναβαθμιστεί ώστε να τρέχει με ταχύτητα παραγωγής 80m/min με όλα τα χρώματα.
Το πιεστήριο Durst Tau 330 RSC E λειτουργεί ως αυτόνομος εκτυπωτής ή ως υβριδική λύση με την προσθήκη συμβατικών επιλογών φινιρίσματος. Αυτό παρέχει στον χρήστη απεριόριστη ευελιξία όσον αφορά τα υλικά και ένα ευρύ φάσμα εφαρμογών.
Kodmark chooses Durst Tau RSC-E
Kodmark Etiket is a young and very active label company, founded in 2014 in Istanbul by Mr. Oktay Coban and Mr. Aytac Bostanci. Kodmark started its business life as a producer of blanc labels and also a supplier of ribbon printers and thermal barcode printers.
Responding to customer requests, in 2020 the company invested in a 6+1 colour Gallus printing press and finishing equipment and started producing printed labels. Today Kodmark has a broad portfolio of customers including healthcare, food, automotive, cosmetics, etc. industries.
In 2021 to offer more services to its growing number of customers the company invested in the 7+1 colour Mark Andy flexo machine.
Recently to face the competition and continue to offer new services Kodmark decided to make a new investment in digital label printing with UV inkjet inks by choosing the Durst Tau 330 RSCE printer.
Mr. Oktay Coban stated:«We needed to increase production capacity and speed. After a survey in the market we chose Durst press in order to have the latest technology, the fastest production speed, best printing quality with the lower costs».
The press is available in 330mm print width, offering 6 colors, including Orange and white option, in full-speed mode. Its native resolution of 1200 x 1200 dpi combined with its smallest drop size of 2pl and with newly developed, highly pigmented Durst Tau RSC inks, and the printer produces outstanding print quality. Includes a new automatic maintenance feature to avoid downtime and reduce service costs. Automatic cleaning of the print heads is carried out contact-free by the integrated maintenance unit, for better and stable print quality.
Durst RSC is equipped with advanced Durst Workflow Label software and Variable Data Printing software to enable the customers to prepare fast the printing jobs for the demanding label market.
A new Ink Save Mode allows Tau RSC platform users to reduce ink costs at an average of 12% on a CMYK press. Durst Analytics software reports production data in detail for the operation performance.
Production capacity of 1,020 m²/hour is achievable with a printing speed of 52 m/m at full color including white. All options from the Tau 330 RSC can be fitted to the new model, which include the chill roller, variable data printing or the external jumbo winders. The machine can have up to 8 color stations (CMYK-W-OVG) and achieves up to 95% simulation of the Pantone color space. It can also be upgraded to run 80m/min production speed with all colors.
The Durst Tau 330 RSC E works as a stand-alone printer or as a hybrid solution with the addition of conventional finishing options. This gives the user unlimited flexibility in terms of materials and a broad range of applications.
SAVE THE DATE & REGISTER! DURST EXPO 2022: LABEL
SAVE THE DATE & REGISTER!
DURST EXPO 2022: LABEL,
26 – 29 APRIL 2022,
DURST HEADQUARTERS
Press
Together with AB Graphics, Actega, Avery Dennison, Fedrigoni, OMET, UPM Raflatac and other industry-leading companies, we will present live our latest innovations and the proven Tau RSC printer portfolio.
Brixen, Italy – 04.03.2022: Durst Group, the No. 1 in inkjet label printing, invites together with AB Graphics, Actega, Avery Dennison, Fedrigoni, OMET, UPM Raflatac and other industry-leading companies to an international in-house event from April 26 to 29 at Durst headquarters. Converters, press representatives and those interested in high-quality label production will have the opportunity to experience the latest innovations from participating companies and the proven Tau RSC printer portfolio.
“After the cancellation of Labelexpo Europe 2022, we immediately agreed to still offer our existing and future customers the opportunity to experience live the full range of our globally well-established label printing solutions and all innovations during this time. That’s why we are organizing Durst Expo 2022: Label together with many industry-leading companies at Durst’s headquarters in Brixen, Italy,” said Martin Leitner, Durst Product Manager Label & Flexible Packaging.
Over three and a half days, the event will feature a varied program of Tau RSC live demonstrations, panel discussions, inspiring keynote speeches and presentations from participating companies and customers. The Italian coffee bar at the Durst Lounge also invites to an intense exchange of ideas in a relaxed atmosphere.
Since the best ideas and projects are often born out of the box, guided e-bike tours into the surrounding mountains and guided tours through the historic city center of Brixen with tastings of regional products round off the program.
“The event is open to all label converters from around the world. We look forward to meeting you in the beautiful city of Brixen,” adds Thomas Macina, Global Sales Director Label & Flexible Packaging.
ΚΡΑΤΗΣΤΕ ΤΗΝ ΗΜΕΡΟΜΗΝΙΑ & ΕΓΓΡΑΦΕΙΤΕ!
ΚΡΑΤΗΣΤΕ ΤΗΝ ΗΜΕΡΟΜΗΝΙΑ & ΕΓΓΡΑΦΕΙΤΕ!
DURST EXPO 2022: LABEL,
26 – 29 ΑΠΡΙΛΙΟΥ 2022,
ΚΕΝΤΡΙΚΑ ΓΡΑΦΕΙΑ ΤΗΣ DURST, BRIXEN, ΙΤΑΛΙΑ
ΔΕΛΤΙΟ ΤΥΠΟΥ
Μαζί με τις εταιρίες AB Graphics, Actega, Avery Dennison, Fedrigoni, OMET, UPM Raflatac και άλλες κορυφαίες εταιρείες του κλάδου, θα παρουσιάσουμε ζωντανά τις τελευταίες μας καινοτομίες και το δοκιμασμένο χαρτοφυλάκιο των εκτυπωτών Tau RSC.
Brixen, Ιταλία – 04.03.2022: Ο Όμιλος Durst, ο Νο. 1 στην εκτύπωση ετικετών inkjet, σας προσκαλεί μαζί με τις AB Graphics, Actega, Avery Dennison, Fedrigoni, OMET, UPM Raflatac και άλλες κορυφαίες εταιρείες του κλάδου σε μια διεθνή εσωτερική εκδήλωση από 26 έως 29 Απριλίου στα κεντρικά γραφεία της Durst, στο Brixen της Ιταλίας.
Οι ετικετοποιοί, οι εκπρόσωποι του Τύπου και όσοι ενδιαφέρονται για την παραγωγή ετικετών υψηλής ποιότητας θα έχουν την ευκαιρία να γνωρίσουν τις τελευταίες καινοτομίες από τις συμμετέχουσες εταιρείες και το δοκιμασμένο χαρτοφυλάκιο των εκτυπωτών Tau RSC.
«Μετά την ακύρωση της Labelexpo Europe 2022, συμφωνήσαμε αμέσως να προσφέρουμε στους υφιστάμενους και μελλοντικούς πελάτες μας την ευκαιρία να βιώσουν ζωντανά την πλήρη γκάμα των παγκοσμίως καθιερωμένων λύσεων εκτύπωσης ετικετών και όλες τις καινοτομίες μας κατά τη διάρκεια αυτής της περιόδου. Γι’ αυτό διοργανώνουμε την Durst Expo 2022: Label μαζί με πολλές κορυφαίες εταιρείες του κλάδου στα κεντρικά γραφεία της Durst στο Brixen της Ιταλίας», δήλωσε ο Martin Leitner, υπεύθυνος προϊόντων της Durst στο τμήμα Ετικέτας & Εύκαμπτης Συσκευασίας.
Για τρεισήμισι ημέρες, η εκδήλωση θα περιλαμβάνει ένα ποικίλο πρόγραμμα ζωντανών επιδείξεων των εκτυπωτών Tau RSC, συζητήσεις σε πάνελ, εμπνευσμένες βασικές ομιλίες και παρουσιάσεις από εταιρείες και πελάτες που συμμετέχουν. Το ιταλικό καφέ μπαρ στο Durst Lounge προσκαλεί επίσης σε μια έντονη ανταλλαγή ιδεών σε χαλαρή ατμόσφαιρα.
Δεδομένου ότι οι καλύτερες ιδέες και έργα συχνά γεννιούνται «έξω από το κουτί», το πρόγραμμα θα το ολοκληρώνουν ξεναγήσεις με ηλεκτρονικό ποδήλατο στα γύρω βουνά και ξεναγήσεις στο ιστορικό κέντρο της πόλης του Brixen με γευσιγνωσίες τοπικών προϊόντων.
«Η εκδήλωση είναι ανοιχτή σε όλους τους ετικετοποιούς από όλο τον κόσμο. Ανυπομονούμε να σας γνωρίσουμε στην όμορφη πόλη του Brixen», προσθέτει ο Thomas Macina, Διευθυντής Πωλήσεων του τμήματος Ετικέτας & Εύκαμπτης Συσκευασίας.
Εγγραφείτε εδώ: www.durst-group.com/durstexpo