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Η Etiquetas Rospil επιλεγει παλι Durst Tau

Η Etiquetas Rospil έκανε το επόμενο βήμα στον ψηφιακό της μετασχηματισμό καταλαμβάνοντας νέες αγορές με μια επένδυση σε ένα Tau 330 RSC E από την Durst, κατασκευαστή προηγμένων τεχνολογιών ψηφιακής εκτύπωσης και παραγωγής.  Όλο και περισσότεροι πελάτες της Etiquetas Rospil  απαιτούν ρητά την παραγωγή των ετικετών τους στο inkjet πιεστήριο προηγμένης τεχνολογίας.

Η Etiquetas Rospil, με έδρα τη Μαδρίτη, σημείωσε ασταμάτητη ανάπτυξη λόγω της έντονης εστίασης στην πελατεία της και της δέσμευσής της προς την καινοτομία. Έγινε μια από τις πρώτες εταιρείες στην Ισπανία το 2013 που πραγματοποίησε επενδύσεις σε τεχνολογία ψηφιακού inkjet με λύσεις Durst Tau 330/200, οι ​​οποίες παρήγαγαν περισσότερα από 10 εκατομμύρια γραμμικά μέτρα. Η Etiquetas Rospil είναι πλέον η πρώτη εταιρεία στην Ιβηρική που εγκατέστησε το Durst Tau 330 RSC E. Η ψηφιακή αυτή λύση βελτιώνει την ευελιξία και παρέχει ταχύτερες ολοκληρώσεις των παραγγελιών μειώνοντας την πίεση στις απαιτήσεις παράδοσης. Αντικαθιστώντας το Tau 330, το μηχάνημα προσφέρει επίσης σημαντική εξοικονόμηση κατανάλωσης μελανιών ανά γραμμικό μέτρο.

Ο Jorge Pérez, Αναπληρωτής Διευθυντής της Etiquetas Rospil, η οποία φέτος γιορτάζει τα 45α γενέθλιά της, υπογραμμίζει επίσης τη συνέπεια του χρώματος και της φωτεινότητας των εκτυπώσεων που παράγονται στις λύσεις Tau. «Κάθε χρόνο υπάρχει ένας αυξανόμενος αριθμός πελατών που απαιτούν ρητά οι ετικέτες τους να παράγονται με την τεχνολογία Durst Tau», είπε. «Ή ανάπτυξη μας ήταν ασταμάτητη. Επίσης, για μας είναι σαφές ότι το μέλλον του τομέα είναι ψηφιακό. Αυτός ήταν ο λόγος που αποφασίσαμε να κάνουμε ένα νέο βήμα».

«Έχουμε πλήρη εμπιστοσύνη στην Durst. Η εμπειρία μας μαζί τους είναι μοναδική.  Δεν υπάρχει τίποτα συγκρίσιμο όσον αφορά την ποιότητα και την αξιοπιστία και, τώρα με το νέο Tau 330 RSC E, ούτε την παραγωγικότητα. Επιπλέον, η τεχνική βοήθεια που προσφέρει η Durst Ibérica είναι πλήρως εξατομικευμένη».

Το ψηφιακό, με μελάνια UV, inkjet πιεστήριο Tau 330 RSC E συνδυάζει την καλύτερη ποιότητα εκτύπωσης στην κατηγορία του με μια οικονομική επένδυση και είναι πλήρως αναβαθμίσιμο σε πιεστήριο 8 χρωμάτων για να παρέχει αυξημένη δυναμικότητα όταν αυξάνονται οι απαιτήσεις για μεγαλύτερη παραγωγή. Το πιεστήριο της Etiquetas Rospil είναι εξοπλισμένο με τέσσερα χρώματα συν λευκό.

Ο κ. Pérez είπε: «Γνωρίζουμε ότι το μέλλον είναι ψηφιακό και τα επόμενα χρόνια θα σημειώσουμε νέα πρόοδο. Αυτό είναι άλλο ένα πλεονέκτημα του Durst Tau 330 RSC E – επιτρέπει αναβαθμίσεις παραγωγικότητας έως και 80 γραμμικά μέτρα το λεπτό και πρόσθετα χρώματα που ταιριάζουν στις απαιτήσεις μας. Ωστόσο,  προς το παρόν είμαστε πολύ ευχαριστημένοι με την τρέχουσα επένδυση. Επιπλέον, ήδη κάνουμε συγκεκριμένα βήματα στον μετασχηματισμό για το Industry 4.0. Αυτή είναι η πρόκληση που πρέπει να αντιμετωπίσουμε τα επόμενα χρόνια και η ένωση των δυνάμεων με έναν εταίρο όπως η Durst σε αυτόν τον μετασχηματισμό, μας ενθαρρύνει να σημειώσουμε περαιτέρω πρόοδο».

 

Ο Helmuth Munter, Διευθυντής τμήματος της Durst, για Ετικέτες και Εύκαμπτη Συσκευασία (Labels & Flexible Packaging), δήλωσε: «Η ανάπτυξη της Etiquetas Rospil είναι ένα τέλειο παράδειγμα του πώς οι εταιρείες με προσανατολισμό προς την καινοτομία και το μέλλον αναγνωρίζουν τα γενικά οφέλη της τεχνολογίας μας. Είμαστε στην ευχάριστη θέση να ακούσουμε ότι οι πελάτες της απαιτούν ολοένα και περισσότερο οι παραγγελίες τους να παράγονται στην τεχνολογία μας. Η πλατφόρμα Tau RSC θέτει τη βάση για βιομηχανική εκτύπωση inkjet στη βιομηχανία των ετικετών. Προσφέρει ένα συνολικό πακέτο σε όλους τους πελάτες μας όσον αφορά την υψηλή ποιότητα, την καλύτερη δυνατή εξυπηρέτηση και την επακόλουθη αξιοπιστία παραγωγής καθώς και σημαντική εξοικονόμηση κόστους».

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Increasing the Sustainability of the Textile Industry

“Sustainability” is the general principle of minimizing the use of resources in the course of, e.g., industrial processes by preserving the natural regeneration ability of the systems involved. In the context of the printing industry, the sustainable use of raw materials like inks, chemicals and substrates but also energy and water are of high relevance. Among the different application fields, especially the textile processing industry is considered as heavily resource consuming. As almost every step of the classical, analog textile production process is requiring high water amounts, the textile industry has one of the most extensive water footprints of any industry sector and, generally speaking, high energy requirements.1

Focusing on the printing step itself, analog textile printing techniques generate high amounts of ink wastage, require the preparation, cleaning and storage of screens, do not permit short production runs and utilize high water amounts. For example, the water usage for rotary screen printing is in the region of 50-60 liters of water per meter of printed product. In contrast, digital textile printing technologies are far more sustainable than analog alternatives and pave the way towards a cleaner, more efficient and more profitable textile production approach: no ink is wasted in screens but also the water consumption is much lower. According to different market studies and by not requiring water for cleaning of the screens, pipes and rollers,2 digital textile printing saved more than 40 billion liters of water usage in the worldwide textile industry in 2018.3 The sustainable character of digital textile printing can even be further increased by using Durst Alpha Pigment Ink, which allows digital textile printing on various substrates in a one-step process avoiding complex and resource consuming pre- and posttreatment steps. Full color fastness is achieved by pure heat fixation without lengthy steam fixation or washing processes.

The textile industry has one of the most extensive water footprints of any industry sector. Converting to digital textile printing will improve the sustainability of the textile industry and will be beneficial for the environment. Durst is fully committed to providing sustainable production technologies to our customers and with the Alpha Series we have an adequate offer for improving the sustainability of the textile industry.

1 https://www.kennstdueinen.de/magazin/nachhaltiger-textildruck-die-umwelt-und-hautfreundlichsten-methoden/
2 https://www.heimtextil-blog.com/teil-1-der-digitale-textildruck-klasse-fuer-die-masse/
3 https://www.fespa.com/en/news-media/features/sustainability-is-the-paradigm-of-digital-textile-printing

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Tasmania’s Road Signs are printed with the traffic sign printer from Durst

Eye Spy Signs, Cambridge, Tasmania, Australia

Durst Rho 163 TS in production at Eye Spy Signs

Eye Spy Signs strengthens its position as industry leader with installation of Durst Rho 163 TS printer.

Eye Spy Signs started out in a suburban home garage in Hobart (Tasmania – Australia) back in 1994 eking out an existence as a dedicated Real Estate sign provider. In 1996 the Company bought the Government’s Main Roads sign workshop at tender and all of a sudden became heavily involved in road sign manufacture for the State of Tasmania.

For the next 20 years, our road signs were made using conventional methods – screen printing or cut vinyl – both high in labour content and inherently inefficient. In the meantime, the development of digital printing processes – and in particular ink technology (in conjunction with 3M) was progressing at a quick pace.

In March 2017, Eye Spy took delivery of a Durst Rho 163 TS and all of a sudden, another world opened up. It quickly re-affirmed our position as industry leader. As well as conventional roll-to-roll printing, it offered many side benefits including the ability to print flat substrates. For example, we very frequently print jobs direct to corflute requiring no over laminate. These days we put many different types of substrates through the machine – it is so versatile.

Year on year, our turnover has increased whilst our labour levels have decreased.

Running costs are surprisingly low and the reliability of the machine is nothing short of incredible – we have experienced machine availability exceeding 99% since it was commissioned. When needed, support from Durst has been outstanding and the fact that we are in different hemispheres/time zones has made little difference.

John Howard B.Eng (Hons), Managing Director, EYE SPY SIGNS P/L says: “In summary the acquisition of the machine is the best business decision that EYE SPY has ever made. It was not cheap, but what do you expect to pay if you are buying the best in the world?”

Tasmania’s Road Signs are printed with the traffic sign printer from Durst

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Rospil’s total confidence in Durst leads to Tau 330 RSC E investment to capture new markets

Madrid, Spain – 12.06.2020: Etiquetas Rospil has taken the next step on its digital transformation by capturing new markets with an investment in a Tau 330 RSC E from Durst, manufacturer of advanced digital printing and production technologies. Increasing numbers of its own customers are explicitly demanding that their labels are produced on the single-pass inkjet press.

Madrid-based Etiquetas Rospil has enjoyed unstoppable growth due to its strong customer focus and commitment to innovation. It became one of the first companies in Spain in 2013 to invest in digital ink-jet technology with Durst’s Tau 330/200 solutions, which produced more than 10 million linear meters. Etiquetas Rospil has now become the first company in Iberia to install the Durst Tau 330 RSC E. It improves versatility and provides faster order turnarounds to ease pressure on delivery requirements. Replacing the Tau 330, the machine also allows considerable ink consumption savings per linear meter.

Jorge Pérez, Deputy Manager of Etiquetas Rospil, which is celebrating its 45th birthday, also highlights the consistency of the color and brightness of the orders produced on the Tau Solutions. “Each year there are an increasing number of customers who demand explicitly that their labels are produced with Durst Tau technology,” he said. “It’s been unstoppable growth. Also, we are clear that the future of the sector is digital. That is why we decided to take a new step.

 

“We have full confidence in Durst. Our experience with them has been second to none. There is nothing comparable in terms of quality and reliability and, now with the new Tau 330 RSC E, neither in productivity. Furthermore, the technical assistance offered by Durst Ibérica is fully personalized.”

The Tau 330 RSC E combines best-in-class print quality with an economic investment and is fully upgradeable to an 8-color label press to provide increased capacity when production requirements increase. Etiquetas Rospil’s model is equipped with four colors plus white.

Mr Pérez said: “We know the future is digital and we will make new progress in the coming years. This is another advantage of the the Durst Tau 330 RSC E – it allows upgrades of productivity up to 80 linear meters a minute and add process colors to match our requirements. However, for now we are very happy with the current investment. In addition, we are already taking concrete steps in the Industry 4.0 transformation. This is the challenge we have to face in the coming years and by joining forces with a partner such as Durst in this transformation, we are encouraged to make further progress.”

Helmuth Munter, Durst’s Segment Manager, Labels and Flexible Packaging, said: “Etiquetas Rospil’s growth is a perfect example of how innovative and forward-thinking companies recognize the all-round benefits of our technology. We’re delighted to hear that its customers increasingly demand that their orders are produced on the technology. Our Tau RSC platform sets the base for industrial inkjet printing in the label industry. It offers a total package to all our customers in terms of high quality, the best possible service and resulting production reliability, as well as important cost-savings.”

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Nivell Publiciatari, Durst first P5 350 installation in Spain

Nivell Publiciatari, our first P5 350 installation in Spain, reveals its future challenges, as well as the history of the company in this short film.

Many thanks @Nivell Publicitari for the great cooperation and trust in our brand. Filming was done before COVID-19 impacted our lives.

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Unique competitive advantage for Megalabel with Durst Tau RSC E press

Brixen, Italy – 14.05.2020 – An investment in a Durst Tau 330 RSC E single-pass digital inkjet label press is a strategic move by Megalabel benefiting from a direct service structure, parts and support in Brazil provided by Durst, manufacturer of advanced digital printing and production technology.

Owner Marcio Romano says cost-effective, industrial scale production at very high quality and speed will fill the gap between flexo and short-run digital production. “We closed a deal in practically three days,” said Mr. Romano. “Knowing that we can count on a service structure, parts and support here in Brazil is an important differential. It gives us the confidence to bet on a technology that will certainly bring us a unique competitive advantage.”

The arrival of Durst technology at Sao Paulo-based Megalabel has a strategic role. Now, the company will be able to produce in high quality and at an extremely affordable cost for longer runs of labels using digital technology. “Durst Tau 330 RSC E puts us in a different position in the market, as we are reference in terms of production technology,” said Mr. Romano. “In our premises, we have the three options available today for printing: flexography, digital printing for short runs, and Durst digital printing at an industrial level of very high quality.”

Among the highlights of the Tau 330 RSC E, Mr. Romano reinforces high print resolution and speed. In addition, for him, the agility in service and the security of reaching negotiations was only possible thanks to the presence of Durst’s structure directly in the country.

 

When Megalabel was founded 12 years ago, Mr. Romano, had a very clear focus in mind: offer very high quality to produce labels in short runs for the market. Today, the company has a consolidated name in the segment, producing short and large production runs. “For this, we invested in flexographic technology and also in digital printing”, explains Mr. Romano. However, the other digital technology in use at Megalabel was “high cost” when larger volumes on an industrial scale were needed. “It was to cover this gap between flexography and digital printing in short runs that we invested in the technology of the Durst Tau 330 RSC E,” said Mr. Romano.

With support for widths up to 330 mm, the Tau 330 RSC E prints at 52 linear meters and with the optional speed upgrade up to 80 linear meters/min. This corresponds to a production capacity of 1,485 square meters/hour at a print resolution of 1200×1200 dpi. It can produce in up to 8 colors (CMYK, plus White, Violet, Orange and Green), thus covering almost 95% of Pantone colors at a lower cost.

Helmuth Munter, Label & Flexible Packaging Segment Manager for Durst Group, said: “The Durst Tau RSC E brings affordable, industrial scale digital production to increasing numbers of forward-thinking companies such as Megalabel. The fact that we have dedicated teams in Brazil offering direct service, parts and support locally is clearly going to be an increasingly important factor in decision-making going forward as we continue to build our business in South America and further afield.”

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Durst is back in business – Phase II

Durst was able to resume partial operations at the beginning of April, as the printing systems for the label and packaging industry were classified as systemically important. Now the Italian government has launched phase 2 to resume public life.

As an export-oriented company, Durst – starting immediately and in compliance with all necessary safety regulations – can start up production. On May 4 at the latest, the majority of the Durst’ler can be reached again at the headquarters in Brixen and the Customer Experience Center is then available again for customer appointments, machine demonstrations and acceptance tests.

Of course, Durst does not expect an immediate return to “normality”, which is why concepts for virtual presentations and webcasts have been developed in the past few weeks and are now being implemented in a timely manner for interaction with the stakeholders.

Durst will provide information on the respective offers and measures on the website www.durst-group.com and on social channels. Of course, international customers can also contact the global Durst branches for individual inquiries and priorities.

We will support these meetings as best we can with the technical possibilities in the Durst headquarters and Customer Experience Center. We are really looking forward to phase 2 and the opportunity to take the next step into normality with new interaction options.

Welcome back!

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Durst converts its demo center in Brixen to protective mask production

Brixen, Italy – April 15, 2020 – Durst, manufacturer of advanced digital printing and production technologies, is responding to the lack of suitable protective masks for the industrial work environment by converting the demo center at its Brixen headquarters, South Tyrol, Italy.

On Monday, April 6, Durst was able to return to partial operation in its plants in Brixen and Lienz, East Tyrol, Austria, as the printing systems for the label and packaging industry were classified as system-relevant and customer productivity had to be guaranteed. Now Durst is going one step further and will convert the textile printing and processing systems, which are located in the demo center for customer demonstrations, to the production of protective masks. These are protective masks with an integrated filter function. Durst has many years of experience with filter systems, as these take on a kind of “cleaning function” in the printing press to filter out microparticles in the ink supply systems so that the print heads do not become clogged and are always ready for use.

With the extensive know-how of Durst Development and the Durst Laboratories, a certified filter membrane has now been identified, which is suitable for use in protective masks due to its high air permeability. The membrane with hydrophobic properties and microporous structure blocks particles with a filtration efficiency of up to 95% and is particularly suitable for industrial work environments. The protective masks are constructed in three layers, the polyester fleece textile materials are washable, the filter membrane can be reused after disinfection by spraying with alcohol and can also be easily replaced if necessary. The N95 classification of the filter membrane is available and Durst will also have the protective masks certified as a finished product.

Durst will manufacture the protective masks for its own group and sister company Alupress and make the production capacity and know-how available to other companies. Durst is currently investigating possible sales locations and structures for end customers in order to make the protective masks available to a broad population. In order to be able to meet the expected high demand promptly, Durst is also looking for other sewing companies to speed up the assembly work. Production is planned to start in mid-April and Durst is open to possible ideas to continue the initiative. For example, Durst will use an online editor to personalize the protective masks with graphics, text or a logo.

“After we were able to go back into partial operation at the beginning of April, we wanted to make our know-how and resources available to make our contribution to the protection of people,” said Christoph Gamper, CEO and co-owner of the Durst Group. “We have created the technical prerequisites. Now it is a question of starting production and gradually expanding our initiative to provide protective masks for as many people as possible in our region. With the individualization of the protective masks, we can even make it easier for our children to deal with the situation and we will also set up a creative competition for this.”

In addition to the production of protective masks on the demo printing machines, Durst has also switched parts of its ink production to its own hand disinfectant. The Durst Laboratory has formulated a virucidal and antibacterial solution based on ethanol for this, which can be used anywhere in handy 0.5 liter dispensers. Upon request, Durst also takes over the production and personalization of the hygiene article for third-party companies.

For further information on the Durst initiative visit:

WHAT MAKES THE DURST PROTECTIVE MASKS SPECIAL

  • High quality workmanship „Made in South Tyrol“ by Durst and protected sewing workshops
  • Special filter element, highly effective (type N95) exchangeable and reusable
  • Despite high filter efficiency, good breathability
  • Customizable with logo, text and designs
  • Textile materials are washable and OEKO-TEXⓇ 100 certified

The protective masks are constructed in 3 layers, the polyester fleece textile materials are comfortable to wear and washable, the filter membrane can be reused after disinfection by spraying with alcohol and can also be easily replaced if necessary.

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Spoonflower, Durham, North Carolina, USA

After extensive research into best-in-class technologies, Spoonflower invested in a Durst Alpha with Dual-Roll option digital production printer. Running a strong e-commerce-based business, Spoonflower places high value on sustainability, as well as demands for speed, high quality and fast turnaround times.

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