Booth 319

Co.'s new XP5000 printing press, with shaftless, full-servo design, is based on a common “Productivity Platform” that offers multi-process capabilities. It will be demonstrated daily along with UVT PowerSmart UV-curing components. Features that enhance productivity include hot-foil, cold-foil and rotary-screen cassettes, an inter-station diecutter and a variable-information inkjet-printing cassette. Servo drives are said to deliver excellent print quality, maximize substrate capabilities and minimize waste. Available widths: 10-, 13-, 17- and 20-in.

MARK ANDY, INC., 800/700-MARK, www.markandy.com

Booth 837

Used to monitor and control the finished lay-flat quality on machines that produce sleeve-label products, the new ProSleeve™ employs a high-resolution CCD camera on the “seamer” machine and notifies the operator when actual size exceeds specifications or begins to drift. The unit contains filter packages to enhance web edges and let it see common sleeve-label substrates—PVC, PET, OPS and SBC—and to measure to +/-0.1 mm. An optional reporting module links the data output from the ProSleeve to a PC for documents on-demand.

BST PRO MARK, 630/758-3112,
www.bstpromark.com

Booth 5604

Co.'s variable-information (VIP) inkjet printers will be linked to new SmartCure 36i LED-based, UV-curing systems. The Omega 36HD features 720-dpi, drop-on-demand technology in black ink for detailed VIP, pharmaceutical and RFID labels. The Omega 36 has 360-dpi resolution with spot-color capabilities for package printing and late-stage personalization. Both have print widths of 36 mm; print speeds of 82 fpm.

ATLANTIC ZEISER GMBH, 49/7465-291136, www.atlanticzeiser.com

Booth 3123

Winner of the 2008 FTA Innovation Award, the new Omet X-Flex press will make its North American debut in an 8-color, 430-mm-wide model. Hailed for its short web path—only 1,650 mm between print units, the X-Flex features greatly reduced setup times and low waste levels, says co. A patented concept of integrating the flexo-print unit with the impression cylinder and chill drum reportedly improves print quality, speeds registration and optimizes tension control for film substrates. The servo-driven, sleeved press offers UV-flexo, flexo and rotary-screen print methods at speeds of up to 250 meters/min.

MATIK NORTH AMERICA, 860/232-2323, www.matik.com

Booth 6648

The new Finecut narrow-web, laser-cutting system features the same software and other advanced functions as the full-sized Finecut but needs only half the operational space. Developed in partnership with EFI™ Jetrion®, the Finecut works in-line with the 4000 Series UV-inkjet printing system for fast turnaround on short-run orders. Different sized kiss-cut labels can be created on-the-fly, either via the Finecut in-line with the 4000 Series or off-line.

SPARTANICS, 847/394-5700, www.spartanics.com

EFI JETRION, 650/357-3500, www.jetrion.com

Booth 1417

With a twin digital camera system, the new ELSCAN OMS 4 printed-web inspector integrates two cameras to display the complete print repeat and to keep an eye on the registration mark. Along with this “picture-in-picture” functionality, the ELSCAN navigation is reportedly user-friendly and simple to run. The operator uses the repeat overview display to select any area at any desired zoom level, and the chosen area is displayed next on the screen. Digital zoom allows up to 50X magnification.

ERHARDT+LEIMER, INC., 864/486-3000, www.erhardt-leimer.com