UK-based FFEI Ltd, a global developer of digital imaging solutions, launched its new, end-to-end, digital label solution, FFEI Caslon, at drupa 2012. The new machine is designed to provide label printers with the capability to produce short-to-medium run labels, on-demand, with advanced colour capabilities, variable data printing and substrate versatility. FFEI also announced it is now the official SME sponsor of the BLOODHOUND SuperSonic Car (SSC) project, which aims to break the world land speed record.
FFEI, official SME sponsors of the Bloodhound Super Sonic Car SSCThe new press which went on show is a complete digital label solution comprising a Caslon digital inkjet press with a new digital spot colour unit printing white ink, and FFEI's new RealPro Digital Labeller software.
"For PSPs looking to enter the digital labels market for the first time, or existing digital users looking to simply extend their application base to seek new markets, the opportunities that the FFEI Caslon package represents are significant," said Andy Cook, FFEI managing director.
Caslon, a digital colour inkjet press jointly developed between FFEI and Nilpeter A/S, can be installed as part of a traditional narrow-web label press or utilised as a standalone digital inkjet system. It offers web widths of up to 420mm and the Caslon converts high quality labels at 25 metres per minute rising to 50 metres, depending on application demands. The press is built on the industry-proven Nilpeter FA line web transport flexo press, and promises companies moving into the digital label market reduced business risk and disruption.
The new digital spot colour module will be available from FFEI and reseller partners and is an independent Caslon digital spot colour unit providing a high opacity, digital UV-curable white ink for printing on a wide range of substrates. It can be positioned before or after the main CMYK unit, which FFEI maintains will create new possibilities for printing on transparent material for backlit applications or printing white as a spot colour. The company said that this will eradicate the need to pre-print white ink via a traditional press – ‘shortening production times, minimising cost and providing increased job control.’
In addition, label converters at drupa saw FFEI's newly enhanced workflow solutions for the label market. RealPro Digital Labeller targets digital label printers requiring an end-to-end workflow.
Regarding the company’s sponsorship of the BLOODHOUND project Cook added:
"This year we decided to sponsor Bloodhound in recognition of the world-leading innovation behind the SuperSonic Car project, which we believe is synonymous with our company ethos of investing significantly in R&D and ultimately pushing the technology boundaries. In fact, our drupa show theme of the ‘complete solution' exemplified in our latest development, FFEI Caslon, was part inspired by the similarities in Bloodhound's approach - the engineering excellence, attention to detail and inspired thinking, to form a ‘complete package' designed to achieve record-breaking results - emulating our own approach to product development and customer service."
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