B1 sheetfed inkjet carton printing machine debuts
In mid-October 2021, the Koenig & Bauer Durst joint venture conducted an exclusive live demonstration for customers and stakeholders at Radebeul near Dresden, Germany, showing a modular single-pass sheet-fed digital printing machine for folding cartons The world premiere market of Koenig & Bauer and Durst are jointly developed.
Using market-proven industry expertise from Durst and Koenig & Bauer, Beta testing will begin in the next few weeks. The first batch of VariJET 106 devices will be installed at customer sites in Europe and the United States in the second half of 2022. Target groups include the pharmaceutical, cosmetics, tobacco and food industries, as well as folding carton processors.
At the press conference, including a speech at the Customer Experience Center, senior management announced further insights into Koenig & Bauer's packaging strategy. Provides the latest information on the progress of the digitalization of business processes for new products and services.
B1 5,500 sheets per hour press combines the best of both worlds-digital inkjet and classic offset printing. VariJET 106 is based on a water-based inkjet process and can provide the highest print quality. The innovative digital printing system is at the core of the collaborative development of Koenig & Bauer and Durst. The VariJET 106 platform is based on Koenig & Bauer's standard high-performance Rapida 106 platform and Durst printhead electronics, inkjet expertise, and Durst workflow and RIP technology. This includes Durst Analytics, Smartshop and Workflow.
VariJET 106 adopts 7-color water-based food compatible inkjet technology (CMYK plus orange, green and purple), which is suitable for food applications that use proprietary water-based ink technology to meet the stringent requirements of food safety primary packaging. VariJET 106 uses Fuji Dimatix Samba inkjet heads to produce personalized and personalized printing products, or alternate between short and medium versions.
Koenig & Bauer and Durst first announced the formation of an independent joint venture in 2019. VariJET 106 is the first product jointly developed by the two companies. The Delta SPC 130 series and CorruJET 170 series have been put into production and are part of the Koenig & Bauer Durst product portfolio, mainly for corrugated packaging.
VariJET 106, Delta SPC 130 and CorruJET 170 are designed with core technology to provide an automated, efficient and food-safe printing system. They provide shorter response times, more variants, shorter run lengths, personalization, and support more and more small orders. They also meet the growing needs of customers for brand safety, sustainability, and meeting brand owners' requirements for multi-channel communications, including e-commerce.
Robert Stabler, Managing Director of Koenig & Bauer Durst, said: "This world premiere marks a proud moment-what a journey it is! Despite these test times, we have a good understanding of the progress and opportunities that VariJET 106 has made. I am very excited. We have a test site in the advanced planning stage. These potential customers already have a vision for mass customization and will work with us. Our customers’ feedback is that shorter run lengths, mass customization and more agility The demand is a compelling reason for the shift to digital production.
"Successful companies need to be able to adapt to emerging trends and provide solutions. Brand owners continue to want their products to stand out and require shorter delivery times, while eliminating waste and meeting sustainability and tracking requirements. Brand owners also We want to ensure that new production methods are reliable, compliant, and cost-effective, and processors need to have the ability and ability to perform mass customization without compromising quality. We have done this."
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