Labelexpo 2022 preview: IEEC- Monotech Systems

IEEC | Stand N42

IEEC will promote its corona treatment systems to ensure that ink is anchored to substrates irrespective of the type of face material. The system is compact, operator friendly, and easy to maintain. The company displays its double-sided compact corona treatment system to enable front and back treatment of the substrates in a single pass. The company will also launch Ozonash to neutralise the toxic ozone gas to air using metal oxide catalyst. This unit can be retrofitted on the existing corona treatment systems.

Kiran Consultants | Stand F3

The company will showcase ERP solutions for flexo printed labels production. The solution comes with the latest technology, a robust database, the industry knowledge that has gone into the making of the product. It offers end-to-end coverage so that the converter does not have to go outside of the system and run other third-party applications to manage his operations. It manages multiple locations/plants with auto consolidated data pertaining to all business applications. The single application can be run for all operations, thereby harnessing data entry controls.

Konica Minolta India | Stand K8

Konica Minolta will showcase AccurioLabel 230, Accurio Pro workflow for digital label production process, along with digital die-cutting solutions. The AccurioLabel 230 brings further benefits for customers in terms of productivity, flexibility, and stability to meet growing market needs for shorter runs and more customisation. The Konica Minolta booth will also demonstrate the AccurioPro label impose production workflow, which is a convenient but simple makeready tool for digital label production. Post printing of the label, the company will showcase a live demonstration of a digital die-cutting solution, which is an all-in-one system that unwinds, laminates for durability, digitally die-cuts, removes waste, slit and rewind, offering customers everything to professionally cut and finish labels. Label converters will also be able to experience special label samples produced on the newly launched AccurioLabel 400.

Label Traxx | StandTBD

Label Traxx will showcase its version 9 software with a completely redesigned, modern user interface. It will contain new primary navigation tools and increased customisation options to enhance the user experience. Also, job costing and shopfloor data collection modules have been improved to support new roll tracking features, reliable remote access and a new operator user experience. Label Traxx and Batched will also demonstrate the third general release of their automated planning and scheduling product. Along with other performance and usability improvements, this release contains a new set of features that blend artificial intelligence and machine learning with human engagement.

Lucky Graphics | Stand K30 

Lucky Graphics will showcase Toyobo Cosmolight QZ Series water washable plates live at the show. The Cosmolight water-washable flexo plate can be washed in tap water with a small amount of mild detergent. The plate makes the working environment free from dangerous hydrocarbon and hazardous washout solvents. Plates are press-ready within an hour and press- downtime is dramatically reduced.

MLJ Industries | Stand B9

Self-adhesive labelstock and silicone liner manufacturer MLJ Industries will launch and showcase a host of release liners and label stock materials – clear on clear, battery, tyre, pharma, specialty labels for corrugation, wash off, PET clear, PET white label, PE clear, PE white and repositionable labels and PET liner. Visitors to the MLJ stand will get to see release liners such as glassine, paper, CCK, SCK, recycled PE liner yellow and white, MG kraft and PE. Among the labelstocks, MLJ will show semi-gloss, PP white, PP silver, PP clear, DT, silver MET paper and removable silver PP.    

Maxcess | Stand G7

Maxcess will promote its new products RotoMetrics AccuAdjust Dual Adjust Anvil fully-automated anvil control and FIFE-500 Max web guiding system for guiding tags and labels accurately. The RotoMetrics AccuAdjust Dual Adjust Anvil features easy-to-use digital controllers on the front of the die stack, quick installation into a press and automation-ready motors that ship with the unit itself. The new AccuAdjust features easy-to-access dual-adjustable controllers on the front of the die stack. It provides the customers with an adjustable anvil, claimed the company. In addition, each AccuAdjust unit comes plug-and-play ready for RotoMetric’s upcoming RotoAdjust automation system for greater operator control, enhanced productivity, and Industry 4.0 analytics. The AccuAdjust features an easy-to-navigate five-inches colour touchscreen and advanced networking capabilities, the FIFE-500 Max, which reportedly delivers accuracy with less waste and downtime.

Miraclon | Stand H10

The Flexcel NX System remains the core product of the Miraclon portfolio. In line with its corporate purpose of making flexo the preferred print process of choice for the broadest possible range of package printing applications, its customers continue to benefit from a steady flow of innovations and enhancements that build on the core technology. Customers choose Flexcel for the production benefits and savings it brings to the printing process as they enjoy better efficiency, increased consistency, reduced press stops and ink usage and an overall waste reduction that positively impacts their financial bottom line.

Multitec Aids | L15/L5

The company will be displaying its S1 press running 12 microns PET film and another E1, which will be a full LED press. The S1 will be displayed with dual servo technology, multilayer capability and more. E1 will be an all-LED UV press printing PS label. There is a crossing over in the label and flexible packaging market. Flexible packaging, which was once done mostly on rotogravure presses, is now being done on narrow and mid-web flexo presses for short runs. Similarly, label converters are looking at entering the laminates and pouch market. Multitec Aids products cater to both ends of the spectrum, whether it is a label converter or a flexible packaging printer.

Monotech Systems | Stand C26

The company’s Jetsci Global brand will showcase its various digital label printing solutions during Labelexpo 2022. There will be live demonstrations of its new Colornovo Hybrid, equipped with seven-colour digital UV inkjet printing technology, the new version of dSpark (digital varnish and cold foil) and digital label sheetfed production press. The company will also launch its new ColorAQUA Hybrid water-based digital label production press. The company’s track and trace solution, Tracesci, will also be demonstrated with live samples.