Countdown to Drupa: Highcon to launch three new products

The products include the Highcon Beam, said to be suitable for mid to large folding carton converters, large trade finishers and B1 commercial printers, the Pulse digital cutting and creasing, a smaller format kit aimed at B2 commercial printers and B2 digital converters, and the Euclid III, which is the successor to the popular Euclid II.

 

The Euclid III is aimed at commercial printers, small folding carton converters and trade finishers.

 

Eshchar Ben Shitrit, vice-president of marketing, Highcon said, “We anticipate that Drupa 2016 will be very much around B1 digital. We believe that we complement analogue technology as well as digital technology, so we need to take that into account, but we also understand that the industry and digital are not only B1.”

 

The Euclid III has a top speed of 1,500sph and its applications include variable data cutting, packaging and 3D modelling.

 

Elaborating on the 3D modelling, the press release said the 3D optional module with Highcon’s Rapid Layer Manufacturing technology offers a range of capabilities. "3D models are created based on any type of substrate, including recycled board and used make-ready sheets."

 

“We are also looking at the emerging trends of more and more digital smaller-format B2 or other format machines; those already exist in the market and there are hundreds of customers that are already utilising digital printing. We take into account all of the areas that our partners and potential partners are working on and try to see what the potential implication is for Highcon,” added Shitrit.

 

All three new machines will be available for live demonstration on Highcon’s 1,000sq/m stand in Hall 9, C50 at Drupa and will be brought to the Indian market by Monotech Systems, Highcon’s partner for the region.

 

Drupa 2016 will take place from 31 May to 10 June 2016 at Dusseldorf, Germany. PrintWeek India is a cooperating media partner at the show. The team led by Noel D’cunha, Rushikesh Aravkar and Monica Rohra will be present on all days of the show.