Accu-Label Shares its Success Story with First 20˝ Durst Tau RSCi 510mm in North America

(Rochester, NY – November 2020) – Accu-Label, a family owned label manufacturer based in Fort Wayne, IN, is preparing for further growth with the addition of the Durst Tau RSCi inkjet label printer. The Tau RSCi is the latest offering from Durst’s range of 1200 dpi RSC printers with print speeds up to 328ft/min. Accu-Label has opted for the 20” width version to maximize their productivity.

Accu-Label was co-founded 33 years ago by David Manning Jr., who started the label printing company in his garage. With the full support of his family, David Manning’s Accu-Label business was born and today operates with state-of-the-art equipment. From the beginning, Manning set his sights on providing his customers with high quality labels and superior, personalized customer service.

“Creating custom labels at Accu-Label is more than just a job for us…it’s a calling. For over 30 years, we’ve been answering that call by investing into the foundation of our business”, explains Manning. “Quality and service is the core of our business. That means giving our customers superior service and the highest quality product, with family-centered culture to back it up. We’re proud to service both local and national customers, from Fort Wayne, Indiana.”

 

To deliver this high level of quality and service, Accu-Label has always emphasized investing in new equipment and the best technology available to work smarter and more efficiently. When it comes to technology, they look to focus on the future, not on the past. “Positioning is everything in the label market and you have to set yourself apart from others, to stay on the cutting edge of this industry,” says Catie Manning-Ewald, Creative and Marketing Director for Accu-Label. This is why Accu-Label chose the Durst Tau RSCi to power their production offering.

Continuing the success of the 1200dpi Tau RSC, now with over 100 installations globally, the new RSCi is designed to handle medium to long run jobs from flexo while also producing high-quality short run jobs in the most economical way. The RSCi offers a range of benefits including native 1200 dpi heads and the label industry’s smallest inkjet drop size for the highest inkjet quality available today.  Accu-Label chose to add extended gamut color options, high opacity white and variable data options to expand what they can offer their customers.  The RSCi is available in 13”, 16.5” and 20” versions and while it is possible to upgrade to wider widths in the field, Accu-Label chose the 20” model to maximize their throughput and productivity from the start.

For over three decades, Accu-Label has been an industry leader investing in the latest digital and flexo printing technologies. They are dedicated to exceeding the expectations of their customers which has allowed the business continuous and tremendous growth. “With the addition of the Durst, we are looking to take our standard of digital printing, to the next level, to help us revolutionize label printing”, says DJ Manning III, Production Manager. The investment will enable Accu-Label to quickly respond to complex client demands, optimize their production processes, provide expansion into new market segments, all while meeting the high level flexo-like quality output that the company has been known for throughout its history. The Durst Tau RSCi will give Accu-Label the ability to provide better service to current customers as well as to cultivate new relationships as capabilities increase.

“We chose Durst because they really understood our business needs,” states David Manning. “Yes, speed was a big consideration, but we needed more,” Manning continues. “We are a company that is devoted to providing the best quality product and a high level of service. For us, it doesn’t matter how fast a press prints if we can’t deliver a quality product. We felt the Durst RSCi gave us both speed and exceptional quality compared to other digital printing technologies currently available on the market. We see the RSCi as the best complement to our flexo process.”

Durst appreciates the opportunity to partner with Accu-Label and is looking forward to a long relationship. Steve Lynn, Director & General Manager of New Markets, Durst North America comments that, “We are delighted that Accu-Label has selected Durst to be its platform of choice. We are very excited to be an integral part of their production process and look forward to building a working relationship built on innovation and common goals.”

Manning is confident that the Tau RSCi is the critical component to continuing Accu-Label’s expansion. He states, “Adding the Durst RSCi digital label press will be vital in meeting customer expectations and requirements, now and in the future. The speed and throughput of the Tau RSCi will really help to cultivate our customer base as well as the efficiency of our production workflow, giving us the ability to handle the longer runs that produces total cost-efficiency.”

For Accu-Label, quality remains the number one priority. As they continue to expand their business, they never lose sight of quality and consistency as the critical component. With the Durst Tau RSCi, sacrificing one for the other, will never be an issue.

About Accu-Label Inc.
Founded in 1987, Accu-Label is a family-owned label manufacturer with a focus to quality. Accu-Label continues to invest in technologies that improve their customer and vendor relationships. They strive to stay current on equipment in the printing field. The company specializes in flexo and digital labels, servicing a wide variety of markets; food and beverage, automotive, retail, industrial, and chemical companies and not-for-profit. Accu-Label’s mission is to provide excellent customer service and create labels of the highest quality. Contact Accu-Label at 888-482-5223 and online at: www.acculabel.com

About Durst

Durst Phototechnik AG is a leading manufacturer of professional digital imaging systems.  The company operates manufacturing facilities in Brixen, Italy, and Lienz, Austria, and has major offices in North America, France, United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, Mexico, Brazil and Singapore.  Durst’s reputation for quality, precision, innovation, sustainability and reliability spans more than 80 years.

For information on Durst Image Technology U.S., LLC or any of Durst’s products and services, contact Christopher Guyett, Sales & Marketing Coordinator.

Phone: 585-486-0340 ext. 5270     Email: Christopher.Guyett@durst-group.com

Durst North America online at: www.durstus.com

 

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LETTER OF APPRECIATION

On behalf of the LinoGroup family, we would like to warmly thank all those who expressed in all ways their sorrow for the unexpected loss of Maroussa Konstantinidou, founder and wife of Christos Anastasiou, to whom we “said goodbye” on Wednesday 12/01/2022.

Maroussa Konstantinidou, founding member of LinoMedia and until today CFO of LinoGroup, fought bravely against cancer, facing it bravely and with incredible dignity until the last moment.

She was distinguished, in her years of longevity, not only for her kindness, but also for her positive thinking, her humor and her extraordinary effectiveness.

We also thank those who, in memory of the deceased, supported the efforts of the Association of Parents of Children with Neoplastic Disease “Flame” – www.floga.org.gr – for the treatment of childhood cancer with their donation in lieu of a wreath.

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ΕΥΧΑΡΙΣΤΗΡΙΑ ΕΠΙΣΤΟΛΗ

 

Εκ μέρους της οικογένειας του LinoGroup, θα θέλαμε να ευχαριστήσουμε θερμά όσους και όσες εξέφρασαν με όλους τους τρόπους την λύπη τους για τον απροσδόκητο χαμό της Μαρούσας Κωνσταντινίδου, ιδρυτικού στελέχους και συζύγου του Χρήστου Αναστασίου, την οποία «αποχαιρετίσαμε» συντετριμμένοι την Τετάρτη 12/1/2022.

Η Μαρούσα Κωνσταντινίδου, ιδρυτικό στέλεχος της LinoMedia και μέχρι σήμερα CFO του LinoGroup πάλεψε γενναία με τον καρκίνο, αντιμετωπίζοντάς τον θαρραλέα και με απίστευτη αξιοπρέπεια έως και την τελευταία στιγμή.

Διακρίθηκε, στα χρόνια της πολύχρονης παρουσίας της εκτός από την καλοσύνη της, για την θετική της σκέψη, το χιούμορ της και για την εξαιρετική αποτελεσματικότητά της.

Ευχαριστούμε και όσους στη μνήμη της εκλιπούσας ενίσχυσαν με τη δωρεά τους αντί στεφάνου, τις προσπάθειες του Συλλόγου Γονιών Παιδιών με Νεοπλασματική Ασθένεια “Φλόγα” – www.floga.org.gr –  για την αντιμετώπιση του καρκίνου της παιδικής ηλικίας.

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Roll Flex Label Company installs Durst Tau RSC-E

Roll Flex Label Company installs Durst Tau RSC-E; the company hopes the installation will help to grow business. The decision was led by Margaret Zink-Boyle, CEO of Roll Flex Label Company.

Roll Flex Label Company, a third-generation family-owned company located in New Jersey, is a custom label producer. Established in 1983, Roll Flex has, according to the company, ‘held customer service, quality, competitive pricing, and quick turnaround time as their highest priority and promise to their customers.’

 With a specialty in safety and warning, food and beverage, product, barcode, and coverup labels, Roll Flex has continued to grow and expand its product offerings. ‘We started with a Primera digital press, which was fine in the beginning, but as our digital business increased, we needed something faster with better quality,’ Margaret Zink-Boyle stated. By partnering with Durst, the company added 1200dpi UV inkjet technology to its production portfolio.

The Durst Tau RSC-E operates at speeds of up to 170ft/min (upgradeable to 262ft/min) with 1200dpi native resolution and available with up to 8 colors. Durst RSC high opacity white ink delivers a smooth white which is ideal for printing on metallic and clear materials. According ot the company, ‘best in class quality and productivity, combined with highest uptime, result in a competitive package with lowest total cost of ownership.’ Equipped with Durst Workflow Label software solution and the monitoring tool Durst Analytics, this printer is a production unit from day one. Steve Lynn, director label and packaging for Durst North America, said: ‘We are delighted to welcome Roll Flex into the Durst family and look forward to a great partnership as they transform their business with Durst 1200dpi inkjet production capabilities.’

In the competitive label industry, adding a Durst Tau RSC-E was an easy decision for Zink-Boyle, who said: ‘We did an extensive search and decided that the Durst RSC-E fit all of our current needs. In the future, as our needs change, the RSC-E can be upgraded to a higher speed, so the press can grow as we grow. 1200 dpi was attractive to us as it provides the highest level of quality currently available that ensures we are competitive now and in the future, and we really felt Durst offered the best press on the market. We also heard such positive feedback from current users, which made our decision even easier.’

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Αποχαιρετισμος στη Μαρουσα

Με αβάσταχτη οδύνη και ανείπωτο πόνο η οικογένεια της LINOGROUP αποχαιρετά την δημιουργό, φίλη και συνάδελφο Μαρούσα Κωνσταντινίδου.

Η Μαρούσα μας που δεν θα είναι πια κοντά μας, στάθηκε πάντοτε με ανυπόκριτο και πραγματικό ενδιαφέρον συμπαραστάτης και στήριγμα σε όλους μας και σε χαρές και σε λύπες.
Διακρίθηκε, εκτός από την καλοσύνη της, την θετική της σκέψη και το χιούμορ της, για την αποτελεσματικότητά της σε ό,τι και εάν εμπλεκόταν, δίνοντάς μας πολλές φορές με ένα δικό της ανεπανάληπτο και άμεσο τρόπο λύσεις που εμείς οι υπόλοιποι δυσκολευόμαστε να βρούμε.
Πάλεψε γενναία με τον καρκίνο, αντιμετωπίζοντας θαρραλέα και με απίστευτη αξιοπρέπεια το άδικο χτύπημα της μοίρας ως μαχήτρια.

Είναι δυσαναπλήρωτο το κενό που αφήνει η Μαρούσα μας σε όλους μας.

Για μας είναι κομμάτι της ζωής μας.
Στο καλό Μαρούσα μας.
Με συντριβή σε αποχαιρετούμε.
Θα σε θυμόμαστε πάντα.

Οι συνάδελφοι σου στην LINOGROUP

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Maroussa Farewell Announcement

 

It is with unbearable grief and unspeakable pain that the LINOGROUP family bids farewell to our creator, friend and colleague Maroussa Konstantinidou.

Our Maroussa, who will no longer be with us, has always been an uncompromising and genuine supporter and support for all of us, both in joys and sorrows.
She was distinguished, apart from her kindness, her positive thinking and her humor, for her effectiveness in whatever she was involved in, giving us many times in her own inimitable and direct way solutions that the rest of us find difficult to find.
She fought bravely with cancer, bravely and with incredible dignity facing the unfair blow of fate as a fighter.

It is hard to fill the void that our Maroussa leaves in all of us.

For us she is a part of our lives.
Goodbye to our Maroussa.
We bid you a crushing farewell.
We will always remember you.

Your colleagues at LINOGROUP

 

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w Durst dye-sublimation printer P5 TEX iSUB

„Thanks to the inline fixation iSUB, we have a great saving in time”

Success Stories
The Dutch customer API-4-BRANDS is the first customer in Europe, who invested in the new Durst dye-sublimation printer P5 TEX iSUB. Raymond De Wild, owner API-4-BRANDS, highlights in the interview the smooth installation process with the machine. Only a few days after the installation production jobs run already without problems. Thanks to the integrated inline fixation iSUB, the P5 TEX iSUB gives a great saving in time. A job can now be completed in one hour (compared to 4 hours when using an external heat press) and delivered very quickly.

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Durst Tau 330 RSC-E για την DIGI PRINT AL στα Τιρανα, Αλβανια

Η DIGI PRINT – AL SH.P.K. ιδρύθηκε το 2007, με έδρα τα ΤΙΡΑΝΑ της Αλβανίας και είναι ένας κορυφαίος πάροχος υπηρεσιών εκτύπωσης.
Το όραμά τους είναι να προσφέρουν στους πελάτες τους προϊόντα στην καλύτερη ποιότητα, στην ώρα τους, στην καλύτερη τιμή και καινοτομία.
Η DIGI PRINT AL προσφέρει ένα τεράστιο χαρτοφυλάκιο εφαρμογών, όπως banners, εκτύπωση υφασμάτων και χαρτιών, αυτοκόλλητες και φωτιζόμενες επιγραφές, πίνακες και πάνελ, διακόσμηση βιτρινών, εκτυπώσεις εσωτερικού χώρου, branding αυτοκινήτων και διακόσμηση εκδηλώσεων.

Πρόσφατα η εταιρεία αποφάσισε να προσθέσει μια νέα τεχνολογία για να διευρύνει τις προσφορές προς τους πελάτες της στο τμήμα της αγοράς της ετικέτας και της συσκευασίας. Μετά από σύγκριση των υφιστάμενων τεχνολογιών αποφάσισαν να επενδύσουν στo ψηφιακό πιεστήριο παραγωγής ετικετών inkjet Durst Tau 330 RSC E.

Ο κ. Juland Mustafaj δήλωσε σχετικά με την απόφαση αυτή: “Γνωρίζουμε την Durst εδώ και μερικά χρόνια, καθώς διαθέτουμε ήδη Durst UV inkjet εκτυπωτές (Durst P5 350 Hybrid – επίπεδος & ρολο-σε-ρολό και Durst Rho 500R ρολό-σε-ρολό) για εκτυπώσεις ευρείας μορφής. Η αγορά ετικετών και συσκευασιών αναπτύσσεται στην Αλβανία και την Ευρώπη και ήδη είχαμε αιτήματα από τους πελάτες μας. Η έρευνα που κάναμε πριν αποφασίσουμε την επένδυση έδειξε ότι το ψηφιακό πιεστήριο της Durst έχει όλα όσα αναζητούσαμε: ποιότητα, ταχύτητα, ευελιξία και χαμηλό κόστος παραγωγής.
Το Tau 330 RSC E προσφέρει εξαιρετική ποιότητα εκτύπωσης σε μια τεράστια ποικιλία υλικών εκτύπωσης και θα εισέλθουμε σε αυτή τη νέα για εμάς αγορά σίγουρα με το κατάλληλο πιεστήριο ετικετών”.


Το πιεστήριο έχει πλάτος εκτύπωσης 330 χιλιοστά, εξοπλισμένο με 7 χρώματα, με τις επιλογές πορτοκαλί, μωβ και λευκού, σε λειτουργία πλήρους ταχύτητας.
Με την εγγενή του ανάλυση 1200 x 1200 dpi σε συνδυασμό με το μικρότερο μέγεθος σταγόνας των 2pl και με τα πρόσφατα ανεπτυγμένα, υψηλής περιεκτικότητας σε χρωστικές ουσίες μελάνια Durst Tau RSC, το πιεστήριο παράγει εξαιρετική ποιότητα εκτύπωσης.
Τα πιεστήρια Durst RSC είναι εξοπλισμένα με το προηγμένο λογισμικό Durst Workflow Label και το λογισμικό Εκτύπωσης Μεταβλητών Δεδομένων, ώστε οι πελάτες να μπορούν να προετοιμάζουν γρήγορα τις εργασίες εκτύπωσης για την απαιτητική αγορά ετικετών.

Μια νέα λειτουργία Ink Save Mode επιτρέπει στους χρήστες της πλατφόρμας Tau RSC να μειώσουν το κόστος μελανιού κατά μέσο όρο 12%. Το λογισμικό Durst Analytics αναφέρει λεπτομερώς τα δεδομένα παραγωγής για την απόδοση της λειτουργίας.
Τα πιεστήρια RSC περιλαμβάνουν 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.
Η παραγωγική ικανότητα των 1.020 τετραγωνικών μέτρων/ώρα είναι εφικτή με ταχύτητα εκτύπωσης 52 μέτρων/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.
Τα νέα μελάνια Durst RSC UV Inks έχουν πιστοποιηθεί από την Greenguard με τα πιστοποιητικά UL Greenguard και UL Greenguard Gold.

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.

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Durst Tau 330 RSC-E for DIGI PRINT in Tirana, AL

DIGI PRINT – AL SH.P.K. established in 2007, based in TIRANA, Albania is a leading service print provider.
Their vision is to offer to their customers products at the best quality, on time, at the best price and innovation. DIGI PRINT AL offers a vast portfolio of applications, including banners, textile and papers, adhesive and illuminated signs, boards and panels, frame and display, interior printing, car branding and events decoration.


Recently the company decided to add a new technology to expand the offers to their customers in the market segment of label and packaging. After a comparison of existing technologies they decided to invest in Durst Tau RSC 330 E inkjet label production press.

Mr. Juland Mustafaj stated about this decision: “We know Durst for some years now as we already have Durst UV ikjet printers (Durst P5 350 Hybrid – flatbed & rool-to-roll printer and Durst Rho 500R roll-to-roll printer) for wide format printing. The market of label and packaging is growing in Albania and Europe and we already had requests from our customers. The research we made before deciding the investment showed that Durst’s digital press had everything we were looking for: quality, speed, flexibility and low production costs.
The Tau RSC E offers excellent print quality on a vast variety media and we will enter into this new for us market definitely with suitable label press.”

The press is available in 330mm print width, offering 7 colors, including Orange, Violet and white option, in full-speed mode. With 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 the printer produces outstanding 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%. Durst Analytics software reports production data in detail for the operation performance.

RSC presses include 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.
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.

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Printi opts for Durst Tau 330 RSC press

Brazilian converter headquartered in Barueri, close to São Paulo city, Printi, has renewed its partnership with Durst for the label printing segment through the investment in a second model of the Tau line, this time opting for the 330 RSC model.

Founded in 2012 by Florian Hagenbuch and Mate Pencz, since 2014, Printi has received investments from the Cimpress Group, which, in 2020, became the company’s main shareholder. Since its creation, the printer has specialized in producing high-quality prints on-demand and customized prints. 

‘Of our 437 employees, 35 are dedicated to the technology area in our company,’ said Paulo Medeiros, industrial manager of Printi. ‘Printi focused on the labels segment since 2017. Today, we have more than 350 products in our portfolio, including printed labels on different types of substrates. And from the beginning, Durst was chosen as our partner.’

The first investment in a Tau 330E five years ago was based on the partnership that Durst already had internationally with the Cimpress Group. However, the process has been different with the second machine (scheduled to install in January 2022). 

‘Durst and its structure in Brazil had a direct influence on the choice of brand and equipment for this new investment, which had the objective of meeting our growing demand. During the pandemic period, we had a 300 percent growth in our demand for labels and we were at our limit,’ added Medeiros. ‘Durst was once again chosen through its Tau 330 RSC technology.

‘The survey was based on the quality and productivity of the equipment, but what, finally, ended up surprising us positively was the operating cost, 21 percent lower and which will allow us to have a differentiated margin for adhesive products. In addition, the new technology of the Tau 330 RSC will allow us to gain speed, with 45 percent more productivity, and improve quality. The new print head technology allows printing in fine resolution with two picolitre dots, which was a very important evolution.’

According to Medeiros, the new Tau 330 RSC and all Printi’s investments in printing technology and intelligence renew the company’s commitment to the principles that guided its creation nine years ago.

‘We work with state-of-the-art technology because we need to deliver high quality in the short term, offering our customers an efficient online platform to order their prints on various substrates. Durst’s commercial and technical structure in Brazil was also fundamental to our decision because, in addition to the productivity and quality of the equipment, we also have local, close support. With the minimum delivery period that we work with, we cannot have the machine stopped,’ concluded Medeiros.

 

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