PETpla.net Insider 10 / 2016

LABELLING 66 PET planet Insider Vol. 17 No. 10/16 www.petpla.net CMYK digital printing on beverage closures „redcube plus” The “redcube plus” is a scalable UV DOD inline print- ing module designed to deliver accurate and reliable print of up to 720dpi onto blank or preprinted substrates – on demand and just in time. An upgrade path from single to multi-colour spot or CMYK printing is easy. UV pin- ning is available to fulfil white and/ or colour-on-colour printing. complex, costly, and time-consuming processes. Equipped with the “redcube plus” digital printing module, the new CLDP system from IMDvista – distribution partner of Hapa – produces beverage closures printed in up to seven colours, spot or CMYK printing plus white, with a print resolution of 720dpi. “redcube plus” at the heart of the CLDP system The complete IMDvista beverage- closure printing solution follows a waterfall sorter with bunker, flexible guide channels, and a spacing unit. The combined IMDvista-Hapa printing solution is housed in a separate cabi- net. It begins with a pre-treatment sta- tion that ensures robust print results. At its heart is the UV DOD piezo inkjet “redcube plus” printing module. Scal- able and flexible, it has an upgrade path from single colour to CMYK plus white. The system uses UV inks pro- duced by Hapa Ink, which are solvent- free and Nestlé positive-list compliant. All text and graphics are printed in a single pass at a speed of up to 1,500 pieces per minute, depending on clo- sure size. Immediately following print- ing, the closures are LED-cured. After the ink is cured, the printed closures pass through an integrated IMDvista print inspection system. An automatic reject station blows out any “bad print” pieces from the line. Rounding up the printing cabi- net is an automatic sampling sta- tion allowing the operator to pull out samples at any time. All data transfer for the system is fully digital. A single HMI operates printing and inspection, simplifying digital product changes. Print-job management and a printing history are included functions. Convenient handling Designed to deliver accurate, reli- able and high-quality print results, the “redcube plus” is easy for existing line personnel to operate. Cleaning Direct digital printing onto closures is a novel application. It offers multi- colour and colour-shading artwork opportunities as well as advantages over tampon and analogue printing methods, by increasing production flexibility, reducing changeover times substantially, and accelerating lead times. Producers can go straight from design approval to print, cutting out Hapa’s “redcube plus” lies at the heart of the IMDvista Closure Digital print solution. Hapa’s latest UV DOD printing module “redcube plus” lies at the heart of the IMDvista Closure Digital Print (CLDP) solution, a premiere for the beverage-closures market. It delivers full-colour printing of graphics and text in a CMYK plus white application, at a remarkable speed of up to 1,500 pieces per minute.